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You left out the wheel offset

Your running some really wide rubber & thats great. W/out a modest wheel offset of approx +29 to+35 fitting large rubber is very difficult w/out pulling & relocating the rear bumper bolt.

I preach this time & time again. See the photo below. If you cant remove the rear strut & stroke the suspension fully w/out contact, then it just dont fit. Adding more camber is not the way to fit wheels

My .02

ApexEVoIX03

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oh wow i thought i said it sorry. Its +20 all around. Thats the offset I was told to get since it clears the brembos. And yea I like wider rubber i hate the stretched look. Do you think 255's will look that stretched?

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Just ran a comparison of your set-up vs mine

I run a 275/40/17 w/17x9.5 +30

Your set-up sticks out .40" more than mine. Im rolled, pulled, bumper bolt re-locate & a few other minor things so they dont rub (Running only -1.8 camber)

Its the +20 thats hurting this set-up. Changing to a 255 did not change it. The rim still hits the fender

I like the wide rubber, but you have to run a modest offset to make them work

Some guys live w/ rub. I track my car so I can not afford to do so

My .02

Joe

ApexEVoIX03

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Damn well learned an expensive mistake with wheel offsets.. lol Now I know for my next set of wheels. Thanks for your input

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^^^
Just a suggestion. Use these 2 calculators. They work very well helping us understand how far you can push offsets & tire widths

Joe

http://www.willtheyfit.com/
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

InoNothingMR

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So I searched this thread and couldn't find anything along these lines...

I have the stock suspension and stock BBS 17x9 rims on the car which use 235/45/17 on them... Would a set of 225/55/17 fit? I can get a full set of basically new Blizzaks for free in that size.

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^^^The stock wheel is 17x8 +38

I think the 255/45 would fit but the tire is 1.4" taller than what your running now

Its certainly not very good size for the EVO. The profile is very tall which could cause some rub at full suspension compression in the wheel well

My opinion

InoNothingMR

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Ohh yeah I always confuse that...

So it would fit but I would just not corner very hard. It's just hard to pass up some free Blizzaks with winter coming soon. I may try them on and see how it goes for a bit.

Thanks!

XcreatonX

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I know it will be close for the factory trailing arm but will it work. 18x10 38 RPF1 with 285/30/18 Star specs. I know I will have to roll the fenders and possibly run a rear spacer. I'm just worried about the trailing arm.

Acree

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This is perfect. Exactly what I'm going to run.

-Acree

svt_lightning01

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Hey guys im looking to buy some enkei nt03's for my MR sometime soon. I am on the stock MR suspsension with tein s tech springs so it is setting pretty low. I was thinking of going with the 18x8.5 with a 38 mm offset. Will these fit without rear rubbing? I know currently i have factory 17" enkeis on the car and with people in the back seat the tires disappear a little under the rear fenders. This isn't normally an issue because im usually solo in the car. those wheels are 17x8 and i was just making sure there are no issues with running the 18x8.5 with the proper tire. I just want to avoid fender rolling. I would like to just mount them on without anything to be honest.

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^^^The +38 is a very conservative offset & if the spoke design works, should be a solid fit.
Certainly tire size plays a very important role but you did not mention the size


You may find an Enkei guru here, but I would post up in the Enkei specific threads for more of a pool of owners

BTW, Dont fear the fender roll. You will never be able to run the wide rubber w/out at least rolling

My opinion

svt_lightning01

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I would go with a more aggressive offset but that's all they are offered in at 18x8.5 and I would roll them but the car is so low that like I said the tires ride up in the fenders with more than 2 people now so regardless of fender roll they will rub if they are outside of the feder. I just don't want the nt03's to look convex like the 17x8 style does I was also curious of the 18x8.5 with that offset are at least slightly concave

chu

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18x9.5 +27 is the NT03 you want for the concave look. Will need 10mm spacers in front, and rolling in the back. Most run 255 tires.

Not my car.

svt_lightning01

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Does anyone have a shot of the 18x8.5's in one? I've looked all over the nt03 thread.