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Originally Posted by TrogDor the Burninator
First of all, your car and your skills are pretty damn impressive ...
I'm a new FR-S owner, and I'm trying to find a way to put 18x9.5 +45 Volk TE37SL Black edition rims on my car as a first upgrade, with 245/255/265 35 rubber ...
Problem is, I can't seem to get a clear answer if I can do this on stock suspension, and if so at what tire width. I have seen the wheel threads of people able to get this done, already on springs or coilovers, but then will say "you could do this on stock with perhaps a 3mm spacer on the front to avoid the strut tower" ...
Any advice would be appreciated if you have it ... And again - your car is nuts man!
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Your setup is going to require either a generous spacer or coilovers without question. You will also be 5mm inset compared to JiveTurkey's 57Xtreme setup, so maybe he can comment on his clearance at present. I found a 18x9.5+45 square setup at the link below, when I was looking at Enkei Raijins in that config.
https://www.facebook.com/STM.Project86
I asked them about it and they said they didnt have any clearance issues with the coilovers installed. They are running 235/40/18.
You're never going to fit with stock suspension without a spacer, especially when you drop and add camber. For reference, my wheels I just installed, at stock height, stock camber there is 3mm of clearance from perch to wheel/tire. This is on a 18x9 +42 with 245/35/18. Now your setup will be 9mm further in than mine, so interfering 6mm at stock height. Now when you lower and add camber you are likely interfering closer to 10-15mm. Hope that helps. Coilovers are the way to go if you are dead set on those wheels. If Jive could measure his clearance it will be a good indication of what tire size you can run.