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Old 06-23-10, 06:38 PM
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Default Another wheel/tire fitment question, already searched please dont flame!!!

EDIT>>>> Rims are 38et Front and 40 et rear!!!!!!!!!

" staggered zenneti legends in great shape in the west palm beach area. The girl whose selling them is moving tomorrow so I wont have time to drive up there since I work everyday. She is willing to ship me the rims/tires c.o.d!! Anyway, she is unable to tell me the offsets so I was hoping maybe somebody would know them (im figuring zenneti obnly makes one offset for our lug pattern) My other question is dyu think I will be ok with 255-35s on the front and 285-30s on the rear. I am not lowered and dont want to cut, pull, roll or do any kind of s##t to my fenders. Rims are 20x8.5s in the front and 20x10s in the rear. SOrry for the long post.... any and all help will be greatly appreciated. THANKS
P.s I did a serch on zenettis and nothing came up for zenneti legends

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Old 06-23-10, 06:42 PM
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depends on offset. why so wide tires? are you pushing alot of hp? 275 would be enough IMO
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I think theyre 40 front and 43 rear.... thats what most zenneti staggered are that ive seen. Im buying the rims used man.... and these are the tires that are already mounted to the rims!!
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Originally Posted by 02msmg3
I think theyre 40 front and 43 rear.... thats what most zenneti staggered are that ive seen. Im buying the rims used man.... and these are the tires that are already mounted to the rims!!
i see. well... you might have a problem up front and hit the top ball joint with the tire. i think most people running 20s are stretching some. maybe a 30 profile with 245.
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Remember, Im not lowered.....
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Originally Posted by 02msmg3
Remember, Im not lowered.....
it doesnt matter. the suspension components dont change weather lowered or not. Thats why offset is important a lower off set will get you away from suspension components but will get you closer to the fender which you can roll or pull, however if your tucked in with a 40 something offset on such a wide tire i would say you might have a problem up front
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a 255/30 would probably work better. a 35 is cutting it close
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yea, i wish i could tell her to swap them out w some new 245 or 235 nittos but unfortunatly tires are already mounted balanced lol. I may just go ahead and purchase and hope for the best. If they dont fit youll see them on clublexus for sale or craigslist
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Originally Posted by 02msmg3
yea, i wish i could tell her to swap them out w some new 245 or 235 nittos but unfortunatly tires are already mounted balanced lol. I may just go ahead and purchase and hope for the best. If they dont fit youll see them on clublexus for sale or craigslist
if local you can test fit them if not a 15mm spacer might work. good luck
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If she were local I would not be on here asking questions.... she is 5 and a half hours away!! But thanks for the help
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255/35 will fit, but if the offset is lower than a 30+, you might rub on dips hard turns, etc.
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don't jump the gun and buy wheels just cause. Save whatever you were gonna spend for the next set. People are telling you it's not gonna be good. Or cost money.
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wish someone can come up with a formula.

wheel width and max offset = (no fender mod)
wheel width and max offset = (need fender mod)
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Originally Posted by sam430
wish someone can come up with a formula.

wheel width and max offset = (no fender mod)
wheel width and max offset = (need fender mod)
There's more to it than that. Camber, tire size, tire brand, tire model, drop, etc... All these factors have to be taken into account before saying a fender will need to be Moded or not, or if you will have rubbing issues.
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I am not sure you'll love the quality of zenettis, in my experience you want higher end wheels to avoid the shakes at 60 MPH...

This should be a sticky but for some reason isnt, so here is a link to something I refer to occasionally.

http://www.lgwnorcal.com/articles/index.html#null

Look at the bottom of the page, middle link to rominl's wheel / tire fitment guide.


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