My car is lowered with the H&R Cup Kit.
I have old 235/40-18 on new 8.5" wheels. It barely clears the front shocks (in fact, a small patch of shock paint is rubbed off to shiny metal by the side 'bead' of the tire), but I have no body rubbing. I was told when I get new tires (probably SO3) to go with 225/40.
But what about larger tires on the rears? The rims aren't staggered, but the tires could be, just won't be able to rotate. What do you think would be the largest I could go with on the rears. I seem to have plenty of clearance....
I have old 235/40-18 on new 8.5" wheels. It barely clears the front shocks (in fact, a small patch of shock paint is rubbed off to shiny metal by the side 'bead' of the tire), but I have no body rubbing. I was told when I get new tires (probably SO3) to go with 225/40.
But what about larger tires on the rears? The rims aren't staggered, but the tires could be, just won't be able to rotate. What do you think would be the largest I could go with on the rears. I seem to have plenty of clearance....
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Originally posted by Keista
My car is lowered with the H&R Cup Kit.
I have old 235/40-18 on new 8.5" wheels. It barely clears the front shocks (in fact, a small patch of shock paint is rubbed off to shiny metal by the side 'bead' of the tire), but I have no body rubbing. I was told when I get new tires (probably SO3) to go with 225/40.
But what about larger tires on the rears? The rims aren't staggered, but the tires could be, just won't be able to rotate. What do you think would be the largest I could go with on the rears. I seem to have plenty of clearance....
I was struggling between S-03 and T1-S. I ended up choosing T1-S because I was told S-03 wears out pretty fast and T1-S is more economical. You might want to consider T1-S also as the design of the tire is more "rounded" in the corner, you might be able to put 265 in the rear. Otherwise, 255/35/18 will be the choice.Originally posted by Keista
My car is lowered with the H&R Cup Kit.
I have old 235/40-18 on new 8.5" wheels. It barely clears the front shocks (in fact, a small patch of shock paint is rubbed off to shiny metal by the side 'bead' of the tire), but I have no body rubbing. I was told when I get new tires (probably SO3) to go with 225/40.
But what about larger tires on the rears? The rims aren't staggered, but the tires could be, just won't be able to rotate. What do you think would be the largest I could go with on the rears. I seem to have plenty of clearance....
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I would recommend the 225/40-18 on all four corners because of the difference in side wall deflection when using different sized tires on the same size wheels ..... and 265's requirea 9.0" wheel width
