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      05-18-2017, 06:25 PM   #1
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Advice on wheel fitment

I'm thinking of changing wheels soon and need some advice on fitment. Currently I have on stock suspension:
19 x 8.5 ET 35 on 245-40-19
19 x 9.5 ET 45 on 275-35-19

The new wheels I'm looking at are
19 x 8.5 ET 30
19 x 9.5 ET 36

I'm quite sure the rears will fit without sticking out a lot, however I have doubts about the fronts. My current setup is nearly flush and I'm not a fan of when tires stick out past the body. Is anyone running this set up with those offsets? From the pictures does it seem like the 5 mm will really be much of a difference?
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rears will fit, you would need to run -2.5 camber or more to completely clear

front will be fine
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rears will fit, you would need to run -2.5 camber or more to completely clear

front will be fine
i was under the impression the rears would fit without any changes since its just pushing the wheels out a further 9 mm
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rears will fit, you would need to run -2.5 camber or more to completely clear

front will be fine
i was under the impression the rears would fit without any changes since its just pushing the wheels out a further 9 mm
Rears will be fine I am lowered on ET35 and they look awesome
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Rears will be fine I am lowered on ET35 and they look awesome
pics or it didnt happen
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this is my 18x9.5 +35 rear with 265/35/18 tires. it has -2.8 camber in the photos.. you be the judge



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Rears will be fine I am lowered on ET35 and they look awesome
pics or it didnt happen
I don't have any good ones yet, but
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Rears will be fine I am lowered on ET35 and they look awesome
pics or it didnt happen
I don't see too much of a problem unless you want to slam the car ie tuck the tires. I have my coilovers set very conservatively because my city has terrible roads and I'm often loading my trunk full of heavy production gear... I put about 500 lbs worth of sandbags, c stands and other grip crap and it still did not rub. Sitting at 25.75" front and 26" rear ground to fender
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And just for those out there who have no experience with this setup, a pic of the 'poke' you will get on ET35 with 275 width tire:
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And just for the haters out there who comment but have no experience with this setup, a pic of the 'poke' you will experience on ET35 with 275 width tire:
That's pretty much perfect and looks really nice! Thanks for the help!
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That's pretty much perfect and looks really nice! Thanks for the help!
No worries - it does look good, honestly it wouldn't have been my first choice but they were a used set and the deal was too good to pass up. I took a bit of a risk (wanted ET40's) but am quite happy with how they look. Very aggressive, especially from the rear and the poke is minimal enough so that it doesn't look goofy.
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