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Old 02-16-2010, 08:09 AM
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Alright, so here are my wheel specs. 19x9.5 and 19x10.5 +12's all around. I'm lowered on Hotchkis springs, no camber adjustment, so I'm looking for a taller/wider tire size to fill the fender wells. Obviously I'm worried about my rears rubbing. Fenders are already rolled.

I was looking to run 255/35/19 and 285/35/19, and initially I had read that Falkens run on the narrow side of the spectrum so I figure the sizes would be perfect. However, upon more google searches, I'm reading now from people's reviews that FK452's run WIDER than most brands (one guy even said wider than BFG KDW's). So I take a look at the section width specs and compared to BFG KDW:

Falken FK452 275/35/19 - 10.7"
Falken FK452 285/35/19 - 11.3"

BFG KDW 275/35/19 - 10.9" on 9.5"
BFG KDW 285/35/19 - 11.6" on 10"

Obviously, the wheel width sizes for the falken measurements are unknown. So while the specs say the fk452 are still substantially narrower than KDW's, I was wondering if you guys have had first hand experience.

Would I be safe running the falken 285's, or play it safe with the 275's?
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^You will be perfectly fine with 285's. I have these tires running 285/35/18 in the rear slammed on coilover and fenders rolled with a +12 offset wheel. It will not rub esp since you are just on springs. It is pretty darn close to being flush. Hope that helps
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I'm running a 275 FK452 in the rear, and it seems pretty narrow compared to some other tires i was sopping for...
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thanks for the input guys, looks like i'll for sure be going for the 285. i'll post pics when they're mounted
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I just bought a 452, and I had it next to my 451's. Great tires, but they were the same size and I thought one looked a little different and said it was my imagination.
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Originally Posted by DemitriHKS
I just bought a 452, and I had it next to my 451's. Great tires, but they were the same size and I thought one looked a little different and said it was my imagination.
haha, that's odd. they're supposedly more beefy than the 451's that they replaced.
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They run on the narrow and sloped shoulder side in my opinion. I would upsize slightly for the 452 line of Falkens to even out the narrowness. Also, check the specs on the Falken site, they may actually tell you the exact height and width, Hankook's website tells you exact size in height and width.

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