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Wheel advice?
For weight reduction purposes and to get a beefier tire I am thinking of downsizing to 18's. I am currently running TSW Watkins 20 inch wheels. 20x9 et 35 and 20x10 et 44. Leaning towards apex sm10 18 inch wheels. Will I notice a big difference?
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I am on 245/35/20 and 275/30/20 right now.
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05-15-2020, 07:23 PM | #3 |
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I am not totally sure of the exact size but I want to go with apex 18's.
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If I go squared, will it be flush?
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WHEELS Apex Sm-10 - Anthracite Front: 18x9 Offset: 30 Backspacing: 6.2 Stance: Nearly Flush Rear: 18x9 Offset: 30 Backspacing: 6.2 Stance: Nearly Flush Tires 255/40/18
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I'm thinking 255/40 in rear will be to small. I need more tire like a 275 or 285.
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Will I get any scraping? Thanks so much for the help.
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If I may chime in, also consider tires if you are looking at weight reduction.
Tire Rack was super helpful with this because they list tire weight as part of the product description. I mention this as I was counting calories some years back on my BRZ. I went with a wider rim back then (17 x 8.5 vs stock 17 x 7), which added about almost 2 pounds to the rim weight. But I made up the difference by finding a tire just under 2 pounds lighter. The idea was that I wanted to keep as near (or lower) the stock wheel weight so not to kill the handling of the lightweight car. But to reinforce one of the questions, is reduced wheel weight noticeable? On my former 95 M3, I went from the stock 23lb rims to 17lb rims. It was staggeringly noticeable. I *felt* I could charge into turns faster, brake, and turn and recover quicker. |
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So I called and spoke to apex rep. He told me he would suggest going with 18x9 et30 in the front and 18x9.5 et35 in the rear. He said I could do 245/40/18 in the front and 275/35/18 in the rear. I would prefer to go 285/35/18 in the rear. He said I will probably rub going with that tire size and need to get fenders rolled. Is anyone running this tire in rear?
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I just found these and I may pull the trigger if they fit.
https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1722747
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Honestly, I appreciate all your help bro.
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