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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 03:37 PM
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Should I need wheel spacers?

Thinking about getting a set of 17x9 +25 offset all around. Was thinking of putting 225's in the front and 245's in the rear. Would that fit under the fenders without rubbing? Or would I need to roll the front fenders? I know the rear's should fit just fine. My car isn't slammed to the ground or anything and if need be I can adjust the height. Tire wise I was leaning towards Dunlop Direzza's. Any advice would be cool. Thanks

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https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread...fc-me-1043340/
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 04:20 PM
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I have 17x9 +25 255 width tire in the rear on my fc and they fit fine,

im not sure if that size would fit in the front tho,
for fronts I went with 17x8 +35 225/45/17 and that fit no problem
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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Yeah it's just that I don't remember what size width is on my fronts right now cause I'm out of state, but the FD wheels are 16x8 with a lot of clearance. I think it'll be fine but I just want to make sure.
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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9" all around with 2 different tire widths will mean the front tires will be stretched a lot more than the rear and personally I think it would look rather silly. I'm running 17x8 235/45/17 front and 17x9 255/40/17 rear. Offset on stock rolled fenders was around the +20 mark for both front and rear and they were pretty close to flush. Square look to the tires, very little stretch. If you want more stretch I think it would look best if it was an even amount of stretch both front and rear.

There is a whole fc wheel figment thread that has pics and specs of all sorts of combinations you should check out

-sean
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 04:59 PM
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FD wheels have a very high offset, something like 50

I run a 235/40 on a 25 offset 17x8, i had to roll the fender lips to avoid rubbing.

On my track car i have 20mm spacers and use 17x8.5 40mm offset. This required rolling the fronts and rears and slightly flareing the fronts to use a 235 or 225 tire.

Not all 225 tires fit safely on a 9" rim. I'd also take the advice of others and stick to an 8" rim at +25 or higher.
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