Kyle Harty

iTrader: (17)

I'm working on spacing my wheels, my priorities lean more towards protecting the wheels from potholes and driveability than being flush but I was unhappy with how sunken the wheels are on their own. I'm trying to find a happy medium!

I'm working on getting the fronts right at the moment, I'm on Tanabe DF-210's. The front wheels are 20x8.5 +44 offset. Just put on 15 mm spacers (am I correct in figuring this is = to a +29) and Nankang NS2 235/35/20 tires, picked these partially because they supposedly run narrow. From my brief test drive it appears that I'd catch and damage the fenders if I turn on an incline with this setup; would switching to a 10 mm spacer eliminate the risk of fender damage? (I'd rather go smaller spacers than narrower tires) It doesn't seem like rolling the fenders would help with this but I'm not opposed to rolling if it would make the difference. Rubbing is minimal in a straight line and I'm guessing could be fixed with a little more heat gun work on the fender liner.

I tried driving around last weekend in another car using the "no turns on incline" thing and I'm not sure I'm willing to deal with that in a daily driver; I'd be especially concerned about manueverability in emergencies and highway driving.

Any insight or advice on where the line is for risking fender damage would be appreciated, I can get pics of the current stance tomorrow if it would help.

TIA!

Kyle Harty

iTrader: (17)

Anyone know if going to a 10 mm spacer instead of 15 would make a difference? I parked the car with a wheel going over the incline at a gas station and turned the wheels, the tire was hitting the top of the fender arch so I'm assuming rolling the fenders wouldn't help?

Sorry for the stupid questions but I've already got more money than I'd like sunk into this and want to get it right on the second try!

Sonic_RC

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Well for one, your tire size is too big. You can run 235/35R20 on stock ride height but if you lowered I would choose 245/30R20 (25.79) or 235/30R20 (25.55). These two sizes are a better fit and should eliminate the problem

Kyle Harty

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Thanks for the reply; I realize a different tire size would go a long ways towards fixing this but with the amount of highway driving I do and the state of the roads in MN I want to keep as much sidewall as possible. My wheels are discontinued and it'd be a major inconvenience to send one in for repair, especially being on a tight budget as I am right now. Looking for options without changing the tires at this point.

I had 245/35 Falken 452's previously without the spacers and didn't have any problems. The wheel fitment looks so much better with the spacers than before but I'd give up 5mm for driveability; not looking for the VIP flushness, that looks great but not practical for me. If theory holds correct and I understand this right, spacing them out 10 mm with 1 size narrower tires should lead to the tire being approximately 5mm closer to the fenders?

I think I'm gonna try 10mm spacers and see where that puts things.