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Radride · 06-30-2014, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Radride

My suggestion is to keep the original OEM OD (outside diameter) of the tire. I see a lot of guys going with a shorter tire than stock and it looks terrible and drives like crap. Having said that, it appears majority of that is seen on cars that have too much poke and run super stretched tires.

R.K.

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Originally Posted by Rid3_FaM0uS

OP to answer your original question I believe I am the only person who has dabbled with the largest tires to fit factory wells on a 20" rim here are some pictures of my car as it sits today on ZERO alterations to the factory suspension

the car currently sits on 275/40/20 NT-05 fronts and 315-35-20 NT-05R drag radials on the rear. this is probably the ABSOLUTE biggest you can run in our wheel wells. I'm actually currently awaiting coils so I can tighten down the dampening to keep the car from squatting and bottoming into the fenders. There's not even a fingers width of room tire-fender on all four corners.

I stand corrected. Here's a perfect example of wrong offsets and the tires being too tall...The factory tires in the front are 26.8" tall and the rear's are 26.5" tall. The car above's tires are 28.7" tall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's 2" taller than factory. It makes the car look like its riding on balloons. The rears are again 28.7" tall. Same problem as the front. Do not repeat his mistake.

Here's pictures of proper fitting wide wheels and proper offsets:

That's my car. I'm running 265's on the front and 325's on the rear; lowered on Swift springs. That's how its done.

R.K.