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Alright I'm looking into buying some XXR 962's:

http://www.nlmotoring.com/XXR-962-Wheel ... 79082r.htm

Will those ^ fit good with 245/45/17 tires on an S13?


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Yes those will fit, that is an extremely tall tire though. You might want to look into something more along the lines of 245/40/17, maybe even a 235/40.

www.rimtuck.com is a great resource for wheel and tire setups.

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Chris28 wrote:http://www.rimtuck.com is a great resource for wheel and tire setups.
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Chris28 wrote:Yes those will fit, that is an extremely tall tire though. You might want to look into something more along the lines of 245/40/17, maybe even a 235/40.

http://www.rimtuck.com is a great resource for wheel and tire setups.
Thanks for the info man, and actually my friend said the same thing about that. A bit too much sidewall for some, but the thing is, I didn't plan on lowering it that much... less than 2" actually. I wanted to pick up some Tein S Tech lowering springs and call it a day suspension wise. Coilover ride quality isn't for me :)

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I am currently running kyb agx w/tein s-tech springs, I just picked up some 17x9 +15 and was looking into tires. I noticed that to run a decent sized tire up front I would likely need a 5mm space to clear the beefy spring. Hell, even with my 17x7 +42 I couldn't even run a 225/45 without that spacer.

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elitefew22197 wrote:I am currently running kyb agx w/tein s-tech springs, I just picked up some 17x9 +15 and was looking into tires. I noticed that to run a decent sized tire up front I would likely need a 5mm space to clear the beefy spring. Hell, even with my 17x7 +42 I couldn't even run a 225/45 without that spacer.
As I am talking to more and more people it seems that the front is usually where the clearance is an issue?? So far from what I've accumulated I plan to run a 17x9+35 all around with 15mm spacers and a 235/45 tire. And that will just be on stock suspension plus S Tech springs.

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need2speed94 wrote:
elitefew22197 wrote:I am currently running kyb agx w/tein s-tech springs, I just picked up some 17x9 +15 and was looking into <a class="vglnk" title="Link added by VigLink" rel="nofollow" href="http://motors.shop.ebay.com/eBay-Motors ... </span></a>. I noticed that to run a decent sized tire up front I would likely need a 5mm space to clear the beefy spring. Hell, even with my 17x7 +42 I couldn't even run a 225/45 without that spacer.
As I am talking to more and more people it seems that the front is usually where the clearance is an issue?? So far from what I've accumulated I plan to run a 17x9+35 all around with 15mm spacers and a 235/45 tire. And that will just be on stock suspension plus S Tech springs.
235/45 is actually the size I plan on going with. Gonna get some yokohama s-drives. What are you going with?

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Whatever tire's my drifting buddies can get me for cheap lol. They just get some cheap $40 tires and go through them like it's nothing. Once I'm over the whole drifting thing and get back into straight line I'll throw on some Hankook V12's.

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need2speed94 wrote:Whatever tire's my drifting buddies can get me for cheap lol. They just get some cheap $40 tires and go through them like it's nothing. Once I'm over the whole drifting thing and get back into straight line I'll throw on some Hankook V12's.
I don't think drifting is something you "get over", you might get sucked in for a while haha. Those hankooks are a great bang for the buck :bigthumb:

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Ahhh well then I'm going to be SERIOUSLY broke lol. Yeah I know right! haven't got to throw em on anything I've owned :/ but I've driven an S2K with V12's all around. Gotta say I've never been so happy in a Honda :)

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Ahhh well then I'm going to be SERIOUSLY broke lol. Yeah I know right! haven't got to throw em on anything I've owned :/ but I've driven an S2K with V12's all around. Gotta say I've never been so happy in a Honda :)


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