The Reverend

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did they reccomend the tire size also?

WinningRX8Chick

Nope, that would be my tire expert BF (Greenblurr93).

He thinks I could probably go 265 and not rub..

9krpmrx8

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Yeah I wanted him to at least have some satisfaction on the wheels since I have gotten to open all of his other mods

Atilla

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pffft - i'm running +40, the reverend has +30 and vlaze has +28. I don't see how +42 would be "best" w/255's unless they're talking about mounting wheels w/unrolled fenders.


^he is correct for daily driven use w/minimal suspension modification.

265's will work and so will 275's but (assuming) since you're NA, you can save the weight and just run 265's and still look very clean.

btw...


GREENBLURR!? correct me if i'm wrong but is this your bf??



if so, tell him i said what's up

The Reverend

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Ahem

Atilla

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+30 w/out spacers

WinningRX8Chick

Yes.. that's his sexy a$$... Modeling is his favorite pastime, as you can tell.

We wanted to come out for SS this year but it didn't work out.. but we'll be there next year! Possibly with the 8!

I have H-techs and he already rolled my fenders the other night in preparation.. Not sure if I'd rub or not without rolling, but the wheels were already off so we took advantage of the opportunity.

adamwzl

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now those are fighting words there man.

Atilla

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^sounds good - the spring rates on the h-techs will suffice the clearance at full load so you'll be good for both daily driving and spirited runs.

With the right suspension you could have had the same specs and not rub even w/out rolling the fenders - i just choose to aire on the side of caution.

265's will work out fine - i have 18x10 +40's w/265/35's all around n' they fit beautifuly.

p.s. - come out to SS next year

hoss -05

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so ummmm......... are they in there? I need tires.... Still.

SPHINX144

I have 265/35 in my 18x10 et 38 + all around and they fit fine. A fender roll will be needed in the rear or it will rub when the suspension is under hard load.

Greenblurr93

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Expert? now you're just flattering me....

You HADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD to bring that picture up again??

and... Whats up!~

Planning on it

idrive_MD

You guys are funny

Thats a good tire. I've been using them for a couple years now (different sizes on two different sets of Forgestar F14s) with very little complaint. This summer I decided to go big and went with 285/30/19 in the front and 305/30/19 in the rear. I love it, no shortness of grip and there is just a smudge of oversteer.

hirev8

Guys I made the mistake of buying rubber before I found these wheels my tires being 245/40/18..........I love the concavity look so I was wondering what width rim should I go to and at what offset to give me a simular look with out throwing much of the handling off. I am lowered on Tein S spring. Any input before I place an order would be great help. Thanks

J8635621

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Concavity = 10" wide. 245 won't explode or handle terribly if put on there. Look at the reverend for an example.

hirev8

Thanks J8 for your reply..............I thought the max you could go with a 245 is 9.5.........so your saying I should not be concerned going to a 10" with 245 I beleive his offset is 42 or should I stay with 45?, thanks for your patience, pretty retarded bout all of this. Thanks again

WinningRX8Chick

I'm still waiting for my wheels to come in.... I was told last week that they were in transit.

Endless Rotaries

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If I knew they were gonna take that long I probably could have just done the tire package for ya. lol.

Rishie

Ross_Dawg

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Im pretty sure after the spacer he is +18 or something.

J8635621

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Wheel is +30 and after spacers it is +15 I believe. 9.5 is the widest that the tire manufacturers will tell you is ok for a 245/40, but people put them on much wider wheels all the time.

alexp

Ummm... just wanted to mention something about the correct tire size after I read this, before someone else makes the mistake I did:

Originally Posted by WinningRX8Chick
Hankook Ventus V12 Evo 255/35/18 (preeeetty sure on the size...)

255/35/18 will throw off your speedometer and will lower your undercarriage by 12mm.... I learned that the hard way... The correct offsets for 255s are 40s, not 35. You need to calculate the diameter of the wheel + tire in the following way: 255*(offset/100)*2 + the wheel dia.
Our stock wheels are 225/45, which makes them have a 225*0.45 = 102 mm of rubber on top of the wheel. With 255/35 you end up with 255*0.35 = 89.25 mm of rubber, which is very noticeable and if you are lowered already will cause you to scrape terribly.

P.S. the tires are good btw

J8635621

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Before someone reads THAT and makes a mistake. 255/35 is a good option when it's a low offset wheel setup because stock tire height will rub the front fender liners and/or the metal underneath. 255/40 is roughly equal to stock tire height though.

J8635621

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Oh and offset does not mean what you are saying. Your offset is really profile height or whatever.

Cvzrx8

What color would fit VR best? silver or gunmetal?? anyone with pics? Really thinking about something for the car this coming year with the income tax lol.

alexp

You are correct sir, I offset is something completely different. I did not think about running "lower profile" tire to avoid rubbing.... Although I still think it's a bad idea, I distinctly remember my speedometer reading being slightly off, although I could have been imagining, however I just don't know of any other way of calculating velocity aside from measuring rotation and multiplying by 2*pi*r.