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****Official Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide for SC300/SC400****
02-09-06, 01:43 PM
#256
Roo that pull is looking nice. Can't wait until your body kit and suspension arrives.
Got the Toyo T1S mounted today. Big thanks to oneton (on vipstyles) for the advice !
19x11.5 with Toyo T1S 275/30/19.
First tire shop I went to said that 275 can go on a 10" at the biggest ! ha They had stretched a 235/35/17 on 10J and 215/45/17 on 9J in the past but now they are being pansies. I went to another shop that sells dubs to juice monkeys and coke addicts. The kind of place that is so disorganzied the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. No problems
One person did the stretch without any troubles. Of course I get the usually warning that the bead may pop off and don't curb the wheel yadada. Go to pay and they charge me just $45 CDN haha (about 35 US)
Awesome.
pics of course !
here is the before with Bridgestone S03 285/30/19 with very small stretch
Got the Toyo T1S mounted today. Big thanks to oneton (on vipstyles) for the advice !
19x11.5 with Toyo T1S 275/30/19.
First tire shop I went to said that 275 can go on a 10" at the biggest ! ha They had stretched a 235/35/17 on 10J and 215/45/17 on 9J in the past but now they are being pansies. I went to another shop that sells dubs to juice monkeys and coke addicts. The kind of place that is so disorganzied the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. No problems
One person did the stretch without any troubles. Of course I get the usually warning that the bead may pop off and don't curb the wheel yadada. Go to pay and they charge me just $45 CDN haha (about 35 US)Awesome.
pics of course !
here is the before with Bridgestone S03 285/30/19 with very small stretch
...can't wait to see that thing mounted on your finished car...
02-10-06, 06:05 PM
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Just me but i'm not into the whole stretched thing. Not sure if it's a drifting thing or just the new fad. Actually i'm trying to figure out what the widest tire I can stuff in the rear is. Anyone have some pics of nice wide tires or drag radials on the back of a sc? 
02-10-06, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboTeg
Personally I do it for fender clearance so I can run aggressive wheels flush with the fender. That and I don't have 800whp ha
Lets not let this get into a "stretching tires" debate again
Lets not let this get into a "stretching tires" debate again
From what i've read i would need about a +43 offset on a 10" rim but that's way off from the low 20 offsets that the stretched people are running on the same width rim.
A 40's offset sounds to me like it would still be inside the fender even on a 10" rim but it would fit a wider tire. So the rear suspension isn't a concern? I am going with HKS drag coilovers so would have a bit more clearance if needed.
Can anyone chime in on this?
02-12-06, 07:18 PM
#268
I dunno. You guys must have a different meaning for the word "flush". To me, it means that the wheel/tire would be even with the fender. You guys running super low offsets with stretched tires look to be putting the rear wheels outside of the fender 
Not my style, IMO. Reminds me of the Mexicans that drove their Tsurus around in Cancun with tires sticking out past the wheel wells. Ick.
It seems that a +35ish offset is actually "flush". Much lower and IMO, it starts looking tacky. Eventually the fad of 'who's got the biggest lip' will die; I hope. Maybe I'm too conservative though. I find that to be a good trait, however, when it comes to a car like ours.
Not my style, IMO. Reminds me of the Mexicans that drove their Tsurus around in Cancun with tires sticking out past the wheel wells. Ick.It seems that a +35ish offset is actually "flush". Much lower and IMO, it starts looking tacky. Eventually the fad of 'who's got the biggest lip' will die; I hope. Maybe I'm too conservative though. I find that to be a good trait, however, when it comes to a car like ours.
02-12-06, 07:59 PM
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I love the whole low offsets etc. only problem is wheels that add more than 12mm track on each side is considered illegal here in Oz which really sucks 
That is friggin HOT! Not too wild and sits *just* right.
Originally Posted by Deceptik1
Here's my 19x8.5 +23 & 19x9.5 +24 w/ 235/35 and 245/35. Only shaved fenders in the rear and will roll the fronts and put on a 5 or 10 mil spacer. Eventually put the rears up front and go with a 10.5 or 11 in the rear with Vertex fenders.
02-12-06, 09:41 PM
#270
Originally Posted by MongooseGA
I dunno. You guys must have a different meaning for the word "flush". To me, it means that the wheel/tire would be even with the fender. You guys running super low offsets with stretched tires look to be putting the rear wheels outside of the fender Not my style, IMO. Reminds me of the Mexicans that drove their Tsurus around in Cancun with tires sticking out past the wheel wells. Ick.
It seems that a +35ish offset is actually "flush". Much lower and IMO, it starts looking tacky. Eventually the fad of 'who's got the biggest lip' will die; I hope. Maybe I'm too conservative though. I find that to be a good trait, however, when it comes to a car like ours.
Not my style, IMO. Reminds me of the Mexicans that drove their Tsurus around in Cancun with tires sticking out past the wheel wells. Ick.It seems that a +35ish offset is actually "flush". Much lower and IMO, it starts looking tacky. Eventually the fad of 'who's got the biggest lip' will die; I hope. Maybe I'm too conservative though. I find that to be a good trait, however, when it comes to a car like ours.