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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Default Just bought some 18x8.5 ET 24's.....

....and was wondering if any of you have ever ran 245/40 front and 255/40 rear? They are ET24, so hopefully the front won't look like it needs spacers, but I'm sure the rears would look better with 10mm spacers.

What about running 255/40 18 all around? My car is a base, so no t/c.
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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Without VDC you can run just about any combination that you want. I would prefer a little more rubber in the rear but the decision is personal.
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With the wheels only being 8.5 wide, I believe I'm limited to a 255 out back, so I think I might spring for the 255/40 18's all around, with 10mm spacers out back. Hope I like it.
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sell those wheels and get some with some better offsets/wider rim. it will look pretty horrible actually if you even plan on lowering.

i personally run 9f +10 and 10r -5, but thats just me...
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last autox season i ran 255's all around on 8.5 wheels, felt very neutral, but yeah broke traction quite a bit under corner exit acceleration, the 255 really couldnt hold it down.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by daytona350z
sell those wheels and get some with some better offsets/wider rim. it will look pretty horrible actually if you even plan on lowering.

i personally run 9f +10 and 10r -5, but thats just me...
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by nkohler
last autox season i ran 255's all around on 8.5 wheels, felt very neutral, but yeah broke traction quite a bit under corner exit acceleration, the 255 really couldnt hold it down.

Got any pics of that set up? And i've got a 07, so I expect to break traction even more, but I'm planning on buying sticky 255's, so that will help a bit. And just wait until I get my 4.08 gears with a Quaife.....I'll smoke through 1st and 2nd hehe.
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Originally Posted by Justin07Z
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ok dont take the advise, its not my fault you picked some really bad sizes... g/l with whatever you decide. youre the one that decided to post.
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Originally Posted by Justin07Z
Got any pics of that set up? And i've got a 07, so I expect to break traction even more, but I'm planning on buying sticky 255's, so that will help a bit. And just wait until I get my 4.08 gears with a Quaife.....I'll smoke through 1st and 2nd hehe.
It wont matter, my 255's were Rcompund rubber, you just learn to feather the throttle and clutch.

Here are a few pics I have off hand.










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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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Cool, nice pics. I assume those are the stock what? ET 30? So mine won't stick out much farther....but I think I'll add the rear 10mm spacers. I don't even need wider than 8.5 rears, as I won't ever run wider than a 265.
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Originally Posted by daytona350z
ok dont take the advise, its not my fault you picked some really bad sizes... g/l with whatever you decide. youre the one that decided to post.

Yep, you got that right, I decided to post about WHAT TIRE SIZES WORK BEST FOR MY WHEELS I JUST BOUGHT! Can you not read?
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Originally Posted by Justin07Z
Yep, you got that right, I decided to post about WHAT TIRE SIZES WORK BEST FOR MY WHEELS I JUST BOUGHT! Can you not read?
of course i can read, but i guess your decision to buy wheels with poor offset and width size is the basis of my point. oh well...


also, taken from another thread, apparently from your "track knowledge/past cars/daddy's nsx" youre claiming you basically know it all about tire sizing, so, shouldnt you know the answer to your own question?
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by daytona350z
of course i can read, but i guess your decision to buy wheels with poor offset and width size is the basis of my point. oh well...


also, taken from another thread, apparently from your "track knowledge/past cars/daddy's nsx" youre claiming you basically know it all about tire sizing, so, shouldnt you know the answer to your own question?
To be honest, I had a pretty good idea, but wanted to see if by chance, anyone had previously run a non staggered 8.5"-9" wide setup for comparison.
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