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17x8 w/ 235/40-17's Fit, or no fit.

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Old 01-11-2008, 07:39 AM
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17x8 w/ 235/40-17's Fit, or no fit.

I'm changing to a more aggressive tire/wheel setup this spring. I'm looking at some wheels that are 17x8 +45 and would like to run a 235/40-17 Bridgestone RE-010R... I currently have the Koni spring/damper setup and am curious what fitment issues I may have. I'm running some neg. camber in the rear and have trimmed/rolled the fenders back there.

Anyone able to shed some light? I've used wheel and tire calculators and it's really close. Anyone have personal experience with these or similar sizes?

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Old 01-11-2008, 08:02 AM
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Rubbage for sure....
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ghlight=235+40

You have your fenders rolled in the back?


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Old 01-11-2008, 08:15 AM
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Fender liners are trimmed... fenders are rolled and shaved. I was runnign a set of 18x7 +42 OZ's w/ 215/40-18's. They rubbed a touch until i went to -2 camber in the rear.
 
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Do you have any pictures of your car?
 
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=124738

Those pics were taken before I changed the camber settings in the rear.
 
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What littlehandegan said

You will need a different offset to clear the rear trailing arms.
 
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Old 01-11-2008, 12:40 PM
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Never mind this thread.. gonna run a 7.5 and some different tires too...

I'll post pics as soon as the new setup is ready.
 
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i may need a different offset, but i can pull this off! custom wheels from Kodiak and the correct tire will make this happen. i'll need it when jan gets through with my engine.
 
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Originally Posted by bean
i'll need it when jan gets through with my engine.
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Originally Posted by ChiliPepperS
huh
check multiple threads with RMW (jan's) parts or tunes.....traction required.
 
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