Meaty Tire Thread

[yohan04]

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

This is pretty much exactly the size/wheel/offset I'm looking at upgrading to when the SC goes on..

Are coilovers required for clearance up front?

Coilovers are recommended if you want aggressive alignment and/or planning to run wheels and tires larger than 9.5 and 255 respectively. I was only able to gain -0.6 front camber until the tire was rubbing inside the strut perch (only had camber bolts).

Now with camber plates, I am able to dial in more aggressive alignment without rubbing....but it's still damn close -- about 1-2mm clearance.


edit: Forgot to mention, any offset lower than et35 **should** be fine, depending how much negative camber you dial in.

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by swift996

i HATED mesh wheels on this car, until i saw this.

[p00mba]

i'm getting a new set of wheels, and i'm thinking of running 225/40/18 or maybe 235/40/18 front and 255/35/18 rear hopefully i dont rub like im rubbing with my 265s in the rear... just worried with the 235/40/18 i'll rub with my drop...

this is awsome i love some meaty tires

[Jive Turkey]

what are you wheel specs? i'm at a 265 in the front and even with a pro-am driver behind the wheel of my car i didn't rub, but i'm also not slammed.

[p00mba]

The following wheels specs on the new wheels i purchased and waiting to arrive:
Front-18x9 +38
Rear-18x10 +38

Current wheels:
Front - 18x8.5 +34
Rear - 18x9.5 + 40
Front - 225/40/18
Rear - 265 /40 /18

I'm dropped about 2 inches, basically no wheel gap, but i rub ever so slightly in the rear, the plastic tab where the bumper and body meets, it only rubs on hard turns or bumps in the road...

[Jive Turkey]

those tabs will rub REGARDLESS. you either let them rub themselves out or do what king tut and i did and dremel them out. in the front on the new setup you'll be okay with atleast a 245/40 or a 255/35 in the rear though you'll be a bit more aggressive than i am now, so you'll need like 2.5 degrees of camber unless you wanna run a stretched tire... should look good though!

also 265/40 is HUGE. go to a 265/35

[p00mba]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

those tabs will rub REGARDLESS. you either let them rub themselves out or do what king tut and i did and dremel them out. in the front on the new setup you'll be okay with atleast a 245/40 or a 255/35 in the rear though you'll be a bit more aggressive than i am now, so you'll need like 2.5 degrees of camber unless you wanna run a stretched tire... should look good though!

also 265/40 is HUGE. go to a 265/35

Thanks for the input, i highly appreciate it!

Sorry i am running 265/35 lol i mistyped here and in my build thread... thanks for catching that.

So you think if i run 245/40 Front and 255/35 rear i should clear no problem with my up and coming new setup?

I'm running about -2.6 rear camber at the moment, it's not rubbing as much right now so it doesnt bother my as much.

if i continue to let it rub will that ruin anything aside from that tab itself?

[PRORICAN]

Enkei NT03+M 265/35-18 all around!

[Draco-REX]

Originally Posted by PRORICAN

Enkei NT03+M 265/35-18 all around!

Love those. I just wish they cleared big brakes..

[Draco-REX]

You know... after having someone straighten out my brain on something brake-wise, I might just go for the NT03s...

[humanshield]

love all these cars! so bad ass.

[Superhatch]

Originally Posted by PRORICAN

Enkei NT03+M 265/35-18 all around!

Do you have any high rez shots?

[PRORICAN]

Originally Posted by Superhatch

Do you have any high rez shots?

I do but unfurtunately my laptop shit to bed and I had them saved on there. I'm working on trying to fix it to at least get some of those files back, so if I do I'll let you know. Should've saved them on my external hard drive but didn't do it in time.

[mrk1]

FT86SpeedFactory's silver car has a killer meaty setup.

Im waiting for my stockers to wear out a bit more before replacing