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Old 08-20-02, 05:02 PM
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Whats the biggest rim width I can put on front and back with JIC FLT- A2 coilovers?

Iam looking to get my suspension on in a week. I am going to get my rims shortly after. I was thinking 18x10 in the rear with 275 35's. In the front I was going to put 18x8 with 245 35's.

Is their any problems with this setup? Will I need something to make it fit right? Was wondering if anyone could help? I didnt know if the coilovers make a difference.
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it's all about the offset of the rims.
contact rishie at ARD 408-947-0505
he is a friggin genius when it comes to wheels.
(plus he has real nice prices) and he is a JIC distributor.


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Re: Whats the biggest rim width I can put on front and back with JIC FLT- A2 coilovers?

Originally posted by Dragonz818
Iam looking to get my suspension on in a week. I am going to get my rims shortly after. I was thinking 18x10 in the rear with 275 35's. In the front I was going to put 18x8 with 245 35's.

Is their any problems with this setup? Will I need something to make it fit right? Was wondering if anyone could help? I didnt know if the coilovers make a difference.
If you don't want to mess with fenders go with
18/10 all four corners=you can run 285/30/18 with no problems.

Or go with 18/10 front- with 285/30/18 ruber
and 18/12 rear and pettit flares and run 335/30/18 ruber(that's what i run)
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Re: Re: Whats the biggest rim width I can put on front and back with JIC FLT- A2 coilovers?

Originally posted by MAESTRUL


Or go with 18/10 front- with 285/30/18 ruber
and 18/12 rear and pettit flares and run 335/30/18 ruber(that's what i run)
DAN
The car on your website doesnt have fender flares or 335 rubber. Did you just get them or something?
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Re: Re: Re: Whats the biggest rim width I can put on front and back with JIC FLT- A2 coilovers?

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The car on your website doesnt have fender flares or 335 rubber. Did you just get them or something?
Yeap, just got them. The rears are to be installed soon.
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If you run 10" wheels in back, I would go wider than 8" in front. You'll get terminal understeer if you go too narrow in front. 9/10, 9.5/10, or even 10/10 will work. For the track I run 10/10 with 285/30-18 tires all around. I think you might be able to run 10.5 wheels in back, but that is about the limit without fender flares and I wanted to be able to rotate.

MAESTRUL, 10/12 will be a wild setup. Wide rubber is nice! Can you weigh your wheels before you moun tires? I received my 18x10" CCWs with the tires alredy mounted, so I am curious how much they weigh. My estimate is 22 lbs, but it was from a report of the tire weight subtracted from my whole wheel weight.

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Originally posted by maxcooper
If you run 10" wheels in back, I would go wider than 8" in front. You'll get terminal understeer if you go too narrow in front. 9/10, 9.5/10, or even 10/10 will work. For the track I run 10/10 with 285/30-18 tires all around. I think you might be able to run 10.5 wheels in back, but that is about the limit without fender flares and I wanted to be able to rotate.

MAESTRUL, 10/12 will be a wild setup. Wide rubber is nice! Can you weigh your wheels before you moun tires? I received my 18x10" CCWs with the tires alredy mounted, so I am curious how much they weigh. My estimate is 22 lbs, but it was from a report of the tire weight subtracted from my whole wheel weight.

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I did weigh them
front 18/10 were exactly 20lbs
rear 18/12 were exactly 21.3 lbs
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18x12... holy crap that's a big wheel... what color is your car Maestrul?
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dragon818,
i have the same supension and same size of wheel you are getting. gtn 37 offset front, 245,35,18 and 42offset 275,35,18. fit perfectly, no rub what so ever. here is the
link.
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/sportcarm...tos.yahoo.com/
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Originally posted by black99
18x12... holy crap that's a big wheel... what color is your car Maestrul?
My car is black on black.
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Wow that's light for an 12 x 18 wheel. 335/30-18 is a bit tall. Do they come in 335/25-18? That would be closer to our tire overall diameter? Perhaps a 315/30-18 would work better? The OD is 24.4 and will be 12.8 inches wide when mounted on a 12-inch wide rim? http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.j...so+Asimmetrico

Originally posted by MAESTRUL


I did weigh them
front 18/10 were exactly 20lbs
rear 18/12 were exactly 21.3 lbs
DAN

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