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Old Aug 28, 2011, 12:33 PM
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Tire size/camber questions.. need help!

i am in the market for some new tires and i have 18x9.5 +20 rota grids... i cant decide between 245/35s or 255/35s. has anyone ran either of these tire sizes and if so what did you run for camber for clearance? my fenders are rolled but id prefer to not run a lot of camber because of wear on the tire. any input or pics would help! and sorry for the newb questions im not to wheel/tire/camber savy. thanks!
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When in doubt stay conservative. You won't see or feel the difference between those sizes, but the 255's might be large enough you could have rubbing. The 245's are a tad shorter than normal.
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245s are a stretch on 9.5s, go with 255s.

Dont run "As little" camber as you can, youll kill handling and the outside edge while you're understeering. Run at least -1.5* camber and with toe set at zero you shouldnt have any issues with excessive wear.

I tend to run a couple psi extra to spread the wear to the middle of the tire but Im also running around with -3.5* camber (auto-x spec). I just flip my tires once a year.
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Originally Posted by Dallas J
245s are a stretch on 9.5s, go with 255s.

Dont run "As little" camber as you can, youll kill handling and the outside edge while you're understeering. Run at least -1.5* camber and with toe set at zero you shouldnt have any issues with excessive wear.

I tend to run a couple psi extra to spread the wear to the middle of the tire but Im also running around with -3.5* camber (auto-x spec). I just flip my tires once a year.
thanks man for the input. so if i run a 255 and a -1.5 camber i shouldnt have any rubbing? i had a 245/40 and i rubbed pretty bad in the rear but i havent done anything to my camber either.
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I run a set of Rotas 18x9.5 with 255 tires. I rolled the rear fenders to prevent rubbing.
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Originally Posted by Kawboyz11
I run a set of Rotas 18x9.5 with 255 tires. I rolled the rear fenders to prevent rubbing.
what size tires are you running?
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Originally Posted by CF03MR
what size tires are you running?
theyre Falken 255/35zr18's
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