New rims / Bad tire selection = Disaster look (my car)

[Spawn_CA18]

hi there guys ,

i just installed my new 5Zigen FN01R-C 17x8 wheels on this Saturday,

and i get my temporary tires from tire shop , they are used ones ,

so .. front is 15mm Ichiba bolt-on spacers and rear is 25mm Ichiba bolt-on spacers included.

and tire sizes

Front : 225 45 17
Rear : 235 45 17

Here is how it looks.





i just passed out MOT system because of that front of the car is a little higher i didn't finish setting up coilovers yet with new tires.


and.... what is your suggestion about that , i didn't like how it looks now , i need new tire dimensions.

i'm considering to get 235 35 17 to rear and 225 40 17 to front .

what do you think?

[Crazyirish]

Doesn't look bad to me. What sort of stance are you looking for?

[Spawn_CA18]

low as possible stance is what i'm looking for , but for this i must make rear cambers like -3 -4 and wider rear QP that i need.

[r34 gtr]

I run 245/45/17 on the back of my S13. I happen to like how it looks. 225/45 in the front too, just like you've got. Just drop it to the floor anyway, you'll be happy you aren't driving on rubber bands the first time you hit something in the road. If you don't like it though, just get new tires. Seriously, its your car and you should have it look any way you choose.

[float_6969]

This, in the CA18 forum? Moved.

[simmode1]

Why didn't you get the 17x9 FN01RC's?

[captainfalco]

Good luck finding 225/40 and 235/35 tires. Just go 225/45 or 235/40 all around.

[Spawn_CA18]

@simmode

only 4*114.3 set fn01r-c in turkey is what i have . maybe someday i will get 9"s from ebay usa

@captain falco

i want smaller tire face on front and larger at back

so i will use them like 225 45 on front and 235 40 at rear .


i can't decrease cars height now , i have to expand rear quarterpanels , rear tires are wider then rear Quarter panels now

i hope i can get what i'm looking for. wish me luck

[RustspecS13]

235/40 is shorter then 225/45. 245/40 is pretty equivalent to 225/45 in over all diameter. IMO having a smaller rear diameter really hurts the look, it'll always look slightly off.

If you really want to get aggressive with your fitment take off your rear coilover, and compress your suspension. The lower it goes the more and more it will camber in. Rear adjustable arms are really needed, but they just fine tune everything and make it even. If you really have to have that slammed look, its possible you'll just wear out your tires.

What if you took off the front spacer, put it on the rear and ran no front spacer? That should work with coilovers, but I have no idea what offset you have now.

~Alex

[Spawn_CA18]

thank you for your opinions alex ,i really appreciate .

wheels are 17x8" ET35 all around.

i can't use front without spacers , because front tire is touching to coilover without any front spacer.

i like how rear tires looks now , but i have to take them "inside" the rear quater panels , so i have to expand rear quarterpanels and give -4 -5 camber to rear . then lower the rear coilovers.

as i say this tires are temporary . maybe i can try to put 225 45 to rear an 225 40 to front . but i really want wider tires on rear because o that i put 235 45 rear 225 45 front used tires.