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porsche986spyder · 08-01-2007, 12:08 PM

I have the 285/35 in the rear with no issues. I did have the 265 in the rear on my 10" wide rims and it did cause the outer lip to hang off by 1-2mm. Looks stupid this way and does seem to catch more rock chips and debri this way. If I were you I would go with a 275 or 285 in the rear. The stock tires of 265 are just NOT wide enough. For the first 9 months I had the 265 tires on my 18x10 and every time I went to a car show someone would point out that the tire really doesn't cover the width because you can clearly see the lip hanging out futher from the tire. Like I said it looks bad and even discount tire told me a wider tire would be better. The 265 tires will also were down on tread allot faster on the outsides.

08-01-2007, 12:08 PM	#9
porsche986spyder Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,311	I have the 285/35 in the rear with no issues. I did have the 265 in the rear on my 10" wide rims and it did cause the outer lip to hang off by 1-2mm. Looks stupid this way and does seem to catch more rock chips and debri this way. If I were you I would go with a 275 or 285 in the rear. The stock tires of 265 are just NOT wide enough. For the first 9 months I had the 265 tires on my 18x10 and every time I went to a car show someone would point out that the tire really doesn't cover the width because you can clearly see the lip hanging out futher from the tire. Like I said it looks bad and even discount tire told me a wider tire would be better. The 265 tires will also were down on tread allot faster on the outsides.