what's the widest rims u can put on a 5th gen. . with eibach/tokico combo. . .19" rim. . .19x8 front and 19x10 in the back????

 

yor nuts!!! its gonna burn loads of gass to move those heavy suckers......

 

You can clear the fronts, the but the rears will not clear the wheel well, if you hit a bump, you will get rubbing.

Dixit

 

and slow acceleration in a drastic way....not worth it, also it will cost you a fortune.

 

Hey some people are into straight looks, not performance. Different strokes for Different Folks.

Dixit

 

yeah, i'm going strickly show
prob get a kit, try to do dual greddy's, and some 19" hre's
to start. . .

 

Ok, AH give me the stupeid reason you have come up with to run a wider wheel in the back on a fwd car. And don't get upset. But the widest you could clear the whole way around would be like a 9.5 with a 255 with a small trim job. NO trim job--9 with a 245. Course you could still run a 255 and just listen to it rub slightly when the suspension bottoms out.

 

thank you ... I finally got someone who can relate ...



Mine are 19x8.5 with 245 tires ... never rubbed

 

So are mine. And when you hit a huge dip you don't see they rub slightly no big deal though.

 

seriously, they have never rubbed. I haven't taken a huge hit from a bump/dip but hard turns, speed bumps, dropping one side completely off the pavement at 40 mph ... not once have they rubbed.

 

Max'n out and ispeed: The difference is almost certainly in what offset you guys are using. ispeed's wheel offset allows him to run those tires w/o rubbing, but max'n out's wheels' offset moves them a bit closer to some interference point (probably the strut or sway bar or something).

Do you know what offset your wheels are (including spacers if you have them)?

 

Yes I know what they are. And you can't jump on that excuse since you don't know. The difference is that he has never hit a dip in on the highway like I have. It takes alot.

 

Oh.

 

Friend has 18" enkei rims with corvette size tires on the rear (275) and with 245 at the front.

 

I appoligize for jumping on you like that, I had a frustrating day, and I'm tired of seeing people jump on a certain take on things without knowing the whole story.

 

Oh hey, don't worry about it! Actually, after posting I was worried as heck that my "oh" would be misconstrued as "oh please!" when actually I meant "oh, okay."

If I made cars I'd either put on seriously wide tires to begin with, or be darn sure to make it real easy to! ("See page 347 of your owner's manual for guidelines on fitment of 305/30R19 tires on your vehicle...")

 

YEAH

no i haven't taken a huge hit. the only thing that might compare is having to run the car off the road with both the front and rear dropping off ... it was hard enough that i pulled over to check the rims and the car out, but it didn't rub ...

 

So does this mean I'll be able to run a 17x8 with 245/45/17's with no rubbing assuming I have the proper offset? (I'm getting SSR Competitions btw).

Stereodude

 

yes

 

I don't have a page 347? Your saying the manny says we can put a 305/30-19 on? I gotta see this now! Might have to get some new wheels and tires

 

And what would that correct offset be?

Stereodude

 

39mm within that range.

 

Thats hard to say... Without trying them first. A guy with a 4th gen had 17x10s on the rear of his and he didn't have problems. He had 265 or 275s on the rear and 245 up front. Front was 17x8.5. 5th gens have bigger wheel wells.