Can 9.5 or 10" wide wheels fit up front with coilovers?
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Can 9.5 or 10" wide wheels fit up front with coilovers?
The widest front tires I've seen are 9", which is pretty small for such a heavy car. Has anyone got wider to fit with coilovers?
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Awesome! A more squared setup is exactly what I'm looking for, especially on such a front heavy car. Do you know his offset and tire size/model?
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With BC Racing BR Type Coils, Lowered to the max.
Only way I saw to clear the coil strut was to stretch the tire with the height I was sitting at.
Nitto NT555 225/35 on a 19x9.5 +45
I would roughly estimate the clearance from the inside rim to coil strut is about an inch or less.
Only way I saw to clear the coil strut was to stretch the tire with the height I was sitting at.
Nitto NT555 225/35 on a 19x9.5 +45
I would roughly estimate the clearance from the inside rim to coil strut is about an inch or less.
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With BC Racing BR Type Coils, Lowered to the max.
Only way I saw to clear the coil strut was to stretch the tire with the height I was sitting at.
Nitto NT555 225/35 on a 19x9.5 +45
I would roughly estimate the clearance from the inside rim to coil strut is about an inch or less.
Only way I saw to clear the coil strut was to stretch the tire with the height I was sitting at.
Nitto NT555 225/35 on a 19x9.5 +45
I would roughly estimate the clearance from the inside rim to coil strut is about an inch or less.
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2010 Artic White C63
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With BC Racing BR Type Coils, Lowered to the max.
Only way I saw to clear the coil strut was to stretch the tire with the height I was sitting at.
Nitto NT555 225/35 on a 19x9.5 +45
I would roughly estimate the clearance from the inside rim to coil strut is about an inch or less.
Only way I saw to clear the coil strut was to stretch the tire with the height I was sitting at.
Nitto NT555 225/35 on a 19x9.5 +45
I would roughly estimate the clearance from the inside rim to coil strut is about an inch or less.
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My wheels are 20x8.5 in the front. I didn't get much rubbing with 235/30/20 tires, but it left the lip exposed to easy curbing. 245 is much better, but I get a little more rubbing with coilovers.
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Thanks for your info. But do you still have room to go more?? Like 9.5 you think
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Here's what happened to my fender when you go too wide with tires on coilovers and you have a really steep driveway that makes your wheel do things it doesn't want to do.
I had to have it rolled back inside the fender. After the paint started to chip, I had to get it touched up. It still doesn't look 100%, but most people can't tell. I can because I'm OCD. The same thing just happened to the passenger side recently too. Some of the metal took a chunk out of my tire (not enough to cause a leak thankfully) but I'll get it all fixed tomorrow.
I had to have it rolled back inside the fender. After the paint started to chip, I had to get it touched up. It still doesn't look 100%, but most people can't tell. I can because I'm OCD. The same thing just happened to the passenger side recently too. Some of the metal took a chunk out of my tire (not enough to cause a leak thankfully) but I'll get it all fixed tomorrow.
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Here's what happened to my fender when you go too wide with tires on coilovers and you have a really steep driveway that makes your wheel do things it doesn't want to do.
I had to have it rolled back inside the fender. After the paint started to chip, I had to get it touched up. It still doesn't look 100%, but most people can't tell. I can because I'm OCD. The same thing just happened to the passenger side recently too. Some of the metal took a chunk out of my tire (not enough to cause a leak thankfully) but I'll get it all fixed tomorrow.
I had to have it rolled back inside the fender. After the paint started to chip, I had to get it touched up. It still doesn't look 100%, but most people can't tell. I can because I'm OCD. The same thing just happened to the passenger side recently too. Some of the metal took a chunk out of my tire (not enough to cause a leak thankfully) but I'll get it all fixed tomorrow.
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Better measure everything out to the mm. There are some really bad roads up here in NorCal and even worse driveways for some businesses. That tweaked my wheel so much this happened twice now...once on each side.
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I will keep you posted as far as this goes. When I get everything I will post up pics. Thanks for your info
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He's working with me bud, I'm going to call HRE today and go over a few ideas
As long as the car is prepped for the wheels properly it shouldn't be much different from any other wheel setup
As long as the car is prepped for the wheels properly it shouldn't be much different from any other wheel setup
