Need help to figure out best 18" wheel plus tire size combo
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Need help to figure out best 18" wheel plus tire size combo
I will keep the stock wheels for winter use only and need to buy some other wheels for the rest of the seasons.
My big question is this:
What is the best wheel size with what offset considering i want to go with 18" and what tires that i could use without needing a drop. ( if that makes sense )
I dont mind if my car is not totally flush. If i get to keep the same height as now i would be ok with it.
I am not saying i dont want shocks and springs. I will probably need them soon ( 70,000 miles on the clock now so yeah, also thinking to buy a beater so i can save some on the CLK) but i will push it another summer + winter with the stock ones.
So what do the flush kings suggest here
My big question is this:
What is the best wheel size with what offset considering i want to go with 18" and what tires that i could use without needing a drop. ( if that makes sense )
I dont mind if my car is not totally flush. If i get to keep the same height as now i would be ok with it.
I am not saying i dont want shocks and springs. I will probably need them soon ( 70,000 miles on the clock now so yeah, also thinking to buy a beater so i can save some on the CLK) but i will push it another summer + winter with the stock ones.
So what do the flush kings suggest here
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Chris runs some crazy low offsets. I think with 18x8.5/9.5 ET 23-35 you should be good. Depending on how flush you want them you could always use spacers. As for tires, 235/40 and 265/35 is what I use.
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I have 225/40 Front and 255/35 Rear ...
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Wes your sig makes my iphone go slow when looking at the forums...lol...
Cool sig though...
Clk...why you thinking about 18's with no springs/ coilovers right now though?...I know you don't wanna push it, but hey might as well do it all and have it all look great...
Angelo
Cool sig though...
Clk...why you thinking about 18's with no springs/ coilovers right now though?...I know you don't wanna push it, but hey might as well do it all and have it all look great...
Angelo
Last edited by Newjd2; Feb 8, 2011 at 12:30 AM.
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who's chrislis?
18x9.5" +10 265/30/19
18x8.5" +28 235/35/19
i'm running...
19x9.5" +10 265/30/19 (which is a combo of +35 and 25mm bolt ons)
19x8.5" +30 235/35/19 (which will soon be paired with a 5mm spacer to go +25)
you can run 265/35/18 without a drop.
but realistically your car is going to look cheesey without a drop and flush wheels wont look flush because they're not millimeters from your fender wells.
18x9.5" +10 265/30/19
18x8.5" +28 235/35/19
i'm running...
19x9.5" +10 265/30/19 (which is a combo of +35 and 25mm bolt ons)
19x8.5" +30 235/35/19 (which will soon be paired with a 5mm spacer to go +25)
you can run 265/35/18 without a drop.
but realistically your car is going to look cheesey without a drop and flush wheels wont look flush because they're not millimeters from your fender wells.
