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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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Hey CL I recently got some MB battles for my 99 sc...and I got some tanabe sustec supra coilovers so I want to know if anyone knows what size stretched tires will fit on them... My fronts are18x8 235/40zr18 my rears are 18x9 275/35r18. Can someone help me out. Im not looking for a big stretch, just something decent.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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define decent haha, it really varies for alot of people.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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For those widths, I'd suggest not stretching as the tires width is already too narrow... Ride will be supper crappy you're gonna want to drive your SC through a wall...
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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245/40
225/40
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Originally Posted by KingPhilip
For those widths, I'd suggest not stretching as the tires width is already too narrow... Ride will be supper crappy you're gonna want to drive your SC through a wall...
What about for the rears? Cause they rub in every little bump and its not even lowered?
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245/40
225/40
Is this what you had on yours?
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Originally Posted by levie
define decent haha, it really varies for alot of people.
Decent as in not too normal and not too stretched, something like a" perfect" fit I guess you can say
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define decent haha, it really varies for alot of people.


This is what im looking for
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Originally Posted by alvarado3
My fronts are18x8 235/40zr18 my rears are 18x9 275/35r18.
HY!

i become tomorrow my 8x18 and 9x18 with 225/45/18 and 255/40/18 Falken FK542 tyres i will take pictures for you
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Originally Posted by Boergy
HY!

i become tomorrow my 8x18 and 9x18 with 225/45/18 and 255/40/18 Falken FK542 tyres i will take pictures for you
Awesome! Okay ill wait for the pictures
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Originally Posted by alvarado3
Is this what you had on yours?
yeah and my wheels are .5 wider front and back.

basically looks the same in the front also. the rim does not go out pass the tire(falken ziex 512) other tires will actually stretch less. i am going hankook v12 265 or 275/40/18 for my next tire in the rear as they look more aggressive from a side view and dont stretch as much. i'll be honest i would go at lest 255 unless you have low offset wheels and a significant drop, i hate how my car looks with that gap and a stretched tire, needs some meat!

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Originally Posted by iridebmx
yeah and my wheels are .5 wider front and back.

basically looks the same in the front also. the rim does not go out pass the tire(falken ziex 512) other tires will actually stretch less. i am going hankook v12 265 or 275/40/18 for my next tire in the rear as they look more aggressive from a side view and dont stretch as much. i'll be honest i would go at lest 255 unless you have low offset wheels and a significant drop, i hate how my car looks with that gap and a stretched tire, needs some meat!

So what do you really recomend for mine?
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215 on 8 and 235 on 9 and that's not even moderate , wheels too narrow to stretch
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Originally Posted by MDSC
215 on 8 and 235 on 9 and that's not even moderate , wheels too narrow to stretch
sooooooooo????????????????? what can i do?
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