Wheels i plan on running, and a few Q's!

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Hey Guys, before you flame me about the wheel and tire size thread. im ordering rims soon. heres a pic of them.Image

I want to go wider in the back, as in x10 x10.5 or x11

my car is going to slammed once i put my coils and rims on, fenders rolled the whole 9 yards.
i dont know one, if i can fit x10-x11 in my rear without an issue? or two what size and offset to go, would like to go staggered..

my ideal setup would be
18x11 in the rear and idk how much offset and also im new to the wheel game. everyone has to start somewhere :biggrin:


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i also would like to stretch my tires but i dont know much about tires at all and i will go read about it now..

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If your willing to do a roll and pull on your fenders an 11" won't be hard to fit at all on the rears. 10" up front is possible as well

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Pro-tip:
Don't start out with something so stupid that you have to destroy your quarter panels to make fit.
Start with a known size that you can fit, and measure your way up.

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i plan on rolling my fenders. so a 10 wont fit infront unless i roll and pull them? and i want 11 in the rear

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when you say itts possible* are yu implying its hard but can be done

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It all depends on what offset you get. an 11" +45 for example will fit and not look all that aggressive in the rear so your going to want something more aggressive, now as for the front a 10" or bigger up front is a little more problematic as you have to clear the brakes which comes down to wheel design to determine the offset with the look you want. If your wanting that super aggressive look your best bet is to get the wheels and then fit the car to them but this will probably fubar your fenders.

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Why do you want 11" wheels if you only want to put a little puss 255 on them? Never understood that gimmick. 11" wheels are made for 295/305 width tires.

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Oh Em Zee wrote:Pro-tip:
Don't start out with something so stupid that you have to destroy your quarter panels to make fit.
Start with a known size that you can fit, and measure your way up.
What are the specs on your wheels/tires???

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im actually going to gett meatier tires, as in https://www.google.com/search?q=255/40/ ... 0QGgoYC4AQ

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gsrteg wrote:im actually going to gett meatier tires, as in https://www.google.com/search?q=255/40/ ... 0QGgoYC4AQ

R888 or not, 255 is a size for a 9 or 9.5" wheel, not an 11" wheel, that was my point.


http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

That's the best calculator I know of.

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www.1010tires.com is good and has offset calculator as well....

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lol i never said i was going to get 255 on my x11's lol. i was pointing out i was going that style tire as in not low profile stretch. im going meatier with that style tire not the same size as the example i used..


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