Lookin meaty!

 

Those look bad ***. I do have a question. Being I went from a 255/40/17 to a 245/45/17 what did you do for your alignment? I am looking for some info on how to get these to work on my car with Nto3's.

 

About 0.5" increase in OD going from the 255/40 (25.1") to the 245/45 (25.6"). A quick alignment might not be a bad idea for optimal performance, life span and fuel economy but it won't be huge.

I'm coming from a 245/40/18 (25.7"). However, the last time my car was aligned I did so on my "track" wheels...18x9 +35 with a 255/35/18 (25.1" OD). I know the alignment is probably not optimal with the larger OD but drives nicely. I have a bit of work I want to do before I align it again...outer tie rods etc.

This past sunday at the local autox....haven't put these wheels on in a while. 595 RS-RR. Glad I got another rip with these tires for comparison to these new tires.

 

Those actual VOLK RE30s or the Rota versions? Always liked that style on the CT9A.

 

Thanks man, I wanted a set for a long time. But couldn't afford them when they were new. Found this set a few years ago, hope to hang onto them a long time.

 

Not bad!
Tons of clearance with 10mm spacer.

 

Super nice 17" setup

Been a 17" guy from the beginning!

 

Did you actually need the 10MM spacer? I'm assuming for brake caliper clearance as 17X9 +35 is usually a great fit for our cars....

 

Yeah so I had hoped...see post #12.

i have a set of 9" wide +35 RE30s that have a ton of caliper clearance. Unfortunately not the case here due to face design. These give best caliper clearance further from center due to the aggressive concave.

So in post #12 I did the test fit; seems I need 7mm of spacer minimum to achieve a "safe" 3mm clearance.

 

i'm in such a weird headspace now where 18's look too big and 17's look too small on our cars

 

I get that lol. Going through the same process here