Urgent help needed: Wheel/Tire fitment question

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Davidss
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Hey I need to know if this will fit without flares, wider fenders, or having to add too much camber. I have an s13 hatch and I'm looking at

rota grids16x810mm offset

front 225 series tirerear 265 series tire

The rear tire size is what I'm worried about. Rolling the fender a bit is no problem. This is for my 24 v8 project car and I really need to order these tires today to get them in time. Urgent help is needed! Thanks!

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whiterps13
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Dont stagger the tire size. A sticky 225/50 is going to grip just as well as a 265.

They will fit, but just run a 225/50 all the way around so you can rotate..

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whiterps13 wrote:Dont stagger the tire size. A sticky 225/50 is going to grip just as well as a 265.

They will fit, but just run a 225/50 all the way around so you can rotate..
I already have the tires.

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Roll and a pull and you'll be set. A smaller tire would be much easier though, I'd try and get a 245 for the rear and run with that.

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Davidss wrote: I really need to order these tires today to get them in time.
I was going off this statement.

If you already have the tires, then what is the question? They will fit but will require some rolling.

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whiterps13 wrote:
I was going off this statement.

If you already have the tires, then what is the question? They will fit but will require some rolling.
Sorry that was my fault, I put tires instead of wheels. Thanks for the advice I'll get the wheels in early next week!

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the 265 wont fit well at all, hell id say youre pushing it even fitting period, definately wont be in the recommended wheel width range for the tire

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265 is the width in mm. Does us no good without the aspect ratio.

We need the 2nd number: 265/__/16.

Either way, those aren't too wide. I ran 275/40's on my S13 with 10" wide wheels with a roll and slight pull.

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Yeah the problem is, if that's a 265/45 he might be getting close to the suspension too. Well either way a roll and pull depending on how low you go. I mean this is going on the S13 right, so who cares if it takes a little longer to get the wheels set-up right, it's not like the car has an engine yet.

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nismofly
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im not saying clearance wise, im saying the width of the tire on the wheel

its more than likely a 265/45/16, and every tire i find in that size doesnt have a recommended width range that goes down to 8"

a 265 would be good on like a 9.5" wheel, not an 8

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Exactly what I was thinking.. thats why I suggested going with the 225's all the way around.

DJButton, it wont be close to the rear suspension at all.. Broadfield was running an 18x10 +44 with a 275 and it cleared fine.

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Yeah I was thinking about that actually +10 anything is way clear of suspension, brain cramp.

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JRPS13
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i was wondering if you guys could help me out with this same situation.i have a 180sx and i wanna run either:

17x8 rota torques all around

or

18x8 fronts and 18x9 rears on rota d2's?

recommendations?

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Start a new thread next time, but with -all- information needed for fitment questions.

What is the offset on the torques?

The D2's only come in 17's and dont come in 8 or 9 inch widths.


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