tires and wheels

[bigpapi34]

so i am thinking bout going with smaller wheels in the front not smaller than stock tho and a size bigger in the rear any opinions on this??? and also what would be a good tire to put on these new rims that i will be getting???

[rdobroski]

Your gonna have to tell everyone what rim so we know the offsets, width, etc.

[slacker]

i think i know what hes asking. you want a 17x8 bout a +40mm offset with a 245/50/17 in the front, and a 18x8 40 offset or a 18x9 35 offset in the rear runnin eather a 245/40/18 or a 265/40/18, if you go the wider rounder, youll want to roll your fenders like i want to.

as for rubber bud, ive been runnin fuzion zri's on my aftermarkets, and same with muff daddy

[whiteboyslo]

i think i know what hes asking. you want a 17x8 bout a +40mm offset with a 245/50/17 in the front, and a 18x8 40 offset or a 18x9 35 offset in the rear runnin eather a 245/40/18 or a 265/40/18, if you go the wider rounder, youll want to roll your fenders like i want to.

as for rubber bud, ive been runnin fuzion zri's on my aftermarkets, and same with muff daddy

where are you getting your numbers? they seem a little askew.

if you're running a front wheel of 8", an offset of +40 is about as far as you want to go. a deeper (numerically higher) offset would be preferred. as far as tire, stick with the 245 treadwidth. the 50 profile might be a bit too meaty (both aesthtically and from a fitment standpoint). i'd stick with the 45 series.

as for the rears, if you want to run the same tire width as the fronts, stick with the 245s. however, if you're interested in going with a 'staggered' setup, run a 275 tire. if you want an 18" rear, run a 275/35/18, which is what pretty much everyone on here runs if it's an 18" wheel. to fit that best, it'd be wise to step the rears up to a 9" or even 9.5" wheel (width). the higher the offset the better, but just be prepared to have to trim or roll the fenders regardless. there are only a few wheels out there that run a deep enough offset to get around this. the ROH Drift Rs come to mind. the minimum offset i would run is +40 for the 9", and +45 for the 9.5".

if you do some searching, you should get some good ideas. running a larger diameter tire in the back is not a new thing to GTOs, and can look real good if done right.

Mike

[slacker]

i was going off of what my tsw rims are