Originally Posted by s4play

hey Bao, there's a few things you want to consider here:

a) What type of drop are you doing and with what brand coils in terms of stiffness?
b) Wheel Offset
c) Brand of tires since they vary in shape (ex. Toyo and INVO are more rounded than Yokohama)
d) How much cargo / people you want to be able to drive around with

If you don't want to risk fender damage and still be able to take some people/luggage in the car go on the conservative side with the offset and tire width. Frankly a 275 or 285 tire is not going to make much visual difference however that maybe enough to cause rubbing which you do not want. I have yet to have someone come up and say "damn you went 275 instead of a 295"!

Stock IS-F fitment is:
19x8, +45 on a 225/40 tire up front
19x9, +55 on a 255/35 tire in back

My Advan RS-D which I'm sure you've seen has a perfect flush setup, no fender mods needed and I packed 6 people in the car with luggage on my KWV3's with no problems. Those specs are:

19x8.5, +45
19x9.5, +45

**I know a guy who has just 10mm more aggressive meaning +35 and he had to shave his fenders or he would rub (simply not worth the headache ImO)


gluck!
rick

Originally Posted by hblexus07

Rick,

Just one question, how did you get 6 people in this car?

Originally Posted by s4play

Luckily it was only for a short trip in the city....

2 guys up front, used a small pillow on the rear plastic and had 1 guy, 3 ladies in back. (all the girls were under 100 lbs ~ at least on a good day anyways...haha)


rick