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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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So I just picked up my old set of wheels/tires from my old S14 240sx. There were Rays 57S in bronze... mmmm Anyways they are 17x9.5+22 all the way around and I ran 255's on them when I did have my 240. I'm curious as to what kind of fitment these will have on my AP1. I'm really hoping that I can just get by on a roll or maybe slight pull of the fenders. Suspension wise, I'm planning on running some Zeal Function XS's. Also for the sake of my stock speed sensor and not wanting to have to correct it, what tires sizes should I be looking at?

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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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wow, you need to have a widebody to fit +22 i'm guessing.

I know rpf1's in 9" +45 running 255's NEED rolled fenders and pulled quite a bit. Add another 20mm on there and you are going to have your hands full.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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you should be looking at a 40 tire size i believe
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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I was considering 245/40/17 front and 255/40/17 rears... So I'm definitely looking at a pull, if not a widebody rear end?

Appreciate the comments so far
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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yea i'd go 255 fronts and 275 or 285 rears.
chop the rear quarter panels and install the asm overflare there. The fronts are going to be some work though.

someone else will chim in soon i'm sure.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kobsession,Oct 29 2008, 12:20 PM
yea i'd go 255 fronts and 275 or 285 rears.
chop the rear quarter panels and install the asm overflare there. The fronts are going to be some work though.

someone else will chim in soon i'm sure.
serious work will need to been done if your trying to fit these on a stock body... unless you go wide
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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pm silent dancer hes the yoda of making wheels fit
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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for the issue of balance at the track and autox would you suggest going with a staggered sizing (tires, not wheels) ? or should i try and run same width all the way around?
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nm figured it out
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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oh I didn't realize they were the same width on all corners.

if you do the same size tires on all corners, you can rotate them and get better wear.

You should be able to get away with 245 front and 265 rear (maybe different with different manufacturers).
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