Meaty Tire Thread

[DesertFrs]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

Any rubbing on the inner fender liner at full lock? What's the reason you changed from the Hankooks to these?

It all depends how much camber your running. When I was running -1.5 I did run I the inside fender. Running a -2.4 running I don't have any issues. Hankook ran a bit narrow and wanted something that I could take on the track and would protect my rim from any damage on daily driving it. At 8psi 91 octane making about 270 at the wheels; the 275 are still fun to play with.

[quiet-k]

Just more 255s...

17x9 +35 RPF1
255/40/17 Dunlop Direzza ZII
KW v3
-3 deg camber in the front / -0.4 deg (no adjustability yet) rear

[ModBargains.com]

Originally Posted by mfbmike

18x9.5 +40 sbc enkei nt03
265/35/18 michelin pss

More pictures of this!

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by ModBargains.com

More pictures of this!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46573

Getting a new camera soon hopefully so better pics to come!

[NYCsubaruBRZ]

i love my 35offset 17x8 rims with dat MEAT! 245/45/17

[E46toFT86]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

You're the only person I've found on this forum close to the front tire/wheel size spec I've been looking for (been looking for Hankook V12 255/35 on 18x9.5 +45 and also V12 265/35). Do you think the front fender roll was necessary and what are your front height and camber settings?

So sorry for the delayed reply. Read it when you originally posted & completly forgot to come back and answer. Okay so to be honest with you I didnt take before & after measurements so I couldnt tell you the height measurements/difference between stock & my ride height now. As for fender roll as mentioned before I didnt roll any other part of any of my fenders except the front area near the sidemarker where it flares out a little bit. That being said, with the ride height I currently have it at & wheel/tire specs looking at the clearance it looks as if I can get away with NOT having to had rolled that area at all, but I did it to be on the safe side anyway.

I still have not had the chance to get a proper alignment so I'm not 100% sure on my exact camber settings. Although I can tell you I have STANCE Super Sport Coilovers & the front camber plates are currently set @ 0/ZERO. Looking at the rear w/ my ride height (fenders slightly above tires) not slammed by any means but low I'd say rear camber is under -3 but near that. Although I can tell you I know of a FRS with the same wheel/tire specs as mine & ride height just about the same who got a proper alignment and they dialed in camber @ -2 up front and -3 @ the rear.

[nlamon33]

Just ordered some 18x9.5 +40 NT03's in flat black! Pumped. Plan on going 265's all around. Also have some coilovers on the way and currently have whiteline camber bolts on the car. Just looking over everybody's setups, it seems like these are pretty easy to fit with a tad bit of trimming and maybe some rolling up front by the marker.

Reading through here I'm curious are LCA's really necessary to make this work or is it really just helpful for getting a good alignment?

Thanks!
Nick

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by ModBargains.com

More pictures of this!

18x9.5 +40
265/35 michelin pss

[mfbmike]

Originally Posted by nlamon33

Just ordered some 18x9.5 +40 NT03's in flat black! Pumped. Plan on going 265's all around. Also have some coilovers on the way and currently have whiteline camber bolts on the car. Just looking over everybody's setups, it seems like these are pretty easy to fit with a tad bit of trimming and maybe some rolling up front by the marker.

Reading through here I'm curious are LCA's really necessary to make this work or is it really just helpful for getting a good alignment?

Thanks!
Nick

I wanted no drama and equal camber on both sides. Considering the "aggressiveness" of the setup, you want to be able to adjust camber in the rear. Too little camber and all the fender rolling in the world isn't going to stop the meaty tires from hitting fender during hard cornering or full compression.

There is no telling where your camber will be once you lower the car. The rear lca's let you dial it in. Better safe than sorry - everyone loves bacon. Noone loves bacon fenders.

[TouchMyHonda]

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[zoth]

18x9 255/40r18 all around +38 offset.

[nlamon33]

Originally Posted by mfbmike

I wanted no drama and equal camber on both sides. Considering the "aggressiveness" of the setup, you want to be able to adjust camber in the rear. Too little camber and all the fender rolling in the world isn't going to stop the meaty tires from hitting fender during hard cornering or full compression.

There is no telling where your camber will be once you lower the car. The rear lca's let you dial it in. Better safe than sorry - everyone loves bacon. Noone loves bacon fenders.

Thanks for the info man! Checking into different LCA's now... The SPC rear control arm looks to be the cheapest, but doesn't offer a whole lot of adjustment. Don't know if 2 degrees of adjustment will be enough for me. Megan Racing would be the next option and they offer a lot more adjustment, and have a very similar design to all the high dollar LCA's for a great price. Anybody running those? I think that might be a good place to settle. Except they're pink.

[toby714]

Originally Posted by nlamon33

Thanks for the info man! Checking into different LCA's now... The SPC rear control arm looks to be the cheapest, but doesn't offer a whole lot of adjustment. Don't know if 2 degrees of adjustment will be enough for me. Megan Racing would be the next option and they offer a lot more adjustment, and have a very similar design to all the high dollar LCA's for a great price. Anybody running those? I think that might be a good place to settle. Except they're pink.

I got the megan ones but blue. Ask the sponsors if they offer the blue one. Check my post I posted pics of my blue megan lca

[JS + BRZ]

Originally Posted by zoth

18x9 255/40r18 all around +38 offset.

Looks awesome man. Is your car lowered?

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