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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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Has anyone ever done 18x9 +15? I'm thinking about wrapping them in 245/40/18 s as well...
Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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Thats alot of tire, are you lowered?
Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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It'll look stupid. Don't do it.
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people have done 17x9 +17's with a 215/45 on it.

245 is a beefy ___ tire. but if its for track use then i dont see why not
Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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^ Yeah, but that's stretching and camber. Idk how he'll get the tire even under the fender with a 245.
Old Jun 30, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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definatly gonna need to pull fenders to run a 245 also depending on the drop
Old Jun 30, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Would he even be able to turn with those specs?
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probably not. not with a 245 atleast.
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front tires are 245's on a 18x9 wheel
Old Jul 1, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...t=rota+grid+18
18x9.5 et38 225/40/18
closest thing i could find and think of
Old Jul 1, 2010 | 11:10 PM
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no there is another member on here with 17x9.5 or 18 Rota Torques, matched with 255 Nittos. Also didn't the other Flint run meaty tires with his SBC RPF1s?
Old Jul 2, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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245 is a beefy tire. i run that on a 17x8 wheel and it rubs like a mother in the rear.
Old Jul 2, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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Norm, are you ____ing kidding me? ahahha
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Originally Posted by Domo
no there is another member on here with 17x9.5 or 18 Rota Torques, matched with 255 Nittos. Also didn't the other Flint run meaty tires with his SBC RPF1s?

The silver ones? Those are CR Kais, not torques
Old Jul 7, 2010 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by hydralover
Has anyone ever done 18x9 +15? I'm thinking about wrapping them in 245/40/18 s as well...
An 18x9 +15 with a 245/40/18 tire will not fit under stock fenders. That's a pretty aggressive offset to be running such a wide tire on. You'll definitely need to roll/pull the fenders or even get fenders flare to fit them.

This customer is running 18x9 +35 and I believe he has a 235/40/18 tire on it and it's pretty flush already.





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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 12:47 AM
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18x9.5 think et 35 and 275/35/18 tires
Old Jul 7, 2010 | 02:05 AM
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are those shots just a test fit? theres no way that thing is going on the streets like that
Old Jul 7, 2010 | 05:06 AM
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Nope thats his actuall set up.
Old Jul 7, 2010 | 05:43 AM
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and it's BEAUTIFUL.
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^indeed. Stretch tires are for dummies.



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