Tyre And Rim Size

[Locomick]

ok im looking at some new rims 18/8.5 +38 with a 245/40 tyre and 18/9.5+45 with a 275/35 tyre.

the guy at tempy said thay will fit but that 45 offset sounds a bit sus to me.

eney help from a tyre wiz would be good.

cheers

mick

[XR6TWolf]

18x8.5 +30 fronts fit fine on mine, others have been sweet with +35 from what I have read here.

18x9.5 +40 rear with 275s on mine is right on the limit from what I can see and even then I will probably need to lip the guards a tiny bit.

[Locomick]

thanks wolf I thort +45 offset was pushing it

cheers

mick

[mr gsr]

I run a 18x9 with a 38 offset on the rear of my car.. with 275 rubber.. fit fine with no guard lipping.

The issue you have is the rim will hit the mount of the blade... I cant even fit my finger between my rim and the blade there.. yet you will be adding 6mm extra rim to start with, then another 7mm of offset.......

45 offset might be ok on a 19 though....

[winstor]

The edge of the new tire will be 29mm closer to the inside of the wheel well and suspension components, and 11mm further out from the edge of the bodywork.

Sure it pulls the tires in away from the gaurds, but it also reduces your wheel track, which without being engineered, could result in a defect notice

Edited 10/07/09 10:58 AM by winstor