new wheel question
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new wheel question
im ordering new wheels. Right now im looking at MSR 45's because i can get a good price on them. They are 18x8 +35 offset. Ive been searching and it looks like the best size tire would be 225/40/18. I am at stock height now (looking to get about a 1.5in drop for a good deal) but i want to know if these fit on stock height without rubbing and if these tires are good for daily driving (not stretched). Thanks for your help!
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stock height? you should be fine, im running 225/35/19 +43 in the front which is taller than the wheel/tire youre looking at, if i were you though i would do the drop first then look at wheels, that way you can measure and look at how much room you have to work with before you buy a set of rims that dont have the look/ride quality/stance or worse....dont fit
im still stock height myself cause mine is still a daily driver but after i move to NoVA, ummm yea!! dropin it!! lol So i know once I drop it the game will change and I may have to change out wheels to keep the look i want, also if youre going for a more flush look find someone with a heat gun and fender roller.
im still stock height myself cause mine is still a daily driver but after i move to NoVA, ummm yea!! dropin it!! lol So i know once I drop it the game will change and I may have to change out wheels to keep the look i want, also if youre going for a more flush look find someone with a heat gun and fender roller.
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stock height? you should be fine, im running 225/35/19 +43 in the front which is taller than the wheel/tire youre looking at, if i were you though i would do the drop first then look at wheels, that way you can measure and look at how much room you have to work with before you buy a set of rims that dont have the look/ride quality/stance or worse....dont fit
im still stock height myself cause mine is still a daily driver but after i move to NoVA, ummm yea!! dropin it!! lol So i know once I drop it the game will change and I may have to change out wheels to keep the look i want, also if youre going for a more flush look find someone with a heat gun and fender roller.
im still stock height myself cause mine is still a daily driver but after i move to NoVA, ummm yea!! dropin it!! lol So i know once I drop it the game will change and I may have to change out wheels to keep the look i want, also if youre going for a more flush look find someone with a heat gun and fender roller.
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I did the exact same thing you want to do, only i chose some TRD wheels, no you will not rub, Im lowered 1.5 all around, you will get a lil camber wear without the adjustment, nothing too bad, you will be fine
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Awesome! thank you, thats exactly what I wanted to hear. does the wheel sit pretty flush or is it still sunk quite a bit?
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If you went stretched with the tires, you could go super low, and flush your wheels smack against the edge of the fenders, but that take a lil trial and error to get right, I did forget to say that my fenders are rolled, so even at 2 inches, I still didnt rub, but it did get stuck on a speedbump at the airport
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If you went stretched with the tires, you could go super low, and flush your wheels smack against the edge of the fenders, but that take a lil trial and error to get right, I did forget to say that my fenders are rolled, so even at 2 inches, I still didnt rub, but it did get stuck on a speedbump at the airport
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