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Old 07-29-2012, 06:21 PM
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due to a lot of tire poke, i feel like im going to be rubbing if i lower my car. maybe i need to stretch the tires but im not sure. im already on coilovers and not sure if i can go any lower.

im on these sorry xxr 009 - http://xxrwheels.com/sportmax_009.shtml

17x9 +35.
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sell the wheels.

okay...seriously...what size tires are you currently running?
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245/45
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What are your alignment settings? You'll probably need to do some fender work to fit them .
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You don't have tire poke, you have wheel poke. Really the only way to get them to tuck inside the fender is a lot of negative camber, probably around -3. 245/45 is not helping you either, the diameter is oversized. 245/40 is the proper sidewall height.
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Originally Posted by Seats_2K
245/45
why 45s and not 40s?

Yeah...you're gonna need some fender work, a good bit of it to make those still fit if you drop the car. That said, I'm going to stick to my guns on this...sell the wheels.
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Thats a very tall tire. It will make things harder. 35 offset is really just too low for the car too. It is going to take a full flare plus camber to not rub.
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The rear should fit with a good roll and a little flare and some camber but the front isn't going to fit right. Also like others have said the tire size is wrong. You need 245/40/17's.
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so with 245 40, do you think i can fit? probably not huh.
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On the rear you can but it will need a roll and some flare as well as some camber. The front it alittle to much. I just test fit my 17x9 +43 on my front with 245/40 and they where a little past flush. I think the fronts need to be +45 or higher for easy fitment. _35 is to low.
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