haha yea i know :/ but im on a budget so i have to sacrifice SOMEthing

 

Never sacrifice on tires.. no matter what rims or mods you have.

 

tires are the most important part of a car, as they are they only part to come in contact with the ground

 

yea thats true. well im waiting about 4-6 weeks so i can save up at least 1200-1400$ so i guess ill have the money by then. i need good tires for the summer. its just a daily driver, i dont plan on tracking my car.

 

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now all we need are the gold ones

 

lol fyi with a moderate drop 17x8.5 with a 30 offset will probably rub, especially if your putting 245s on it.

id throw 225s on it and slam the sht!

 

The point in getting 8.5" wide rims is to put fatter tires on there. If you're getting 225 width tires, stick with 17x7.. or the 17x8.

 

for some, the point of getting 8.5 is to get a flusher stance. if you get them just for track use to put down more rubber, i would suggest going higher offset so you won't have to stop after each corner to pick up missing fender pieces. i know if i got 8.5" +30, i'd be putting 225s on there and running at least like -2 camber.
i did 17x7 and x8 with 225s. nuh uh. i'm going 215s next time around.

 

im concerned of rubbing my fenders, 40 et would still be a lil flushed right since i will be running fat tires at least 235? Right now i have 18x8 et 35 on 225tires and it rubs at times (rarely) when I encounter some dips..

 

so 225 tires on a 17x8.5 wheel would be okay? im such a n00b when it comes to wheels and tires, god haha

 

225 on the 8.5 rims will be fine.......just a slight stretch on it and that is it,should not have any handling issues from it with a 40 offset.

 

if your concerned you could always grab the Seibon 10mm Wider CF fenders, get teh 17x8.5 with a 30 offset and run 245s or even 255s with some serious rubber, have a sick stance and fat tires for great traction. that way the fronts would be mint and the rears would be too

 

depending on tire, 225 on 8.5 won't even be a stretch. bstone re01s or even rt615 azenis run a bit wider.

 

17x8.5 +40 w/ 225 tires and ill be good then.

now i just need to find out which tire im gonna wrap these rpf1's in :/

 

i say with 40 offset, 235 should be good! now where can you find good deals? i know dezod is getting some limited production ones

 

Yea they're offering it in 17x8.5 +30 in black, I think? Definitely awesome for the price, but if you're going to get 'em get them now because they're limited editions..

 

I would go 245/40 because it's the best ratio - closest to stock diameter.

with a +40 offset you shouldn't have too much of a rubbing issue.

 

+40 is weak

 

nah 40+ is safest, i drive my car daily and hard at times.. and i dont want to have problems when im on the track.. scraping fender liner one race track is a major embarrassment! lmao.. though 30+ for sure looks great

 

I totally agree with B_Real. On the 17x8.5 version of the wheel, 245/40 at +40 is pretty much the perfect wheel and tire size combo for us. Depending on how much lower you are from stock you shouldn't rub except in some pretty specific situations. Nothing a VERY minor fender roll wouldn't cure immediately.

+40 might not provide the visual stance that most people love, but it's a meaty tire with a great contact patch and a lightweight wheel that shouldn't cause any major headaches with fitment. Ultimate choice for people who track their cars and that goes double for those that track them with a turbo or other power boosters.

Dezod's custom run has both +35 and +40's but you'll have to talk to them to figure out how many they have left of each offset.