raine

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Up front I don't think that your car will be low enough to rub, especially with a high offset like that. I had 8.5's with a 235 tire and +38 offset, didn't touch the front fenders unless I was turning really fast (LOL)

Same with the rear. on a 10.5 +43 with a bigger tire (275) I barely (like barely) had to roll the top part of fender. Your 245 should fit fine.

As for camber, factory adjustments have a lot of range, I'm tucking all 4 tires and my alignment place still was able to get me a good alignment without changing parts/arms/ etc. and FYI toe setting is the important one, camber secondary but also important (but bad toe setting kills tires faster than bad camber)

..."bigger drop in the front than the back" - Lookup the spring specs, I don't remember off the top of my head if it's even or raked drop.

DWPsc3

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anyone have any inputs on this? still waiting on some inputs from others. The rear should be fine i believe but not too sure about the fronts, should i be running 235/35 in front instead? any inputs would be very helpful.

raine

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Rear should be fine.

"Stretch" is kind of dependent on tire brand, the picture I posted above of my car is a 9.5 up front with a 235/35 Toyo Proxes T1R, you can see the slight stretch. However with the same size but a General tire, it wasn't as "curved" at the sidewall. A 245 on a 9.5 won't give you a stretch, it might actually have a "square block" look... a 245 tire is around 9.65" wide - wider than the 9.5" wheel you have.

Did you test fit the fronts yet? The thing I'd worry about is the front offset. I used to have an 8.5 +38 up front, compared to your 9.5 +40, your wheel would sit 15mm closer to the strut. My current 9.5 +24 required a roll and a pull of the front fenders (on 235/35's) and your +40 wheel would sit more than 1/2 an inch closer to the strut (16mm, or 0.62 inches) and from what I remember my inside lip was pretty close to the coilovers.

DWPsc3

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i c.. Thanks for the input.
I tried it on my stock shocks and springs it seemed to clear on the inside and the lip of the rim on the outside is lined up with my fender after i used a jack to jack the rim up. I wanted to drop it and try it but Tokico had the shocks back ordered for a month and i am still waiting for them and they are suppose to be here sometime this week. To me it looks like it will fit with a little camber but i could be wrong. the tires i might go with are Kumho ecsta spt's

raine

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If it clears the stock shocks then you should be ok... the outside might be lined up with the fender jacked up, but remember there's camber gain so it won't sit the same when lowered... my 9.5 +24's stuck out about an inch when the car was on jack stands, but it's lined up with the outside fender after the roll/pull + about 2.1-degrees of camber.

Kumho Ecsta's stretch a little, just don't do the 245's up front or you'll have the tire hanging over the lip a little.

DWPsc3

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Cool cool thanks a lot man I think i have an idea what to go with for tire sizes now. I'll let you know how it comes out after everything is installed. Thanks again Raine

ConSynX

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A pic with the REAR wheels on...cutting it SUPER close @4.3° camber.
50mm widebodies should stick around -20 with a 11" wide. . .

smoka

I had some negative experiences with performance rims, so I will have to stick with my 225/60R15. I won't post pictures of the really cool factory rims so I don't embarass anyone

YeA 2jZ

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I'm in need of tires on my oem isx50 rims the and rears are 8.5 and currently running 255/40 tires wondering is i could go wider and throw on some 265/40 or mabey 265/35 series can it be done ?

raine

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Sure, you can go 265/40 with the result being just a hair difference in tire height/speedometer reading. You can usually go +/-10, sometimes 20 on the width on OEM sizing with no issues (at least, that worked with the last few cars I've had)

YeA 2jZ

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dont really want the tire to grow in height only width so I should just go with a 265/35 ?

raine

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The difference is pretty small, probably not noticeable (which is why I used the words "a hair difference") but here you go by the numbers.

A 255/40 is 661mm tall (26"). That said:
A 265/40 is 669mm tall (26.3"), barely 8mm taller than a 255/40.
A 265/35 is 643mm tall (25.3") actually 12mm shorter in height than a 255/40.

This is relative, provided that all four tires would be the same brand, type, age, and air pressure, on the same brand/type/width wheel. Some brands are a little shorter, some a little taller - but the differences shown above as far as overall height is pretty spot on.

I'd say do 265/40 if you got some fender gap to fill, 265/35 if you want to feel some more of the road

YeA 2jZ

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good info i guess 8mm is not that much of a differance thanks man

89MA70

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CL Member Name: 89ma70
Rim Brand and Type: HP Racing Evo
Rim Size f/r: 18x8 front, 18x9 rear
Rim Offset f/r: +38 offset
Tire Size f/r: 215/35 front, 225/40 rear
Suspension Setup: MK4 TT OEM struts, MK4 H&R springs
Comment On Ride: Wheels sit pretty decent. suspension rides smooth and a lil stiffer than stock. Comfartable ride.
Fender Modifications: none
Any other comments: I still have to get an alignment done. I'm gonna be switching the 225/40's up to the front an buying some 245/40 for the rears.
Picture:

loka

i need some help on the rim info.
thinking of picking up some used rims
looking thru the thread seems like i can fit 18x9.5 +30 with 265/30 in front and back.
but want to make sure these fit without a problem.

will i need to do any fender mod?
two sets have uneven wear so if i were to put new tires, if there are better sizes on just front or rear, please advise.

thanks