Rim/Tire Fitment and wide fenders

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sorrowfulkiller
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I'm trying to figure out which size fenders to get with my rim/tire size I want to run once I get an s13. I'm planning on running 17x9 +17 offset rims all around with +3mm spacers in the front and +10mm in the rear. Which should leave me with 141mm of backspace (the distance between the outside of the rim and the back hub of the rim), 134mm is stock and enjukuracing.com recommends the furthest out one go to be 142mm for the front and 141mm for the rear. Now I'm thinking if someone would go with a 225/40/17 with a +27 offset in the rear and +28 offset in the rear it would be pretty close to being at the limit to how far you could go out without changing camber.

If I go with a 255/40/17 with 17x9 +17 offset all around, with a +3mm spacer, essentially making the +17 offset +14. This would stick out 29mm further than the 225/40/17 +27, assuming no camber change. This should clear the suspension however.

My question is then... does anyone make +25 oversize front fenders so i could run 255/40/17 all around or am I missing something, would I be able to run those tires in the front with 20 mm oversize fenders?
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I'll actually only be using +3mm spacers in the front and +10 mm spacers in the rear, this should make the rear and front rims/tires stick out about the same amount, so it doesn't look funny xD

Also this kind of spacer use would mean the 255/35/17 tires in the front will extend past the 235/40/17 sized tires by 24mm, and will extend in the rear by exactly 30mm.
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just get it the fender rolled and pulled. its better i got 17x9 +17 with 11mm spacer on the rear with a fender roll and pull. tires are 245 40 17

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What Offset Do I Need To Put 19" rims with a wide body on my 240sx witch the wheel housing is 13" wide?

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r3v_v3ng3 wrote:just get it the fender rolled and pulled. its better i got 17x9 +17 with 11mm spacer on the rear with a fender roll and pull. tires are 245 40 17
The problem is not in the rear... its mostly in the front.

running 255/40/17 in the front with 17x9 +17 with a 3mm spacer puts it outside the fender by 23mm

I'm still trying to find a place that sells 25mm fron fenders that are decent

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theres some on ebay but i dunno if you like the style of it cause it has a side vent

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a bit off topic, but can I mix/match a bodykit with wide fenders? or would it not be flush?

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you should be able to

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eh, it doesn't matter if they have sidevents. as long as the tired fit it doesn't matter


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