With a 45 offset on the back, you should be able to do better than a 235 in the rear. I mean, is it really an upgrade if you run a tire narrower than stock on the rear of a car that's already neutral enough to get many people in trouble?

Just MHO

Cheers,
Ken

 

I guess that'll have to be done when I get the wheels...
I thought 235/40 would be sufficient for the back.
What are ya recommending? 255/35??

 

I would try a 245/35 in the back.

Cheers,
Ken

 

hi i have a ? I have a 00 s2k stock suspension and looking at getting these wheels for it.
They are blitz type 01's
17x8 +38 front-tires are 215/40/17
18x9 +42 rear-tires are 285/35/18
the rear tires would be changed to 255/35/18.
my ? is will they fit with those offsets?

 

Those offsets are about 10mm too low front and back. They'll stick out, and they'll rub.

 

sorry if this has been covered in this 12 page thread, but is there any sort of guideline for lowered cars? around the 1-1.5 inch ballpark? i understand the tolerances and what size the wheel/tire/offset needs to be. i dont, however, want my wheels to look sunken in or funky once i lower my car. how could one predict what the offset should be if lowered?

also, why do everyone run only 245's in the back?? when we could be running 265/275 no problem

 

I can't speak for lowered cars, but maybe someone else has some insight.

I can say, however, that the offsets outlined in the first post would work for lowered car too, but you will have to be careful how much negative camber you remove when you align the car after lowering. Reduction in negative camber will bring the tire closer to the fender.

There is no reason to run wider rear tires on these cars unless you similarly widen the front - you would just bias the car toward understeer and add weight.

Cheers,
Ken

 

i understand you would need to increase the tire size up front as well, i just dont understand why people arent throwing on 235/265 or 245/275. is it just me, though, or does it look like peoples wheels sink into the car more after lowering? and if thats the case, couldnt someone possible run a *slightly* more aggressive offset?

 

Well, the stock wheels aren't wide enough to fit much wider tires properly. And aftermarket wheels with high enough offsets to run wide tires are less common and usually pricey.

When you lower your car, you end up with more negative camber. Ideally you would re-align to factory specs, but a lot of people don't do that, or don't know they should do that.

The "sunk in" look can happen when lowering with stock wheels or wheels with high offsets. That additional negative camber pulls the top of the wheel in (This should be countered by an alignment after lowering, but again, many people don't know this or don't care). But no; lowering a car does not allow you run a more aggressive offset, in fact, quite the opposite if your alignment is within spec. Once lowered your wheel is that much closer to the fender.

Cheers,
Ken

 

okay, maybe thats why i felt they looked sunken in, because many times people dont re align. thanks for your input and all your info here.