Well I've been thinking of this or a very long time now. Constantly searching through the forums, reviewing peoples set ups, noting their hardships and difficulties to run certain rim specs.

I've finally come to a decisive choice on the rims I want. Volk Ce's will be my rim of choice.

My goal: Run 255 tire up front(I know it's possible), and a 275/285 tire in the rear(this is the tricky part thanks to my preference of wheel specs.

I've finally found a shop locally who is willing to do the custom work I need for my body work. I'll be running the J's front fenders(+40mm) and J's rear fenders(+25mm), and yes I will be cutting the quarter panel.

Based on these specs I've come to the conclusion that I can easily run a 17x9 +22 offset front rim with 255/35 tire. I believe I will not need to run to much camber for this to work either. This is mainly for that sexy concave look. Your thoughts?

Now for the rear I am thinking the same specs to keep the concaveness the same, but there is no way I can fit a 285 let alone a 275 tire even with the over fenders. This is where I am at a loss. The body shop I will be working with can customize the over-fender to possible give me an extra 5-7 more on top of what the fenders already add on. However I am no sure if this is enough without running lots of camber. Max I would like to run in the rear is -3, but I'd prefer a little less. Your thoughts/input?

All help is greatly appreciated. Would love to hear what discussions arise from this. Oh and as far as why that wide a wheel, those offsets, etc. Offsets because of the look, and wheel sizes for the power the car will soonbe putting down.

 

Right now, I'm runnig a 275 on a 9.5 +71 w/o any modifications. They are pretty safe offsets. So, I don't know if that will help any but it should give you a starting point.

 

I kinda just glanced at your post and thought my rear specs might help in some way.

I'm running 18x10 +68 285/30/18 with 1.7 degrees of camber all around. I did need to roll the fenders and relocate the bumper tabs with just oem rear fenders.

 

my rears are 18x10 +71 (works s2r) 275/35/18 with no rubbing almost flush; however i did roll my fenders as a precaution and so i could lower my car

 

Thank you guys. I know it's easy to run those widths even with stock body s2's, but I guess I'd like to see if the 17x9 +22 will fit in the rear with at least 275s.