Looking for some help choosing the right tires for some wheels I ‘might’ be getting.
Please consider the following :
(1) Looking for an aggressive stance yet tolerable for daily driving (~40miles/day)
(2) Rolling fenders can/will be done if necessary
(3) Capeable/Perform well at high speeds/cornering/exit ramps nothing sloppy
(4) nothing too low-pro looking for beefy but not stupid, you know…
*The wheels specs are pretty set as far as what im looking for. Please dont tell me to 'go with 17"'s unless you really feel you can convince me. *
That’s a big wheel. Whats the stock wheel size and offset? What kind of car? Your username looks familiar…
Easiest way to do it is to mount the wheels and measure the gap from the side of the wheel to the side of the fender. The necessary clearance is just a matter of camber and sometimes caster if your car has a ton.
You need to make sure your wheel bolts or studs are long enough for spacers. The only disadvantage is extra wear on your wheel bearings (wheel farther away = increased leverage = increased force on the bearing). Nothing crazy, just sooner than average.
Unsprung weight saving. Get the lightest you can afford, the smallest that clears the caliper and widest you can fit into the wheel well without rubbing.
if i remember correctly he’s running a 2005 wrx. 18x9.5 is a wide ass rim on a scoob unless hes got bolt on over fenders or a serious widebody, especially for the rear. 17x8.5 is a much better choice as far as unsprung weight and you can still wrap a 255/40/17 tire around them… maybe even a 265 if you can find a set in that size that will clear your fenders.
stock wrx/sti rims are around a +42 or +45… something like that already. a +35 is going to be a TIGHT fit to say the least. i had to roll fenders on my sti for a 225/40/18 on a set of 18x8 +38’s so like i said, there will be shoehorning involved.
I can make it easier (so you don’t have to take the wheel offand rest it on a jackstand) if you give me the dimensions and offset of the wheels on the car right now.
Is the issue clearing a strut or just widening the stance? How much can you roll the fenders and does your clearance decrease under suspension compression?
From what I have seen/heard about subaru’s, with an 8.5" +35 wheel, the problem will be on the outside. I could be wrong though. I have no hands on experience with those cars.
Stock specs : 16" x 6.5" (+55mm according to Goldstein)
I can make it easier (so you don’t have to take the wheel offand rest it on a jackstand) if you give me the dimensions and offset of the wheels on the car right now.
^^ thanks for the help Jim +1
Is the issue clearing a strut or just widening the stance? How much can you roll the fenders and does your clearance decrease under suspension compression?
Mainly to widen the stance… Im going to be rolling the fenders and I know I can go 9.5 wide. If I throw on the Brembos, then I will need 3" spacers and molded flares ;-).
You can see that with that additional 3" width-wise and 2" overall diameter we will be pretty [flush]>> (overall goal summarization)
Ill be looking for a recommendation from someone here on where I should go for an alignment. Hopefully they can also lower to car to where its proper and if able to ‘dial in’ the suspension, that would be cool.
The wheels will be out past the fenders.
You will need negative camber to make them sit “flush” with the fender.
You will need coilovers or your tire and wheel will rub against the shock real bad.
You will need to roll your fenders.
I used to be able to afford baller wheels (Sprint Hart CPR’s, RO_JA Form.7’s) , but I dont have the money to get Work/Volks…I have coilovers and other suspension work, and Im gonna do it right.
As soon as I find out what tires will be good…prob. just go with whatever Jim says haha.
Look though the NASIOC classifieds. I know you don’t want 17’s but there were some dope ass Work Emotions CR Kai’s 17x9 with tires for $1200 on there that I almost bought. :excited
If I didn’t already have tires for my new wheels I would have snatched them up.
