friesm2000

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or it finally catches one of the grooves in the tread, and just rips the lip downward, peeling it outwards


and since you got an excuse now, what are you waiting for....




i would almost say conti's, yes i hear people rave about nitto's, but it always seems like more hype (and name) then anything on them

Aman

I like the Continentals better as well.

Cue justnspace stage left, Nitto

justnspace

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:aman:

fsttyms1

The set i ran last year were the invos. They were great tires. I think i may go the contis.

fsttyms1

Just ordered 4 Continentals

fsttyms1

The Rubbers have arrived, now i just have to finish polishing the rims and have them mounted and see how they fit and finish rolling the fenders.

ryebreadisme

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That is a huge tire for the second gen.

Kris, what do you think the largest tire you could run on a 3rd gen wheel 17x8 +45, without major modification?

fsttyms1

well with a 8" wheel i wouldnt run anything larger than a 255 (which really should be on a 8.5" wheel) Given the offset of the +45 i dont think you could go above a 235. Im going to have to do significant rolling to get this to fit.

friesm2000

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245 fits on a 2g (2003 to be more specific) TL with 3g A-specs, so a 18x8 with a 45 offset, even lowered on H&R's too, while also on the lower settings of the bilstien shocks

now i will say that the quarter panel WAS real close to rubbing though, so i did roll it some for piece of mind....
now the bumper tabs where another story though lol, but those eventually just rubbed away, i did trim those some but still not enough so it still rubbed some till worn away enough

fsttyms1

One of these days i need to get someone to measure the distance between the fenders on the 02-03 (measuring from outside lip to outside lip) because im really wondering if the 02-03 has a larger flare to the front fenders. Rears i can get away with some of the crazier offsets ive seen (like +38 to +45) but the fronts, My +50 with a 235 was pretty close to flush. A +45 with a 245 would have stuck out more than my 255

(just after setting it down springs hadnt settled but still less than a 2 finger gap) The +38 i put on once stuck out another 1/4+ inches than that

friesm2000

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would't the frame rail lip (right underneth the liner to the very outside fender be a better measurement and alot easier to acquire, then outside to outside (fyi the framerail itself is the exact same no matter the year)






edit: i just looked up wheel well liners, and no go there, different part numbers

anyways i should be pulling my front wheels off tomorrow or friday, due to having to get another fucking broken axle replaced , and this one is going to be a fucker to get out too due to it snapping on the splines on the inner joint that go INTO the center shaft (passenger's side)


edit: edit: but the little bracket (#2) in the fender parts diagram is the same though....

friesm2000

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also on the fronts with the 245's never really had an issue though, that very top clip to the liner rub/broke away, but other then that never really touch though (also when i had a bad top ball joint on one side [let the knuckle move a little too much, it did hit the framerail like once or twice [up front], and left a little tell tale there maybe the size of a staple, so very minor, and have not notice anything since then either

fsttyms1

I just figured with 2 people, 2 straight edges/boards and a level it would pretty easy to set a straightedge on the ground touching the fender level it have friend on the other side do the same and measure the distance between the 2. I think it would be more accurate than some point on the frame rail and fender. Trying to get both level there i think would be harder to get a accurate reading

fsttyms1

They are on

kdawg8526

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looks great

are you able to turn the wheel to one side completely and not having rubbing?

do you think these will work out same for 3g 17x8 wheels? 255/45/17

friesm2000

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yeah i just looked , the lip i was thinking of is not even level with the outer fender, so it be kinda a sloped measurement
but yeah i was thinking more about just hooking the tape measure over that lip, pulling it snug and reading it


btw now only if i had a plumb bob, and a piece of chalk....



edit: i loved it when you would walk up from the back of mine, and where able to see underneath, and here's this big ass tire (at least for the car itself) stuck under there

FirePR2002

was going to make this suggestion. alot easier than trying to keep 2 dudes level....

ryebreadisme

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I had asked Kris the same question earlier. It seems that without major fender modification we won't be able to run larger than a 235/45/17 on the 17x8 3g wheels.

brian6speed

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Looks good I plan on going with 245 or 255 for my next set. For an 8 inch wide rim I would just stick with 235 or 245. To get a 255 to fit it would probably be a little stretched and the contact patch wouldn't be bigger than a 245 anyway.

fsttyms1

yea the 255 is a little big for the 8" its still about 15mm+ larger footprint than the 235 when i had them side by side for comparison. I wish i could buy a new lip from RH to make the rim 1/2 inch larger to fit the tire better. but overall it looks good and fairly square with the rim.

fsttyms1

rondog

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255/40/17 would be correct, the sidewall series has to change to accommodate the first number, aspect ratio...

fsttyms1

Being in the wheel industry, could you make a lip that is 1/2 inch larger that would bolt to the rim? The rims are a 3 piece just a thought???

fsttyms1

Well started to roll the fenders. Im going to keep working them and get a nice pull out of them. So far i have gained about 1" of clearance on the rears now Now i just need a 9" wheel or so and i think i can get away with a 275 for a tire. All depends on how the front roll/pull goes

alexh1266

how do the conti's feel? i was thinking about those same exact ones for my next tire, but they run about $200 a tire for my 19s

fsttyms1

I havent taken them to the track yet, but i have about 1500 miles on them already and first impression is GREAT tire. Quiet, smooth, TONS of grip wet and dry. They have quite a bit more grim than the Invos i had last summer. Im expecting them to be great at the track. Im able to launch harder off the line with less spin (probably also due to being much wider) but grip is great. Id spend the money on them. My buddy after riding in my car just bought them for his Vette.

tomf

I have the contis and love them....

JterrorC

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are you on 17s or 18s?... i wish i wouldve gone beefier on my 05 tl wheels... only have 225 ... so imagine the drastic change when i go from 265 to 225.....

fsttyms1

18

brian6speed

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Bringing back an old thread. Gonna install my 255/35/18 tires soon on a 18 x 8.5 rim 52mm offset. Was wondering if you had to add negative camber to get them to fit without rubbing?

fsttyms1

I only have the neg camber that came from the drop. Its only a little over 1 in the rears

brian6speed

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I am gonna install tires today. Hope they fit. My main concern is if it will rub against the knuckle in the front. Right now with 235's there is only a 1 finger gap from tire to knuckle.

fsttyms1

they shouldnt. I have a +50 offset and they dont.

brian6speed

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I hope so. At shop waiting now. It was funny telling guy at desk I wanted to check fitments and get a custom alignment. He had steam coming out of his ears. You can tell they never deal with anything but stock specs.

brian6speed

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Put one tire on front to test. There is only 1-2 mm from the tire hitting the suspension knuckle. Not sure if this will work considering tires expand when hot, plus I won't be able to add the negative camber I want. 245 would have been more ideal for me. My wheels provide 3mm less inner clearance than yours.