cs82685

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haha. The reason for that is I've got about 5-10K miles left in the tires I've got on the car. They're all seasons and do well for me in the winter. I also tend to drive less in the winter due to my work schedule. The cost for that would be the $275 plus mounting/balancing of the summer tires on the stock rims. We'll even leave the mounting balancing out of the equation b/c I should be able to sell the stang rims for $100 (regardless I'll keep that sale price the same for both situations). So, I would spend $275 then come winter I'd have to either drop another $100 to get the current tires put back on which will last me till the end of winter, then I'd spend another $100 in the spring to put the SPT's back on then again come winter I'll assume the SPT's are shot and I would get a new set of all seasons to go back on so another $500 for the asx's I have once you factor in mounting/balancing. Total cost = $975 through the end of 2010

If the stang rims work then I'll spend $275 and not have to get another set of tires until end of 2010 which will cost another $500 and then I could sell the stang rims for $100. Total cost $675 through the end of 2010.

Total savings $300 which can be put towards go fast goodies for the Evo or the DSM

It's not worth it IMO to have summer tires but not a spare set of wheels so doing it that way would take the transaction from a good deal to a not so good deal for me.

Hikaru

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Sounds like a lot of BS to go through to save $300....

andres_d85

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What about the WEDS SA70 18x10 +18 or +32 -
It shows as available for EVO IX; I just want to confirm it will fit my car and what size spacer will I need and how much fender rolling if not wide body.

thanks

Mautofied.IS300

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I am probably getting a set of Enkei RC-T4's 18x9.5 +30 offset and wondering what the most aggressive tire I can run would be on my stock suspension. I can roll the fenders if need be.


-Will

jbrown

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255/35 is the best bet and is closest to stock diameter.

265/35 should be fine on stock suspension with maybe a little fender rolling. Might need to get a little more aggressive with the body mods as you go lower.

Mautofied.IS300

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The more aggressive the better. I will slap on some 265's and roll out the fenders. Also, total noob question, but how do you pull fenders? Is it just like rolling, except you keep going pushing the fenders out?

Thanks for the help,

-Will

kaymin

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yea.... but dont go too far. you get a nice little crease in your stock widebody....... Don't ask how I know. Make sure you do it in a well lit area and check all angles as you're pushing it out so you know when to stop.

Mautofied.IS300

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Of course, thanks for the info. If I f!@* it up then it is just an excuse to go wide!

Thanks,

-Will

SaTa

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Ive seen this before and i can give my best guess.

I read somewhere that this is done intentionally and i am by no means an expert. Wider wheels up front help with braking and turn in since this is where most of the weight is distributed when you step on the pedal. I guess also having a smaller rear wheel assumes a smaller contact patch to the road. I guess this would make the car *** happy in the corners instead of a huge sway bar (which it may have) i guess they do that. Like I said im not an expert, just my best guess.

Cheers

Mautofied.IS300

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Yes, but wouldn't a setup like that kill your T-Case after a while?

-Will

SaTa

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Not sure. If the diameter is the same, t-case shouldnt notice anything different.

JDM_Specialty

Very useful thread, thanks.

terfer

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18x8 +45 with 225/40 tires....is the offset too high for an evo?

Hikaru

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yes, and why would you want to run such small tires???

andres_d85

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Would 17x9.5 +15 offset fit on the evo?