WORK VS-SS Wheels installed, PICS. 245/40/R18 & 295/35/R18
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WORK VS-SS Wheels installed, PICS. 245/40/R18 & 295/35/R18
My girl's finally got her new shoes!!! After about 2 months of waiting for shipment to arrive from Japan they are here.
WORK VS-SS in Burning Black with 245/40/R18's in the front and 295/35/R18's (Yokohama ADVAN Sports) in the rear. Whatcha think?
The first couple of days, the rears would rub the fender if the car bottomed out at high speeds on the freeway, and when taking dips and driveways at an angle to keep the front from scraping. The car body would just sit down on the rubber and sound pretty awful. After a fender roll and alignment (with a little bit more negative camber) on my Tanabe PRO Seven coilovers, there is NO rubbing whatsoever. I parked next to a Nissan TITAN at work and noticed that my rears tires are the same width as his. HAHAHA... I'm lovin' the meaty tires and aggressive stance. Fuel economy can kiss my @ss!
WORK VS-SS in Burning Black with 245/40/R18's in the front and 295/35/R18's (Yokohama ADVAN Sports) in the rear. Whatcha think?
The first couple of days, the rears would rub the fender if the car bottomed out at high speeds on the freeway, and when taking dips and driveways at an angle to keep the front from scraping. The car body would just sit down on the rubber and sound pretty awful. After a fender roll and alignment (with a little bit more negative camber) on my Tanabe PRO Seven coilovers, there is NO rubbing whatsoever. I parked next to a Nissan TITAN at work and noticed that my rears tires are the same width as his. HAHAHA... I'm lovin' the meaty tires and aggressive stance. Fuel economy can kiss my @ss!
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what's the size and offset? wheels are nice but you have too much sidewall on there. why did you go so wide on the tires? i would've gone 265 or 255/35/18 on the rear and 235/40/18 on the front. stretch some thinner tires on there.
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Front= 18x9 +34mm offset
Rear+ 18x10.5 +28mm offset
There are a few of reasons I chose such wide tires in the rear.
1. The wheel I chose was custom. I wanted a deep lip, & enough clearance for a BBK. I wanted to be able to upgrade to a 4 pot or a 6 pot, so I've got plenty of room to do so. I also wanted an 18" wheel as opposed to a 19". I wanna be able to drive hard from time to time on the "show" wheels, even though I kept the stocks for track use. I'd feel like 19's are more of a "cruiser" set of wheels.
2. Using tire calculators, I chose front and rear tires that are .5% and .54% different in diameter from stock. Keeping that difference proportional to stock would ensure that I wouldn't throw a "slip" light everytime I take a hard turn. I'd also keep the odometer and speedo in check. I was running on some used tires for a while just to wear 'em out for daily driving. They weren't staggered and the relative difference in diameter from the front and rear to the stocks caused my car to think I was losing traction all the time, whether or not it was intentional. Plus, it was really crappy to see the miles rack up on the odometer simply because the overall diameter was less than stock by almost an inch.
3. I wanted tires that would match up with the rim width BUT I didn't want a tire stretched to the extreme. These tires also provide my brand new wheels some protection. With a deep flat lip, I don't have the strength of a stepped lip to withstand the inevitable dips or potholes that magically appear once in a while.
4. I personally like the look of some meat on the wheels. I don't like the look of rubber bands strapped to some BLING-BLING wheels. Rolling on BLADES is not for me. No offense man. To each, his own.
Rear+ 18x10.5 +28mm offset
There are a few of reasons I chose such wide tires in the rear.
1. The wheel I chose was custom. I wanted a deep lip, & enough clearance for a BBK. I wanted to be able to upgrade to a 4 pot or a 6 pot, so I've got plenty of room to do so. I also wanted an 18" wheel as opposed to a 19". I wanna be able to drive hard from time to time on the "show" wheels, even though I kept the stocks for track use. I'd feel like 19's are more of a "cruiser" set of wheels.
2. Using tire calculators, I chose front and rear tires that are .5% and .54% different in diameter from stock. Keeping that difference proportional to stock would ensure that I wouldn't throw a "slip" light everytime I take a hard turn. I'd also keep the odometer and speedo in check. I was running on some used tires for a while just to wear 'em out for daily driving. They weren't staggered and the relative difference in diameter from the front and rear to the stocks caused my car to think I was losing traction all the time, whether or not it was intentional.
Plus, it was really crappy to see the miles rack up on the odometer simply because the overall diameter was less than stock by almost an inch.3. I wanted tires that would match up with the rim width BUT I didn't want a tire stretched to the extreme. These tires also provide my brand new wheels some protection. With a deep flat lip, I don't have the strength of a stepped lip to withstand the inevitable dips or potholes that magically appear once in a while.
4. I personally like the look of some meat on the wheels. I don't like the look of rubber bands strapped to some BLING-BLING wheels. Rolling on BLADES is not for me. No offense man. To each, his own.
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