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Old 03-07-2012, 10:07 AM
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Just buy a civic, the tires will be a lot cheaper.
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Originally Posted by white boy
Okay I need advice. I have a 03 Touring, no brembos, regular aligment. I got four 18x9.5 inch Rota torque wheels from a friend. I took the stock tires 225/45/18 front and 245/45/18 rear and swapped them over to the new wheels this past weekend. Everything as of right now fits fine and drives fine. My issue is, the front tires are slightly streched on and I don't like that look. I do not want to buy 4 new tires, so i am trying to figure out the best way to go. I was thinking

245/45/18 front and 255/45/18 rear
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245/40/18 front and 245/45/18 rear


I only want to charge 2 tires??? thoughts?
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Old 03-09-2012, 04:43 AM
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New Work Equip wheels 18x9.5 +12 235/35 tires front, 18x10.5 +5 255/35 tires rear all of course on a ZR
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Originally Posted by nismo4life11
New Work Equip wheels 18x9.5 +12 235/35 tires front, 18x10.5 +5 255/35 tires rear all of course on a ZR
Would look so much better with real tires on it. They don't fill the wheel wells at all. Swap the 255's to the front and throw 275/35's out back. Bettwe yet, toss the tires and do a 245/40 front and 275/40 rear.
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I'll have m0ar low when I get some coilovers.

Forgestar F14
18x9+20
18x11+23

Cobb Tuning springs

Edit: forgot tires 245/40/18 front and 295/35/18 rear

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Default Running 18x9.5 all around question.

I have a 05 Z on stock struts and tanabe gf210s. I wanted to know how this set up will fit, look, and if it will have figment issues (camber issues? what offsets are preferred?).
I'm not tracking the car so that's not much of a issue. I'm pretty much just dailying her for now.

The wheels I'm getting are Varrstoen 2.2.2 18x9.5 all around. Unsure the offset right now. :/

Tell me what you think,advice, etc
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Originally Posted by Zticky
I have a 05 Z on stock struts and tanabe gf210s. I wanted to know how this set up will fit, look, and if it will have figment issues (camber issues? what offsets are preferred?).
I'm not tracking the car so that's not much of a issue. I'm pretty much just dailying her for now.

The wheels I'm getting are Varrstoen 2.2.2 18x9.5 all around. Unsure the offset right now. :/

Tell me what you think,advice, etc
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Search this thread and you will see it's been done tons of times without issue
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Without knowing offset who the F knows
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I like the look of convex wheels (Volk TE37, Varrstoen ES221, and Rota Grid). Does anyone know if the 18" wheels are more convex than the 19"? I was thinking about 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 or 18x9.5 and 18x10 or 18x9.5 and 18x10.5. Which of the following are more convex: Volk TE37 or Varrstoen ES221, or Rota Grid?
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Originally Posted by ZROCM
I like the look of convex wheels (Volk TE37, Varrstoen ES221, and Rota Grid). Does anyone know if the 18" wheels are more convex than the 19"? I was thinking about 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 or 18x9.5 and 18x10 or 18x9.5 and 18x10.5. Which of the following are more convex: Volk TE37 or Varrstoen ES221, or Rota Grid?
They look pretty much the same. i have varrstoen 2.2.1 which are 18x9.5 +12 in the front and 18x10.5 +0 in the rear. i know rota's have a lot of convex but its a little to much since they poke out a lot. i know a bunch of EVO guys who have those rota's
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Thanks, yes, I thought the Rota Grids spokes may stick out too much, whereas the Volk TE37 and the Varrstoen ES221 were more similar and did not aproach the edge of the wheel.
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Originally Posted by Rouse350z
They look pretty much the same. i have varrstoen 2.2.1 which are 18x9.5 +12 in the front and 18x10.5 +0 in the rear. i know rota's have a lot of convex but its a little to much since they poke out a lot. i know a bunch of EVO guys who have those rota's
Are your ES221 +12 and +0 flush with the fenders? Right now I'm on stock suspension. I assume you need a fender roll in the rear and rolling a fender is no problem for me.
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Originally Posted by ZROCM
Are your ES221 +12 and +0 flush with the fenders? Right now I'm on stock suspension. I assume you need a fender roll in the rear and rolling a fender is no problem for me.
The fronts will stock out about 10mm the rears will stick out 10 to 15mm with normal camber.
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
The fronts will stock out about 10mm the rears will stick out 10 to 15mm with normal camber.
Thanks, looks like I need +22 or +20 dpending on the wheel I decide on, if I keep my stock suspension.
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Originally Posted by ZROCM
Thanks, looks like I need +22 or +20 dpending on the wheel I decide on, if I keep my stock suspension.
Always get suspension before u buy rims so u know what rim specs you can get. Right now my car sits about 24 inches from ground to fender and I wouldn't be able to fit the +0 in the rear without the -4 degrees camber in the rear. And I am now at +2 in the front because of a 10mm spacer. And I need to run -2.8 camber to fit those
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Nothing special.
18'' Knock off Saleen Rims
9'' 255/40/18
10'' 295/35/18
Stock suspension.. plan on lowering soon hopefully









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Default Tire Question

it might be the noobest question or probably a dumb one, but ima ask anyway. i have 4 rims that are 18x8 +42 all around. Now my question is can i run staggered tire on it or should i just run the same tire all around? i was going toward 245 45 18. Can i run any bigger then that for 04 350. Thanks for your reply. please dont bash me to much.
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I wouldnt go any bigger. Is this a base model? If so then square is ok, otherwise 225/45 front.

Are you running these now? Im unsure if theyll even fit on the car.
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no i havent run any on it yet. im just researching it now. its not base its enthus. model. im just wondering what i should run.
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What wheels are these? Offset is a bit too high.

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