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Originally Posted by DAEMANO
People certainly are running wheels that wide, but mostly on aftermarket coilovers. This is generally due to inside (shock) clearance issues and not outside (fender) clearance issues. Wider wheels move the tire sidewall closer to the OEM shock spring perch as well as the inside fender liners.
Here is @ djdnz running 18x9 et42 with 245/35/18 Continental DWs on the stock suspension, LATER he changed to coilovers. Even though it "fits", does this look safe to you?
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39679
Here is @ Mattandrews running 17x9 et42s with 255 wide Hankook RS3s. The setup "fits", but under heavy load it rubbed on both the outer fender and the inner fender liner. https://fecompetition.wordpress.com/2012/08/
So yeah, you may be able to make this fit, but know you're going to end up with incredibly tight inside clearance (5mm or less between the tire and shock). I would have very little confidence that in hard cornering, sidewall flex and geometry changes wouldn't cause a rub. Not recommended, but if that's what you need, hey knock your socks off.
Side note:
In the link you provided, the OP states "ST Coilovers (lowered all the way up front 13 turns up in the rear. -1.7/-1.9* camber in front -2.7/-2.9* camber in rear)". http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...41&postcount=1
In the same thread there is an owner running 18x9.5 et34 on Swift springs (on stock shocks), he had to run 225" wide tires to fit it, and this is how he describes the fit " Front poke is pretty narley but I have zero rubbing issues. Definitely need camber bolts or coilovers to get the fronts to look good".
Best of luck |
Well, while I definitely understand what you're saying, here's the big difference: The examples you're providing have a +42 offset and that's a pretty huge difference compared to the max +37 offset I'm looking to get to. So my wheels and tires would be much further out from the suspension compared to their setups. I'm gonna be +6 further out than they each are.
And the users in the thread I linked you to aren't having rubbing issues with the shock (which is the main topic of your concern), they're having rubbing issues with the fender and lining. THAT is why the first poster had to adjust to more negative camber with narrower wheels and that's also why the second user stated that he needs to switch to coilovers. Not because his tires or rim are having clearance issues with the shock perch or spring, but because it's poking too far out past the fender and lowering the car further with coilovers will give him enough negative camber to avoid it.
Again, I very much appreciate your help but your examples are much different than my setup in terms of offset.