i have a set of 18's and want to put some 225/40/r18's....but the tire shop i'm going to get them from tell me that they will rub...they are tryin' to convince me to get 215/35/r18....w/ the 17's i have right now the tires are 215/40/r17...but b4 that i had 225/40/r17 and i liked the way those looked alot more than the ones i currently have. has anyone had any problems fitting that size tire onto an 18 w/out rubbing? i also am planning to get eibach springs. will the springs work w/ that size tired w/out rubbing also? any info would be greatly appreciated. thanx

 

If your offset is +38 or lower, they should not rub. I have an effective offset (using spacers) of +39 with 235/40/18 and there is no rubbing. I just put on eibachs and still no rubbing (it shouldnt matter, since the strut assembly moves as a unit).

 

i'm not hip to fitment specifics of those items exactly, but you gonna ride like a tank, brotha. 18's? with eibachs? you gonna ride like a tank. and look like a ****.

you should just go with 22's instead.

 

thanx for the info guys. i have the 22's on layaway

 

Hey, interesting info, thanks for sharing. Just curious though, what wheel width do you have and what tires are you running?

I'm just wondering about this because on really close fitments the wheel width sometimes matters because the tire's section width increases and decreases depending on how wide of a wheel you mount it on. Getting even closer to the bone, some tire models are slightly narrower or wider than each other.

 

do not put all of your faith in the offset matching. consider the way the spokes are designed: sometimes, even if the offset is "ideal," the spokes either curve inwards from the mounting surface plane to the lip, or they are flat to the lip, or they flare out from the center to the lip. some rims are "lipless," too. these factors matter a lot. an ideal offset can be foiled if the spokes rub against a caliper. or anything.

also, avoid the dorky look of rims/tires poking out of the fender guards: that is ghetto and amateurish looking.

 

What you don't like deep dish wheels?

 

brian,

what? i was not going there -never implied that. deep dish wheels, with a lip, are my favorite! but the car's body needs to be able to accomodate them, either like in the case of the GTR where the body itself comes with pumped-out guards from the factory, or the owner goes with a widebody kit. even fender guard add-ons can look cool, with rivets.

my point is that when the wheels stick out BEYOND the limit of the guards, they tend to look frikin dumb as hel*l. the dork-factor rises to about ten or eleven in that case.

do you copy that?

 

What you mean I shouldn't put 2wd wrangler rims on MAX to give it that "froggy" look that so popular among some people

 

My wheels are 18x8 and I am running Pirelli P7000 Supersports. I keep them at 35psi. I'm actually having 8 and 10mm spacers made by my friend's dad so when I replace the tires and they are a little wider, I will still be ok.

 

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your 18"s are not bad, actually. car looks like she needs a little more drop. you got gap.

 

Thanks! (Adds this to his non-rubbing combo database)

BTW, I didn't know they were SSR Integrals. Those are really nice looking!

 

That picture was taken the day after I got the car -- no clear corners, no exhaust, and most importantly, no eibachs or tokicos installed. The weather here in NE is ****tty so I am gonna wait for a clear day, put a coat of wax on the Max and take a new sig pic if possible. But thanks for the compliments.

 

yessum. get'er dropped an den post a pic. car is nice black like that.