widest wheel on stock fenders?

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Alright I am sure it's been posted before but search didn't come up with much. My friend just bought a 350 and is wanting to get the widest wheel/tire combo he can on it and to be as flush as possible on stock fenders. Just curious on recommended size and offset for the wheel and what size tire width wise.


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Does everyone ride on stock wheels here?

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I'm running 285 in the rear with a 0 offset, but I have my fenders rolled. I would think that you could safely run a 265 without having to roll the fenders, but it also depends on what offset you are going with. As you push the wheel further out, the width that you can run is going to be reduced.

I could easily run a 295 or 305 if I pulled my rears, but the price for the 285's is already pretty high and the 295's and 305's are even harder to come by at a decent price.

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I ran 305/35/R19 on a 10 inch rim. No fender rolling but the car wasn't lowered.
When the bilsteins were put on the car, I went to a 265/30/R19. No fender rolling. Stays on the line perfectly.

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Thanks for the reply's my friend is planning on going with some 18" rpf1's just trying to figure out best offset now for stock fenders. He has a 03 which I know was a little lower from the factory than the later models. spitalul2bad do you know the offset of your wheels? and where you running 10's on all four?

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I'm running 8,5J in the front, with 245/35 tires. Offset: +20
The rear is 10J with 265/30 tires. Offset: +19

Remember, these are 19"s. 18s will have different options, offsets and tires, especially with lowered cars.

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i've had 19x9.5/11 +17 offset all around Work Meister S1 245/35/19, 285/35/19 and a 1" drop. fender roll needed but no flar needed.


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