Tires to bulky on wheels??
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Tires to bulky on wheels??
I bought some XXR 527 18x9.75 and one of my friends told me that I should get some 225/45 18 tires for the wheels. When my tires came in I took them to a tire shop for a stretch. Heres how they look like when they stretched the tire on the wheel.
Is that supposed to look like that![Icon5](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/icon5.gif)
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When they mounted them on my car it was rubbing on the fender.
My question is, what is the proper size tires for these wheels??? Heres a few more pics..
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When they mounted them on my car it was rubbing on the fender.
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My question is, what is the proper size tires for these wheels??? Heres a few more pics..
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That sized tire should stretch a fair bit on that sized wheel. Perhaps this is what you meant by "bulky"?
What was the offset of the wheels?
edit: Just saw that photo of the wheel only that didn't load the first time. This sized tire is somewhat narrow for this sized wheel, hence the slight stretch.
What was the offset of the wheels?
edit: Just saw that photo of the wheel only that didn't load the first time. This sized tire is somewhat narrow for this sized wheel, hence the slight stretch.
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That is all determined on how you get the car stanced. Some people retain them, some do not. There is a lot of experience and know how that goes into it when you start getting that aggressive and low. Maybe some of the wheels spec pros with chime in to help you.
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Rolling the fenders is only going to give you a little bit of extra room behind the fender. The second photo looks like the tire is out past the outside edge of the fender so rolling wont help.
I would alter your alignment and give as much -ve camber as possible this will pull the tops of the wheels inwards and may give you more room.
I did my own camber in about an hour, this is the thread I started and got loads of help on how to do it.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-racing-25/setting-camber-my-rx8-211698/
I would alter your alignment and give as much -ve camber as possible this will pull the tops of the wheels inwards and may give you more room.
I did my own camber in about an hour, this is the thread I started and got loads of help on how to do it.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-racing-25/setting-camber-my-rx8-211698/
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OFFSET.
Offset will determine how easy or difficult fitting a wheel and tire will be.
18x10.5 +50offset or something will pretty much be cake compared to fitting 18x10.5 +5offset.
For what you're trying to achieve you should be able to get away with a good fender roll and a good alignment. The tire specs are a bit tall though but if the tires are already purchased then you really can't do much.
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^you're forgetting a very important component in that statement.
OFFSET.
Offset will determine how easy or difficult fitting a wheel and tire will be.
18x10.5 +50offset or something will pretty much be cake compared to fitting 18x10.5 +5offset.
For what you're trying to achieve you should be able to get away with a good fender roll and a good alignment. The tire specs are a bit tall though but if the tires are already purchased then you really can't do much.
OFFSET.
Offset will determine how easy or difficult fitting a wheel and tire will be.
18x10.5 +50offset or something will pretty much be cake compared to fitting 18x10.5 +5offset.
For what you're trying to achieve you should be able to get away with a good fender roll and a good alignment. The tire specs are a bit tall though but if the tires are already purchased then you really can't do much.
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