A different type of wheel question
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A different type of wheel question
I am currently at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Outragious cars and goods this year.
I have noticed that many people run with very wide rims but the tires dont always run to the edge of the rim. Obvisously the wheel is able to hold a size or two wider.
It appears that it allows extra clearance in the wheel well as the wheel tends to narrow on the rim. Is there a danger in doing this? I can understand the danger in putting a tire that is too wide on a rim that cannot accomodate it. But in the case of a narrow tire...?
The benefits seem clear but maybe I am missing somethings. For example, I was thinking of running a 265 tire on a 18x9.5 rim. I dont want to take a chance with the tire rubbing the wheel well or fender lip. I suppose that I will have a more stiff ride due to the reduced tire profile.
Thoughts?
Secondly, how difficult is it to find an 18" wheel that would fit over the AMG brakes? I hear alot about how the AMG brakes get in the way of most wheels. Is this a problem with 19" wheels? Where does the brake interference take place. I rather not go with 19' wheels. But finding larger 18's proves to be difficult. Any ideas?
Spacers? I hear good and bad. Track days with spacers? Bad idea? Wheel bearing stress? Hmmm?
Thanks,
Miguel
I have noticed that many people run with very wide rims but the tires dont always run to the edge of the rim. Obvisously the wheel is able to hold a size or two wider.
It appears that it allows extra clearance in the wheel well as the wheel tends to narrow on the rim. Is there a danger in doing this? I can understand the danger in putting a tire that is too wide on a rim that cannot accomodate it. But in the case of a narrow tire...?
The benefits seem clear but maybe I am missing somethings. For example, I was thinking of running a 265 tire on a 18x9.5 rim. I dont want to take a chance with the tire rubbing the wheel well or fender lip. I suppose that I will have a more stiff ride due to the reduced tire profile.
Thoughts?
Secondly, how difficult is it to find an 18" wheel that would fit over the AMG brakes? I hear alot about how the AMG brakes get in the way of most wheels. Is this a problem with 19" wheels? Where does the brake interference take place. I rather not go with 19' wheels. But finding larger 18's proves to be difficult. Any ideas?
Spacers? I hear good and bad. Track days with spacers? Bad idea? Wheel bearing stress? Hmmm?
Thanks,
Miguel
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The problem will be on the offset of the wheels not size 18's,19's etc...
Just find a wheel that accomadates the car correctly rather than trying to go with wide tires. Well 265 in the rears shouldn't be a problem maybe any wider and will rub.
Just find a wheel that accomadates the car correctly rather than trying to go with wide tires. Well 265 in the rears shouldn't be a problem maybe any wider and will rub.
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2002 C32 amg, 1998 328i
If you stretch the tires bead outward to far that is also very dangerous as the sidewall can snap back with instant pressure loss and a crash will soon follow. My guess is those cars are wanted the deep wheel look, they are usually trailored to these events anyhow. Offsets of the wheels are important for clearance issues but also for how the steering behaves and how the tire is ran across the road surface during turns.
