Tire Size Help!!

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Fancy
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Got some...waiting in the mail for... some Fn's 17x9 +20 and need help with some tire sizing. On lowered springs and struts right now, but waiting to get a good price on coilovers, so I want to pick up good sizes, so that when I switch to coils I don't have any issues with rubbing. Going to need to roll the fenders as well when I switch, curious as to whether I should or should not pull the back a little when I'm doing. Any input helps, thanks in advance.


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speedeast
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http://www.rimtuck.com/thumbnails.php?v ... =20&sort=1

This guy is using 225/45. I would probably run a 235/40 if you were stretching.

The perfect fit tire for a 17x9 is a 255/40.

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simmode1
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speedeast wrote:I would probably run a 235/40 if you were stretching.
That's what I would do. It's a very subtle stretch. Very tasteful, IMO.

Fancy
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Alright cool thanks for the help. I checked rimtuck after I wrote this. Do you think I would need to pull the back at all with a 235, or sufficient with a roll?

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speedeast
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Definitely roll, you might not need to pull.

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simmode1
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speedeast wrote:Definitely roll, you might not need to pull.
:werd: If you're on coilovers, you can dial in a little negative camber to get those tires further away from your fenders and also improve handling as long as you don't go too crazy with it...

Fancy
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Yeah, that's what I figured. Thanks again for the help. Now just have to wait patiently for them to arrive. :ohno:


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