what is the widest tire that will fit on these?

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Fenvy
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F 16x8.5 -19 offsetR 16x9 -14 offset

when I say widest, I meant widest with safety in mind. I don't want them to strech in any way.

Also, they will be on s13 hatchback, I don't have coilovers but I would want them to clear kyb agx and eibach sportline


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Both of those wheels will stick out about 3" out of the fender... you'd be lucky to get anything on them without stretching them.

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so 245 45 15 all around is not a good idea?

I don't really care about sticking out at this point

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this will stretch but you could run the 225-50-16F and 245-45-16R...

those wheels are of no use to a S chassis, IMO.-Chet


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Those are MDM rims, man.

Better get your rear window etched and some velvet upholstery.

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Loveless wrote:so 245 45 15 all around is not a good idea?

I don't really care about sticking out at this point
245? On a 9" wide rim? I have an 8" rim and I'm gonna be running 275. You can get easily 315's on a 9" wide rim. They look better because tires will bow instead of stretch. Just my preference, alot of people will say ugly but it gives the car a muscle car stance.-Alex

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Slo_240sx wrote:245? On a 9" wide rim? I have an 8" rim and I'm gonna be running 275. You can get easily 315's on a 9" wide rim. They look better because tires will bow instead of stretch. Just my preference, alot of people will say ugly but it gives the car a muscle car stance.-Alex
275's on an 8" and 315's on a 9" are far from a correct fitment.

You will be outhandled, outbraked, and outran by anyone using a correct fitment. You also run the risk of improper bead seating and the resulting risk of a blowout.

Loveless, you won't be able to run any level of remotely wide tire because they will hit the fender once the suspension compresses. Those wheels are absolutely horrible fitment for a 240.

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I was afraid this might happen

what's mdm?

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that rear size is essentially the same size that im running on my s14 in the rear right now. same "stick outedness" anyway. you could totally do thoes sizes with overfenders imho. but your gonna be running a lot of camber in the front, maybe like 3.5 or so.



the rear has about 1 camber on it even though it looks like its positive, i think the camera is a little sideways or somthing.

if you ran like 235 255 on thoes you would probably be ok

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I was hoping to run 245 and 275 in the rear. I don't drift or anything like that so as long it turns it's not really a big deal. I do drive pretty fast so usually I am looking for maximum traction. Negative camber, however, is something I really don't want to deal with.

Uh oh, I am abot to be flamed because I read, but not throughly, that wider isn't always better. I need to do more research.

chmercer, are your wheels 18s? currently I have 225/50/15 and the gap is about 2 inch all around. I was thinking that 2xx/50/16 would be about the same so no negative camber needs to be induced for figment.

I really appreicate everyone's comment, I know you guys answer a lot of "will this fit" questions


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