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Old May 10, 2006
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Biggest Tire in front?

Alright, imma get some rota boosts 17x8 soon and i wanna know the biggest tire i can put in front.

im inbetween a 245/40 or 235/40. i had 225/45/17 on my last rims and that was fine. i believe my offset in the front will be around 35. i just wanna know if i can fit those 245s decently in front... anybody try this already?
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235.

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Old May 11, 2006
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humm... eh... i want 235! i guess i'll be ordering my tires tomarrow..lol... humm
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getting new rims just to go 1 cm wider is NOT worth it!
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lol temo dont get the rotas...they are crap...made in philipines...go with ALT...they're commin out with some RG-II replicas almost exact too for about the same price in the same size too...but its up to you...im prolly gonna be gettin me a set too 17x8 +45 offset of ALT's
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rotas is good, durable and lightweight, yes they are made in philippines but it doesn't means crap at all. The only bad to me is pricey, add 1 or 2 bills more that you can get a 5zigen or any other good brand instead.
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theres nothing wrong with rota quality, its just that they're replicas
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eh, don't care... i'll get a new one if anything gets bent... my car is not about looks... its all about function... and if something happens, i'd like to be able to replace it asap
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eh, don't care... i'll get a new one if anything gets bent... my car is not about looks... its all about function... and if something happens, i'd like to be able to replace it asap
Why not 15x7.5 or 15x8.....then you could still have 235's in the front, and they will be super light. Def post pics when you put them on
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Why not 15x7.5 or 15x8.....then you could still have 235's in the front, and they will be super light. Def post pics when you put them on
Because neither will fit very comfortably and there's no tires. Not to mention if I remember right he's got S brakes, which won't clear 15s, there's no 16" tire sizes really, so 17s is the name of the wide tire game.
I would just say you're going to have to grab some rims and some tires and play with it. You may or may not get a 235 in depending on the rim and the suspension settings. I know 235s won't fit in the rear, don't even try it (225s are a serious stretch as it is).
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i got 235/40/17 tires, im goign to get 215/45 in the back

the 235's measure 8.5 inches and the 215 measure 7.5

1. i have 5 lug type S. only a selected few rims fit with 11.8 inch brakes
2. i want 17's
3. i might get a stoptech bbk in the near future, so i need something to clear them
4. i wanna have a nice combo, i don't like the look of 15's or 16's much and 18s are too big, been there, done that..

i think im goign to get 45 offset and if i need to, put spacers in the front. i wanna make sure i can tuck those 17x8 in the back with out having a bad offset, my last rims has 225/45 and i had a horrible CAMBER to fit those tires under the back. i mights get extened studs. we will see whats up soon

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i think im goign to get 45 offset and if i need to, put spacers in the front. i wanna make sure i can tuck those 17x8 in the back with out having a bad offset, my last rims has 225/45 and i had a horrible offset to fit those tires under the back. i mights get extened studs. we will see whats up soon
Then why not do 8s in the front, 7's in the back? You don't need an 8 for a 215/45.
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when and if i resell the rims, it kinda hard to resell them like that
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alright, i know this **** is old. but i just got some 17x8 5zigen fn01-rc silver. with 225/45 Hankook K106. i got it for a really good price i know the tires are **** 340 tread... i can't complain for something about 2 weeks old.. i think i'll be changing at least the front tires up in the future to something umm, alot better.

when i get time im goign to try these on some time this week. if i need spacers i'll find some... but for now. i need to raise up my car so i wont scrub...




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nice find...what offset??
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they look like they fit nice
i raised up the rear, i'll take better pics tomarrow in the day light
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now it's time for the 245's
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