245s and 255s club!!!!! Let's see what rims your on and how they clear!!!!!
12-13-2011, 09:01 AM
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245s and 255s club!!!!! Let's see what rims your on and how they clear!!!!!
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Was wondering how many of you are on 245s or 255s and which rims you're being using on them. Would be interesting to see the best tire/rim size we can have and how close the tires are without rubbing!! Let's post some pix
Was wondering how many of you are on 245s or 255s and which rims you're being using on them. Would be interesting to see the best tire/rim size we can have and how close the tires are without rubbing!! Let's post some pix
12-14-2011, 06:21 PM
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Really nice. It looks flush too. I have 15mm spacers front and 5mm rear on the stockers. I wonder what kind of offset I have to buy the rims with, in order to have them flush and even by the fenders. Either if I keep the spacers or if I leave them there.
Rims that I will get are 18x8.5
Rims that I will get are 18x8.5
The only rubbing issue I have is if someone sits in the back seat 
If I hit a bump with someone back there the tires will rub on the inside of the fender. I plan on going back to 225/40s when I need new tires.
12-14-2011, 06:24 PM
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If you do go 245 or 255 i would suggest going with a 35 series tire instead of a 40. Not only for clearance purposes but also for looks. Also, I'll have to look it up again but there is a theory that wider tires only help with traction to a certain point. You can actually have a tire that is too wide for your particular car and it will actually have less traction that a slimmer tire. Their reasoning behind it was that you can get to a point where you have such a small weight to tire ratio that you would actually get less traction due to there not being enough weight on the tires to get maximum traction. Just something to think about when getting wide tires.
12-14-2011, 06:30 PM
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If you do go 245 or 255 i would suggest going with a 35 series tire instead of a 40. Not only for clearance purposes but also for looks. Also, I'll have to look it up again but there is a theory that wider tires only help with traction to a certain point. You can actually have a tire that is too wide for your particular car and it will actually have less traction that a slimmer tire. Their reasoning behind it was that you can get to a point where you have such a small weight to tire ratio that you would actually get less traction due to there not being enough weight on the tires to get maximum traction. Just something to think about when getting wide tires.
I would like to remove the spacers once I get the rims, I just don't know what offset to get to make them flush. They can be ordered with an offset up to +50mm
Here they are, the rims I want. They will be wrapped with Yokohama ( either Advan Sport or Advan Neova AD08) possibly 255/35. Let me know what you guys think
Forgestar Wheels Custom Rotary Forged Flow Formed Concave Performance Wheels
12-14-2011, 06:54 PM
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12-15-2011, 03:54 AM
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I'm on coils, I don't care if I have to raise the car a little. I rather being 1/2 inch higher with wider tires. I'm not too low already anyway.
12-15-2011, 07:53 PM
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