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Old 07-24-08, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by bg_281
well first off before I start i gotta say that i'm not a big fan of tire stretching... not to talk down but I dont know to much in the area of stretching but what I can say is that I got 20x8.5 up front and 20x10 in the back running on Nitto NT555 with 245/35/20 up front and 285/30/20 in the back... now what I can do is give you some facts... I did the math and these would be your sidewall height (how thick your tire is)

245/35/20= 3.38 in
265/30/20= 3.13 in

235/35/20= 3.24 in
255/30/20- 3.01 in

So right now I can assume that your front tire looks fatter than the rear... now I have alot of experience with tires as I go through alot of them... now I still got my 245/35 up front but I used to have a 275/30 in the back which was like .25 in thinner than the front... so the 285/30 is equal to the front and it looks way better... now as far as stretching goes the 275 that i used to have on the rear was slightly streched and I hated it cuz 1. it was bumpy as hell, 2. the lip of my wheel was exposed to the dangers of the curbs... Now I live in houston and my setup right now is bumpy as hell, I see that you're in texas and I assume that this is your daily driver... and you gotta ask yourself, do you care if you get a uncomfortable ride, do you have money to spend on wheel repair cuz at the size you want to run a slight pothole in the road at the right speed will bend your wheel... And the last thing I gotta say is that wider is better and sexier!!!
yea i live in houston and the roads are pretty bad i have hit some pretty big bumps and pot holes but the rims i have some to hold up really well or maybe because i am running the right tires.running with stock rims looks freaking gay so i need to make a decision soon. thanks for your help and comment i am still undecided on what tires to run. still waiting for me input thanks again
Old 07-24-08, 02:16 PM
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basically i just want to be able to go LOWER and still have my front fender intact when i go up a incline and turn at the same time BTW my offset is a +32 up front and +35 in the rear i am flush all the way around with my fenders and i have the fenders rolled after i pull the lip on the inside of my fender going up a incline while i turn into a shopping center. Thanks for all the help and comments if you know anyway where i can go lower and minimize the fender rubbing please chime in
Old 07-24-08, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jwin
basically i just want to be able to go LOWER and still have my front fender intact when i go up a incline and turn at the same time BTW my offset is a +32 up front and +35 in the rear i am flush all the way around with my fenders and i have the fenders rolled after i pull the lip on the inside of my fender going up a incline while i turn into a shopping center. Thanks for all the help and comments if you know anyway where i can go lower and minimize the fender rubbing please chime in
Yes, this can be a remedy to a bad selection between tire and rim offset.
You're going swap the rubbing for a crack rim...specially the passenger front.
This is the only side I have problems
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i think those rims are really heavy duty rims they weigh a ton but i have hit some pretty hard bumps and those wheel still balance great
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All I know is, after you go with 20's, you have to brush up on your road hazard avoidance skills.
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i have great skill with road avoidance skills
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