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12-10-2008, 04:53 PM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
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Tire size ?'s
Ok, stock suspension on an '06 WRX Sedan with '04 STi BBS's, I want to go as wide as I can without having issues with the stock suspension, and I want to get a little bigger diameter too. Any suggestions?
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12-10-2008, 05:31 PM | #2 |
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If you stay on your stock suspension you can go wider and larger. The compensation is made up with the rubber. Keep in mind that there is a balance here, if you screw it up your speedometer is off, and I am sure that there are a few other guys that can go into more depth about the other ramifications of not doing it right.
I personally used 255/35-18 tires (falken fk452) on a 18x8.5 rim +35 offset. I believe that my speedometer is off by less than 1% than on the OEM size. I had some rubbing when I put cobb sport springs on the car, but I got that fixed for about 80 bucks. I would imagine I could go to an 18x9 with less offset +40 and still not have any rubbing because I reduced the offset and widened the tire while using the same tire. (I have about 4cm clearance from the strut on the backside.) |
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