Maximum TIRE(Rubber) fitment thread

[Karlitos]

18x9.5+20 All around
F245/40 R275/35 All Stock Fenders, GR-2 shocks, eibach sportline springs. Rears rub a little bit and will need very minor pull, Or loose weight haha. Fronts rub on full lock, screw it, dont go full lock. My KWv3 are in the mail and I'm wondering if i will rub the coilovers with my offsets? I dont want to go smaller tire but i might have to ]: Any alignment set ups to stop the rubbing? Thanks.

[godzillarb]

315/35/17 17x10 +12



255/40/17 17x9 +15

[FusionR240sx]

so much happening right now up in here, i love it all.

[ross.cottrill]

can someone clue me in as to what the maximum backspacing we can run on our cars (s14 chasis)?im trading my 19 inch volks w/305's and geting 18inch CCW classics with 315 azenis...thanx in advance.
-ross-

[bshotts]

Originally Posted by ross.cottrill

can someone clue me in as to what the maximum backspacing we can run on our cars (s14 chasis)?im trading my 19 inch volks w/305's and geting 18inch CCW classics with 315 azenis...thanx in advance.
-ross-

You don't want to go more than 175-180mm backspace. I had coilover body interference at 183mm backspace and was very close to the LCA using an 11.5 et+29.

[Phil Jacques]

Okay, first post but I have spent the last 3 hours browsing this thread and the "whore" thread, and still have not gotten my answer...

Looking to see if anyone is running 17x9.5 with 285/40/17 or similar rubber up front. Trying to figure out an offset to stay under stock fenders and without contacting the coils (Stance GR+Pro). I don't mind pulling, but do not want to put fiber over-fenders on the car due to my experience with fiberglass in the body shop business the past 7 years.

Any help is appreciated, in the mean time I will continue my search!

Phil

EDIT: This is for an S14, Sorry!

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Phil Jacques

Okay, first post but I have spent the last 3 hours browsing this thread and the "whore" thread, and still have not gotten my answer...

Looking to see if anyone is running 17x9.5 with 285/40/17 or similar rubber up front. Trying to figure out an offset to stay under stock fenders and without contacting the coils (Stance GR+Pro). I don't mind pulling, but do not want to put fiber over-fenders on the car due to my experience with fiberglass in the body shop business the past 7 years.

Any help is appreciated, in the mean time I will continue my search!

Phil

Jesus H... 285's up front on stock fenders!?!?!? Not going to happen, not even close.

[Phil Jacques]

ive seen 275s on a couple cars with a pull but were on 9" wheels not 9.5".

I have my reasons, I am doing very similar to a certain white S14 a couple pages back. car is being built for serious time attack and some street use... I saw one guy that is doing steel widebody front fenders, and if I have to I will do that, but I was trying to see if I could avoid it first.

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Phil Jacques

ive seen 275s on a couple cars with a pull but were on 9" wheels not 9.5".

I have my reasons, I am doing very similar to a certain white S14 a couple pages back. car is being built for serious time attack and some street use... I saw one guy that is doing steel widebody front fenders, and if I have to I will do that, but I was trying to see if I could avoid it first.

Well, an S14 helps. You didn't state what car it was for, so I assumed you had an S13. The S14 will have slightly more room. This is also going to depend on how low you plan to run.

Why not fiberglass front fenders? Cheap and easy.

[Phil Jacques]

After working on older vettes, dealing with mustang hood repairs etc... Fiberglass can kiss my @$$... Just not worth it cause after so long, it just starts to crack and chip and turn to crap and needs to be fixed. Since I am spending the time and effort to do like the other member did with his steel widebody in the rear, I feel strongly that it would look nicer and last longer with steel. Also, easier to repair in the event of an accident. Once fiberglass is cracked, I don't care how many patches you put on it, its not the same.

Thought I put 14, sorry guess I spaced out there, I will edit that post momentarily.

[rb25crazy]

probably a noob question but i searched around this thead... i can't determine if it get 17x10 + 40 offset wheels for the rear would i rub with coilovers? i currently have stance lx+ not sure what tires i'd be getting as of yet. but, the tire determination will be based on the rubbing issue if i do have any. thanks for the help guys

[kyles1988]

i know that 18x10 +44's don't rub on buddy club or cusco coillovers on the back of an S13 with a 275.

[rb25crazy]

oh, wow thank you sir, that's a good answer... but, did he have to roll or pull? or just left fenders as is and how low did he go? thank you sir for your answer i really appreciate it. and happy new year!

Originally Posted by kyles1988

i know that 18x10 +44's don't rub on buddy club or cusco coillovers on the back of an S13 with a 275.

[RaVeNouS14]

Originally Posted by gsracer

thats kind of for the stretch tire thread

Looks like hes' got some meaty contact patch goin on. Come on, how many times you see someone rockin 13 inches wide in the rear. Let him have his parade.

[kyles1988]

that was just rolled.

don't be afraid of rolling as long as you do it RIGHT. Rolling is not some mysterious black magic. It is easy to do (without trashing your car) with a heatgun, roller, and lots of patience. On s13's its a little different because the quarter panel can "dimple" if you're not careful though.

