|
when you start pushing oem spec on wheel fitment other considerations come into play - lowered? lots of negative camber?
for my fronts, I am on et 53 8.5x18 rims, lowered about 1.5" and -2 camber. i am running 235 on the front and see some rubbing on the inside at full lock. I've got over 1/2" space on the outside, so am going w a 7mm spacer and 245s. that will add 10 mm (5mm inside, 5 mm outside) but push the wheels out 7 mm so all should fit fine (gain 2 mm on the inside and kill the rubbing, push out 12 mm on the outside to fill the gap).
on the rear i am -1.5 camber on 10x18 rims et 40, again lowered about 1.5". with 265s I've got lots of room, so going to a 275.
you want lots of tire on the front and going to a 235 is the standard method to dial out some of the factory-engineered understeer the car comes with. note that the balance of your car is more than a change at one end, but rather how the front and rear work together. 235 front and 265 rear tend to be a good combo to make a balanced car (and i am hoping that going to 245/275 is going to maintain that balance for me).
I've run the yoko ad08 as a combo street/track tire and like it. 180 tw, proprietary rcomp-ish compound, good in the wet, seem to last quite a while.
ps, still working on that gear we talked about.
|