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04-30-2013, 12:45 AM | #1 |
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I have been doing quite a bit of reading regarding wheel/tire fitment and it appears that I will have to run staggered tires (245's front and 255's rear) to avoid having to pull my front fenders. I will be running GC camber plates with the Street/School coilover kit in addition to rolling the fenders all around. Will I have to run a spacer for the front to clear the struts with 245/35's? Anyone have experience running this wheel/tire combo? If not too challenging, I would like to run square 255/35 Dunlop Z2's for track/autox use. TIA. |
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i am running 255x4 on 17/8,5/40 Direzza 2
you can pull the front fenders with bare hands(1 min work for both sides) and I don't run spacers so it rub once in 10 full turn locks
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Did you "trip" the bumper tab? I want to know if people shave it off completely of just shave it down to the screw that holds it in place. Cheers! |
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05-04-2013, 09:27 PM | #4 |
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You should be able to run 255/35 with no problems with GC setup. I'm running 18x8.5" ET48 with 5mm spacer and 255/35 RE11 at -2.1 camber with no problems so far.
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Alrighty, so the setup is on the car!
I actually had to run a set of 10mm spacers up front. The photo below shows the strut clearance with the 10mm spacer (excuse the dirty shock lol). An 8mm might have done the trick, but I didn't want to take any chances. These photos of are of my current stance (1/4" wheel gap up front and 1/2" in the rear). I added the 5mm spacers I was originally going to put up front to the rear. I have zero rubbing issued up front with -2.5 camber, rolled/pulled fenders, and shaved bumper tab. There is some rubbing in the rear, particularly on the right side. I rolled the rears a tiny bit, but not enough to clear the tire. A flat roll will sort this out--doing it tomorrow. |
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Any reason why 245's in the front and 255's in the back will be better? My front Michelin's PSS have been wearing out on the outside and I think is due to under steering. I have TCKline coilovers with stiff springs and M3 control arms + bushings. I also have 400 Hp and 465 Lbs torque. I wonder if 245's in the front with 255's in the rear would fit and if would give me better grip and less understeering.... any recommendations?
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more info on camber and toe specs. as well as what you use the car for |
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So what are your final wheel, tire, and alignment specs? Car looks amazing.
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$20 says he doesn't know what pulling fenders actually means lol
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no i was referring tot he guy who claimed he did it with his hands, he prob has no idea what pulling fenders involves.
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