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Old 07-29-2012, 12:38 AM
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I am running a Staggered setup: 18x8 +55 fronts and 18x9.5 +62 rears. My old tires were 225/40 18 front and 255/35 18 rear with no fender roll or pull and was lowered 1.5" and no rubbing. My question is will I rub if I run 235/40 18 fronts and 265/35 18 rears lowered at 2" with fenders rolled and a slight pull.

Any advise regarding this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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With that offset you should be fine. I would run more negative camber with the car lowered and that should be it. If I can help with the tires or suspension let me know.
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I run +50 or 55 in rear 9.5" wide. Rolled fenders and relocated rear bumper tab on stock camber settings. 275 35 18 no rubbing.
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I have an 18" tire question as well. I have 18x8 and 18x9 +45 wheels. I will roll fenders and tab relocate, i want to sit flush with no fender gap. I was going to run 215/40/18 for front and 245/35/18 for rears but due to selection availability being an issue for the brand I want, I was wondering if I can run 225/40/18 front and 255/35/18 rears without any problems?
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Originally Posted by LuvNdaVtec
I am running a Staggered setup: 18x8 +55 fronts and 18x9.5 +62 rears. My old tires were 225/40 18 front and 255/35 18 rear with no fender roll or pull and was lowered 1.5" and no rubbing. My question is will I rub if I run 235/40 18 fronts and 265/35 18 rears lowered at 2" with fenders rolled and a slight pull.

Any advise regarding this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
You'll have no problem with 235/265 with your offsets--you probably don't even need to roll your fenders. To give you an idea, I'm lowered about 1" and run 235/40R18 (on 18x8 +45) and 265/35R18 (on 18x9 +55). After rolling my fenders, my front doesn't rub but my rear rubs on my bumper (I should be able to take care of this by relocating the bumper tab).
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Originally Posted by Kane_X3
I have an 18" tire question as well. I have 18x8 and 18x9 +45 wheels. I will roll fenders and tab relocate, i want to sit flush with no fender gap. I was going to run 215/40/18 for front and 245/35/18 for rears but due to selection availability being an issue for the brand I want, I was wondering if I can run 225/40/18 front and 255/35/18 rears without any problems?
I was running 225/40/18 fronts and 255/35/18 rears. You should be fine.
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Originally Posted by Rdizzle
Originally Posted by LuvNdaVtec' timestamp='1343551094' post='21896994
I am running a Staggered setup: 18x8 +55 fronts and 18x9.5 +62 rears. My old tires were 225/40 18 front and 255/35 18 rear with no fender roll or pull and was lowered 1.5" and no rubbing. My question is will I rub if I run 235/40 18 fronts and 265/35 18 rears lowered at 2" with fenders rolled and a slight pull.

Any advise regarding this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
You'll have no problem with 235/265 with your offsets--you probably don't even need to roll your fenders. To give you an idea, I'm lowered about 1" and run 235/40R18 (on 18x8 +45) and 265/35R18 (on 18x9 +55). After rolling my fenders, my front doesn't rub but my rear rubs on my bumper (I should be able to take care of this by relocating the bumper tab).
Thanks for the advice. My car is in the bodyshop so I just had them roll the fenders so if I ever decide to go with lower offset wheels I wouldn't have to worry.
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Originally Posted by Jim@tirerack
With that offset you should be fine. I would run more negative camber with the car lowered and that should be it. If I can help with the tires or suspension let me know.

Thank you for the info. I will definitely let you know if I need help with tires or suspension.
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What’s the biggest tire setup for 18x8.5+35 for front and 18x9.5+30 in rear. I’m going fenders rolled and that’s about it. Dropping a little bit to where there’s little to no rub. Any suggestions??

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