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Tires to fill in gap (RPF1)

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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 04:50 PM
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Curious what size tires are good to fill in the gap around the wheel well. This looks good below:

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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 06:04 PM
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None. Lower the car if you want that look. Adding thicker tires to remove gap not only looks funny in itself, but raises the height of the total car which raises center of gravity, effects your your final drive which effects your speedo and snappiness of the car, making it lug more. Adds unnecessary tire weight and enhances tire deflection. These are all negatives from a simple error in judgment. But now that your a little more up to speed, maybe you will reconsider your options.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by s2000Junky
None. Lower the car if you want that look. Adding thicker tires to remove gap not only looks funny in itself, but raises the height of the total car which raises center of gravity, effects your your final drive which effects your speedo and snappiness of the car, making it lug more. Adds unnecessary tire weight and enhances tire deflection. These are all negatives from a simple error in judgment. But now that your a little more up to speed, maybe you will reconsider your options.

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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 05:47 PM
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If you happen to be wondering what size tires that car is running however, it's 255/40/17.
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Dreaming_S2k
If you happen to be wondering what size tires that car is running however, it's 255/40/17.
Front and rear?

Do you know what size rims those are? Front/rear?
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 05:15 PM
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I'm fairly certain that setup is 9.5j +38, and yes front and rear.
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dreaming_S2k
I'm fairly certain that setup is 9.5j +38, and yes front and rear.
Thanks
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 12:32 AM
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I'm gonna try 245s all the way round with 40s in the rear.
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