The Official Wide Tire Thread
I test fitted my friend's evo X wheels on my car. My car has significantly pulled rear fenders that was done at a body shop with paint after that. Wanted to see how far it could be pushed. The wheels are te37 18x10.5 +15 with 275 35 18 nitto nt555 tires. Check my previous post here for suspension setup and full clearance details.
Testing wheel travel:
I have ohlins 10k front, 12k rear springs. I also have 22mm whiteline rsb, all the other wheels were on the ground.
Good to know I can basically run over a concrete parking curb without bottoming out I guess.
The plastic ear from the bumper is the closest it gets with the wheel chalk.
Front looked ok.
The other side I really forced it with a jack.
I got some contact from the point of the key and backwards on the last 5mm of travel I could managed with just jacking that tire. All the other tires were still on the ground. Any more jacking just raised the car and didn't stroke the wheel anymore. I dunno if I managed to bottom out the coilover, you can judge my ride height from the initial pics. I can't say I'm 100% sure I did TBH. I didn't set the ride height btw for looks, I set it because my roll center and handling sucked on a road course, and this ride height is the lowest I can go without big sacrifices with handling. But I also know it means I'm not needing as much clearance to run more aggressive wheel/tire combos.
Seems like it would fit with just a bit more camber. What I really want to fit is 275s on 18x10.5+20 (ce28rt) but my bfg rivals seem to run like 285s so I thought this would be a good test.
Testing wheel travel:
I have ohlins 10k front, 12k rear springs. I also have 22mm whiteline rsb, all the other wheels were on the ground.
Good to know I can basically run over a concrete parking curb without bottoming out I guess.
The plastic ear from the bumper is the closest it gets with the wheel chalk.
Front looked ok.
The other side I really forced it with a jack.
I got some contact from the point of the key and backwards on the last 5mm of travel I could managed with just jacking that tire. All the other tires were still on the ground. Any more jacking just raised the car and didn't stroke the wheel anymore. I dunno if I managed to bottom out the coilover, you can judge my ride height from the initial pics. I can't say I'm 100% sure I did TBH. I didn't set the ride height btw for looks, I set it because my roll center and handling sucked on a road course, and this ride height is the lowest I can go without big sacrifices with handling. But I also know it means I'm not needing as much clearance to run more aggressive wheel/tire combos.
Seems like it would fit with just a bit more camber. What I really want to fit is 275s on 18x10.5+20 (ce28rt) but my bfg rivals seem to run like 285s so I thought this would be a good test.
Thanks for sharing!
I asked them about that car. That fender work typically requires touch up paint work, and that car got touched up. He said its usually around $1,500-$2k with paint work. Depends on how the paint handles the pull on your particular car. Still cheaper than a full wide body.
I thought 9.5s were going to be the limit before it no longer looks OEM. I didn't want to do super obvious looking flares. But given how it turned out I wish I went wider right off the bat to the 10.5s.
I insist on my car looking like everything is OEM. Probably why I have the most mundane looking heavily modified evos around.
I'll leave the looks to the cool kids.
Only post pics, details, and comments/advice about your setup. Reserve comments about others setups for PM's. This is a thread of people who have done "wider than normal" tires and what they have done to achieve this. If you have LARGER THAN 255s, then post up specs and pics.
Include all of the following and maintain the Bold Headings.
Year/Make/Model: 2005 GG MR
Wheels: 18X9.5 Enkei NT03+M +40 w/25mm spacers up front
Tires: 285/30-18 Kumho Ecsta V710 (DOT slicks)
Suspension: Vishnu/Gerrard Ohlins
Alignment: -3.0f/-1.5r 1/16th toe-out front & 0 toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Heavy rolling front / minor rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Keep it simple, and go with things that are proven to work. Don't just slap together random $200 braces and bars. Do your research, make a plan, and then follow it. Yes, there is more than one way to go fast.
In the event you do not have the specs for one of the "areas" please include it with N/A.
Include all of the following and maintain the Bold Headings.
Year/Make/Model: 2005 GG MR
Wheels: 18X9.5 Enkei NT03+M +40 w/25mm spacers up front
Tires: 285/30-18 Kumho Ecsta V710 (DOT slicks)
Suspension: Vishnu/Gerrard Ohlins
Alignment: -3.0f/-1.5r 1/16th toe-out front & 0 toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Heavy rolling front / minor rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Keep it simple, and go with things that are proven to work. Don't just slap together random $200 braces and bars. Do your research, make a plan, and then follow it. Yes, there is more than one way to go fast.
In the event you do not have the specs for one of the "areas" please include it with N/A.
i'd never, ever run a 285 tire on a 10" wheel, though. i'd feel more comfortable with 10.5 or more.
Last edited by kaj; Dec 21, 2014 at 05:07 PM.