[chucky norris]

can some one tell me what is average tire that is supposed to be on my rim.
17x9 +0

[mrphams]

Originally Posted by chucky norris

can some one tell me what is average tire that is supposed to be on my rim.
17x9 +0

255 or 265

[Hxc_Nismo]

Originally Posted by Hxc_Nismo

Rays Nismo LMGT4 wheels
front- 18x8.5 w/ 235/40/18 +25
rolled rear fenders
rear- 18x9.5 w/ 275/35/18 +30 (going to 285/30/18 on next set)

in these pics i had stock struts and springs but im going to have my tien flex coilovers and spl arms on when my engine gets back from the machine shop

-rb26det shooting for 800rwhp on race gas (in these pics is my 510rwhp @24psi)

Heres an update of my car on tein flex coil overs but the rb is under construction and out of the car, so its just rolling right now and im going to lower the car more once i get the RB26 back into the engine bay.






if you want to check out my build thread on nico here is the link
Hxc_Nismo RB26 Build Thread : RB20DET / RB25DET / RB26DETT Forum

[simmode1]

Originally Posted by chucky norris

can some one tell me what is average tire that is supposed to be on my rim.
17x9 +0

255/40 can fit on the wheel, but it ain't gonna fit under your stock fenders with that offset.

[chucky norris]

/\/\/\/\
thanks for the advise
i have 225\45\17 all around right now on my s13

[SicBastard]

I've been so hung up on >305s I forgot how MEATY 275s can look! Nice work!

[mad-ass]

I've been fiddling with idea of getting bigger wheels and tires all together and desperately want to get rid of the rear camber and want it to sit at around -1~1.5 camber at most in the rear.

setup I'm looking for is..

RPF1's in..
Front: 18x9.5 +15 235/40/18
Rear: 18x10 +38 275/35/18 or wider,

front fitment I know it's going to work, I'm just having a real hard time finding a pic of the rear setup on a S14 and see if +38 is high enough offset for me to shove 275's and -1 camber together on stock fender[rolled/pulled 1/4 inch with no flare]

and here's my ride height that i want to keep at.


current setup is
rpf1's, 17x9+22[+2 effective]225/45/17, 17x10+18 245/40/17[-3.8 camber ]

thanks for any inputs.

[longfellow]

You should be good, Personally I'd run closer to -1.5 static camber all the way around. I fit a 17x10 +12 with a 255-40 NT05 in the back with a 1/2" pull and about -1.8* camber.

Also I'd suggest not running such a large staggered tire set up. 245/265 would be ideal. If you do a 235/275 you're looking at understeer city.

And lmk what you want for your 17's, I really want white RPF1's and 17x9 +22 is the perfect size for stock S13 fenders.

[gearhead55]

Originally Posted by mad-ass

current setup is
rpf1's, 17x9+22[+2 effective]225/45/17, 17x10+18 245/40/17[-3.8 camber ]

thanks for any inputs.

I dont have a whole lot of experience with s14 fitment, but i think you should be fine fitting that.

but yea i'm very interested in those rpf1s if you're gunna sell them.

[mad-ass]

Originally Posted by longfellow

You should be good, Personally I'd run closer to -1.5 static camber all the way around. I fit a 17x10 +12 with a 255-40 NT05 in the back with a 1/2" pull and about -1.8* camber.

Also I'd suggest not running such a large staggered tire set up. 245/265 would be ideal. If you do a 235/275 you're looking at understeer city.

And lmk what you want for your 17's, I really want white RPF1's and 17x9 +22 is the perfect size for stock S13 fenders.

I ran some numbers on the offset calculator right after i posted that last night, the 18x10+38 will sit 8mm in towards the body[compared to my 17x9+17's 225/45/17 in the rear on my black S14 with -1.9 camber], so i have 8mm to play with to shove more tires and less camber, i think its doable.

and btw, my wheels are for sale, looking for local sale to start with first. But I will be keeping the current setup until I get my 18's fully setup. So it will be a while? lol.[July or so...]

and why would the car understeer with 235/275 setup? is that just simply because of grip ratio from front/rear? I do not want to over work my steering rack by putting anything bigger then 235's up front. and also looked at the most common used tire sizes since the price won't be so sky high at that point, so i came up with 235/275. This car won't see track any time soon, just gona be my daily cruiser...with lsx later this year.

[longfellow]

You wont over work anything with 245's in the front, and if your worried it takes 15 minutes to install a fluid cooler for your PS system.

But honestly yes it will be terrible, your mentioned 235/275 set up is similar to what ass-ended 911's run. 240's generally need either a square set up or only a small stagger. Anything over board will cause a huge imbalance in front/rear grip and its going to understeer horribly. How much power do you have? Large tires weigh A LOT, so you need to take into account the added weight of the tire vs how much actual grip you need. I never needed anything more than a 255 NT05 on my car with about 300lbft of torque.

[gearhead55]

I drove a friends s13 that was running 235 (maybe even 225, don't remember) in front with 275s in the rear and it understeered like a pig. I don't remember the sidewall sizes though.

[mad-ass]

I deff don't want the car to under steer, that's a no no! haha.

i'll stick with 235/40/18 on 18x9.5+15 in front and 255/35/18 on 18x10+38 then.

I did have 255/40/17's on the rear before my 245/40's and didn't feel much difference as far as grip was, but then again, i do have almost -4 degrees of camber so i'm maybe using 60% of the tire thread patch.

Thanks for all the info guys. will keep you posted.

[240sxrb25]

rear is 275 40 17

front arent too rubbery, neither is my other car.

[simmode1]

^^^Loving the set up! What are your fronts? And camber specs, plz!