I'm looking at getting 20x8.5 or 20x9.5's soon. I was wondering what offsets will work and what tire size I need. I want the rims to sit as flush to the fenders as possible. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

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i was wondering the same. i wanna do 20X8.5 in the front and 20X9.5 in the rear.

 

I have 20x8.0 front and rear. I have plenty of room in the rear, but the front only has about 10mm of clearance between the tire and splash sheild at full lock. I am running a 235-30-20 tire on all four corners.

 

But what offset? Lol!!

 

I've seen a guy with a 35 offset on a 20x8.5 and they sat flush with the fender. I think if you go any more negative you'll be sticking out past the fender and you may need some rolling. I think anywhere between 35 and 42 is ok.

 

20x8 with 42mm offset

 

i have a 20x8 with a 42 its flush in the front and rubs like hell im also droped quiet a bit and have a am tucking tires i went with a 225 35 20 a slight stretch helped the rubbing im sure if i lifted my car about a half inch it would be fine

 

I have Eibach Sportlines, with no problems. I had the same idea on my SRT, and they rubbed like hell. Everytime I hit a bump, the fender cut into the sidewall of the tire.

 

I know someone on the boards is running 20x8.5 ET 35 and 20x10.5 ET 35 with no problems I believe. Here is the link: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...263&highlight=

 

ii rub bad so it all depends
+35 to low if you want to go low

 

As you can see, his car sits pretty high. There is a significant gap between the top of the tire and the fender lip. My SRT had a similar gap. When going down the highway, each time I went from a high to a low spot the fender lip cut into the sidewall of the tire. Of course, the more weight (people) I had in the car, the worse it was. Because of this experience, I didn't go crazy when choosing wheels and tires. Although it may look cool, I know the problems it can cause.

 

yeah if i would have went 235 30 it wouldnt be so bad maybe and maybe if i lift my car

 

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lol its a little low right now i have a inch of tire in my wells i forgot what finger gap was

 

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Your xb is super low and it looks cool that way. Maybe you can raise it a little and cure the problem. With my other car, I had to raise It to near stock ride height to keep it from rubbing. I had also tried adjusting the damping, but then it rode like a pogo stick.