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It only leads to curbed wheels if you're such a bad driver that you drive your car into curbs on a regular basis. WARNING: Driving your car into curbs is not advised as it can also damage your suspension.
I, for one, choose not to drive my car into curbs so I've been running stretched tires for 4 or 5 years without a single curbed wheel. I love my wheels too much to run them into concrete barriers
I run 205/40/17 on my 9" wheels....zero problems, great stance, no rubbing. My contact patch isn't as large as a 235....but then again, my car only has 115 hp so I'm not too concerned about contact patches.
That's kinda close.. Nice ride.. It's either a 17x7.5 et42 or 17x8 et36. I'm just not 100% sure which way to go...
The 17x7.5 +42 should leave you with plenty of clearance to not worry about rubbing. Depending on how much you lower, if at all, the 17x8's will probably end up rubbing the fronts if you run the same size tires as I am. If you stretched a 205 tire maybe not though? I've never really stretched tires that much before so idk how much clearance it can give you.
Someone can tell me if with 17x8 et35 and 205/45 tire I will face some rubbing?
Im not lowered to aggressively...(Eibach Springs)
Any chance of someone who is currently using that exact fitment post a picture?
( 17x8 et35 with 205/45 )
I just dont want any rubbing on spirit driving and the weels poking outside de flaps :/
oh, another thing, 205/45 is the only tire I can use legally in my R56S.. so i have to stay on that size!
I run 17X8 +35 and didn't rub on 215/45 RE71s. Did rub on 215/45 595 RSRR but those run wide. And only with 2 people in rear. No issues for autox and track days.
Do you know your ride height, hub center to fender lip? Also, do you know your alignment numbers?
Originally Posted by magik-biped
I'm running 17x8 et40 (Rota Titan's) so...kinda close? KW V1 coilovers and 215/45 tires (Continental ExtremeContact Sport). I do get some very minor rubbing between the rear front* tires and fender when the car hits a really significant bump, or there's a lot of weight in the car.
*edit* rubbing is on the front, mistakenly said rear */edit*
