a word to the inexperienced (tire stuff)
04-23-2009, 06:45 PM
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a word to the inexperienced (tire stuff)
if you get tires that are 20mm wider than your factory tires, and you still have your factory suspension, be ready to hear some tire rub. 
in all the months that i've driven on my 225 tires with my coilovers, i've only once ever hear tire rub... i wont say where i was, or how fast i was going.
but today, i took 'the scenic route' to get home after work, and i was being very mellow versus how i'd usually drive that sort of road. i was given an unexpected dosage of tire rub on the factory suspension. SUCKY.
so yeah...
in all the months that i've driven on my 225 tires with my coilovers, i've only once ever hear tire rub... i wont say where i was, or how fast i was going.
but today, i took 'the scenic route' to get home after work, and i was being very mellow versus how i'd usually drive that sort of road. i was given an unexpected dosage of tire rub on the factory suspension. SUCKY.
so yeah...
04-23-2009, 07:17 PM
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that is so true... im just glad that i have jic coilovers on the stiffest settings so i dont rub when i run my 245/40/18s. but when i run 225/45/17 tires for snow they never rub!!!
** oh and i only have 1 camber front and 1.1 in the rear
** oh and i only have 1 camber front and 1.1 in the rear
04-23-2009, 07:59 PM
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hmm, so you mean anything greater than 225 on an RS/WRX? Stock on an STi is 225 wide, so 245 should be the limit without rubbing, according to this rule of thumb.
04-23-2009, 08:13 PM
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<----245's here and I've had 2 different wheels and 3 different tire brands with no problems at all. You just have to roll the fenders, easy fix.
04-23-2009, 08:16 PM
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Well its the same exact chassis so why should that matter. Oh and I sold my old wheels with 245's to member for his WRX and he just rolled his fenders so that pretty much busted this myth.
