msgs350

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I think front will rub due to 245/35 and rears will clear, if you shave your fenders. You may be able to roll the rear but due to the design, it may dimple.

ADI$A69

I run a 20x9 245/35 offset 32, no rubbing on my 07. I'm on stock suspension though, not dropped yet

grayson73

For AWD, stock suspension, and no drop, Allen Alvarez from Vossen told me:

"You would run 20x9 ET 38 with 245/35/20 and 20x10.5 ET45 with 275/30/20 with no issues. Plug and play fitment. "

He also said that if I wanted 19", it would be 19x8.5 ET32 and 19x10 ET38.

Would 19" or 20" look better on AWD with no drop?

Skylar978

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That is preference, but with zero ride height change- I prefer 20's. I have a rule of thumb for my own personal taste though- I never throw on wheels at all unless I lower the car. Nothing is worse to me than wheel gap when you have a nice set of wheels on any car.. Probably not everyones cup of tea to lower their vehicle, but I like it!

grayson73

One thing I find strange is that Vossen recommended 245/35/20, but that's 6.7% larger circumference than stock (225/50/17). Isn't that too much difference for AWD?

DanilleH

I like your setup

Who is the Wheels manufacturer? and suspension manufacturer?

eeleat

Those wheels r called Venerdi-zwinger. I like them and tried to find them new but they don't make them anymore so I ended up getting TSW Brooklands. Similar but not the same.

DanilleH

Suspension? brand and height? spacers?

grayson73

1. Looks like I'll have to go with 19" since there don't seem to be any all-season tires in 20" size (225/35/20, 235/35/20, 265/30/20, 275/30/20). Sadly, people are saying 20" would look better than 19" with stock AWD height. I'd consider lowering, but.....

2. Read a lot about AWD wobbles and vibration when lowering via springs and coilovers, so I guess I'm stuck with stock AWD suspension.

What would you do if you were in my shoes?

eeleat

Venerdi-zwinger is the brand of wheels. don't know about the rest. That's an old picture from Japan. You can tell its a right hand driver.

grayson73

The wheel gap won't change from stock though, since the wheel height is the same, right? It's just bigger rim and thinner tire?

grayson73

I think I will try 245/35/20-9 +38 and 285/30/20-10.5 +45 on stock AWD with no drop. Should be ok, right?

eeleat

235/30/20 front and 285/25/20 rear would both have 25.6" diameter for your AWD best results.
Go to tiresize.com/comparison and you can play with different tire sizes

grayson73

Thanks. Unfortunately, there are a lot of potholes here, so 25 profile probably won't work. Also, I was looking for all-season tires and there don't seem to be any in size 235/30/20.

It would be horrible if I had to keep replacing rims due to potholes.

grayson73

Are you AWD? Any rubbing on full turns?