Ok, so my wheels are 18x8.5 +45 and 18/9 +50 (VS-XX) I'm in need of some rear tires. My current tires are: 225/45 and 245/40 (all stock fenders and 1/4 panels)

I'll be running Tein S-Tech springs which are not on the car yet, hence my questions:

Im getting a good deal on these tires, but can I run a 255/45 on the rear ?? If it does fit, will it look funny due to the 45 height ?? I still want the car to handle well and not worry about rubbing, but it's not a daily driver, so a little rub over bumps etc. is not the end of the world.

What's the max width I can run with my setup ??

Thanks in advance for the help and all the valuable info in the rim & tire forum.

 

Your current sizes for 18's are a little large, so doing 255/45 is going to be much larger than recommended. Recommended sizes will be 225/40/18 and 245 or 255/35/18. Those will make your tire sizes closest to factory.

 

Thanks for the input but I understand it's larger than "recomended", I want to know if they will fit without rubbing and if they'll look funny because of their height.

Can anyone else chime in ?
I'm getting a good deal on these tires and want to know if they will work

 

They will look funny, throw off the speedometer, and make it seem like you are running taller gears. Your tires are already oversized, don't make it worse. Get 225/40, 255/35 for your next set.

 

I have 245/35/18 offset 45 on the back and it doesn't rub. It is the closest size in diameter to the stock tires that I could find. Yeah it looks funny, I look like a freakin 4x4 from some angles. Gotta lower it soon and it'll look great.

245/40 would close a little bit of the wheel gap but not enough, it will still look funny at stock height and like everyone is saying - it'll throw off gearing and speedo.