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Old Apr 30, 2019 | 07:01 PM
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Default Lowest wheel offset for stock suspension.

Hey, I have a 350 f sport and I'm tryna put on the Asanti ABL-12 and wanted to the know the lowest possible offset on stock suspension without any rubbing, to make the wheels more concave. The sizes are 19 X 8.5 front and 19 X 9.5 rear.
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19x8.5 +25 225/35/19 and 19x9.5 +40 255/30/19
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19x8.5 +25 225/35/19 and 19x9.5 +40 255/30/19
Can I use 235 tire for front and 275 in the back?
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Can I use 235 tire for front and 275 in the back?
235 front and 265 rear
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I'm running the following:
Front: 19x8.5 +35 245/35 Sumitomo HTR Z
Rear: 19x9.5 +40 265/30 Sumitomo HTR Z

Rear clears just fine, fronts rubbed like crazy. Ended up trimming fender liner, rolling, and relocating fender tabs and no more rubs. 225 in front would have worked with no mods, 235 could work depending on the brand of tire you use. Any lower offset would require more stretch in the tires and more fender mods.


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Originally Posted by taktiks
I'm running the following:
Front: 19x8.5 +35 245/35 Sumitomo HTR Z
Rear: 19x9.5 +40 265/30 Sumitomo HTR Z

Rear clears just fine, fronts rubbed like crazy. Ended up trimming fender liner, rolling, and relocating fender tabs and no more rubs. 225 in front would have worked with no mods, 235 could work depending on the brand of tire you use. Any lower offset would require more stretch in the tires and more fender mods.

I was hoping to do 235/35ZR19 front and 275/30ZR19 rear. Is your car lowered or is it on stock suspension?
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willtheyfit.com will help you with the differences between tire sizes and offsets. It will show how close the tires come to the suspension and how much it will stick out. You can also see the way the sidewall of the tires should be.
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Originally Posted by hunodos
I was hoping to do 235/35ZR19 front and 275/30ZR19 rear. Is your car lowered or is it on stock suspension?
Your changing the factory ratio. I would go 235/35 and 265/30
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Originally Posted by taktiks
I'm running the following:
Front: 19x8.5 +35 245/35 Sumitomo HTR Z
Rear: 19x9.5 +40 265/30 Sumitomo HTR Z

Rear clears just fine, fronts rubbed like crazy. Ended up trimming fender liner, rolling, and relocating fender tabs and no more rubs. 225 in front would have worked with no mods, 235 could work depending on the brand of tire you use. Any lower offset would require more stretch in the tires and more fender mods.

Not sure why so many people are going with extra wide tires? I would keep the factory tire widths and only increase the wheel width. Some tires only come in 235 and 265 .. so in those situations it makes sense to bump up the width, but I would still opt for a 225/35 and 255/30 if you can.
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