Will These Rims Fit without Fender Rolling/Cutting?

[GreekGTO89]

I plan on getting some TSW Caldwell rims, 18x8 in the front with 35mm offset, and 18x9.5 in the rear with 45 offset. I plan on running 235/40/18 on the fronts, and 265/35/18 on the rear....Should this rim/tire combo fit with no rubbing issues? I would preffer not to trim the rims or modify the fenders either. Can anyone shed some light on this issue? I did some searching but couldnt figure it out, the answers seemed to be all over the board. If the 265's will rub, should 245's be ok? All help is appreciated

[vineedchin]

I have the TSW Snettertons on my car, same sizes for the wheels and the tires, absolutely no problems!

[GTOGRRRR]

thruxtons here...same sizes rear....no problem at all...and a stock suspension to boot...

get the Dunlop Direzza's....265/35...fabulous tire for the money...

[BRAZEN06GTO]

Depends on the tire, but you will likely rub.

[GreekGTO89]

will it rub? some people tell me it will and some tell me it wont....will pretty much any body shop roll my rear fenders for me if need be?

[vineedchin]

Depends on the tire, but you will likely rub.

It should not rub as myself and GTOGRRRR have the same setup you are looking for with no problems. But he may be right I know some tires run wider than others. What size wheels and tires do you have on your Laguna setup?

[GreekGTO89]

i ended up buying them :D i will be running 235/40/18's and 265/35/18 nitto nt555 all around

[BRAZEN06GTO]

It should not rub as myself and GTOGRRRR have the same setup you are looking for with no problems. But he may be right I know some tires run wider than others. What size wheels and tires do you have on your Laguna setup?

18X9 265/40/18 GoodYear Eagle F1. Fenders ground down about as far as they will go. Granted the stock springs were sagging.

I ended up having to install the Pedders "5/16 coils to eliminate the problem.

[vineedchin]

18X9 265/40/18 GoodYear Eagle F1. Fenders ground down about as far as they will go. Granted the stock springs were sagging.

I ended up having to install the Pedders "5/16 coils to eliminate the problem.

Maybe it is because you have a 40 series tire on the rear opposed to the 35 that we are running, I don't want to roll but I may have to because I do not really like the thin sidewall/low profile look all that much. If you have a good side shot of your tire can you post! I plan on getting new tires soon and am thinking of going with a bigger sidewall.

[BRAZEN06GTO]

Maybe it is because you have a 40 series tire on the rear opposed to the 35 that we are running, I don't want to roll but I may have to because I do not really like the thin sidewall/low profile look all that much. If you have a good side shot of your tire can you post! I plan on getting new tires soon and am thinking of going with a bigger sidewall.

The only recent/decent shots with the new 265's are here. {If you don't know, click on the yellow bar above each pic to show full size.}

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6030 436#post6030436

I see your point about the 35 vs. 40 series sidewall, but with the amount of fender/spring work I did to avoid rubbing, I really don't see that sidewall series having that much of a difference to avoid any fender massaging.

[devwil68@hotmail.com]

have you gotten them put on yet?

[GreekGTO89]

not yet, will have them on after this weekend :P

[vineedchin]

The only recent/decent shots with the new 265's are here. {If you don't know, click on the yellow bar above each pic to show full size.}

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6030 436#post6030436

I see your point about the 35 vs. 40 series sidewall, but with the amount of fender/spring work I did to avoid rubbing, I really don't see that sidewall series having that much of a difference to avoid any fender massaging.

Wow, those are some sick pics! Def like the look of the bigger sidewall too.

[JTO]

I have the TSW Snettertons on my car, same sizes for the wheels and the tires, absolutely no problems!

Sweet. Thats the same set up I'm going to run. The correct offset saved the day.

[JTO]

i ended up buying them :D i will be running 235/40/18's and 265/35/18 nitto nt555 all around

Please post pics. Right now Caldwells are my number 1, but I havent found good pics of them on our cars in a 18, only 19.

Congrats..

[vteckiller2000]

Mine 19s did with the same tire dimensions as you will use. It really depends on how well your rear cradle is aligned and how much rub you can tolerate because it will.

[vineedchin]

Sweet. Thats the same set up I'm going to run. The correct offset saved the day.

You will be happy! I don't know if you seen my thread w/some pics of my car but it don't do the Sneterttons justice! They look awesome on this car!

[JTO]

You will be happy! I don't know if you seen my thread w/some pics of my car but it don't do the Sneterttons justice! They look awesome on this car!

Looking at your thread now.

[JDolan]

There wasn't much consistency in our cars. I have the same setup as BRAZEN except 275s and mine rub. As long as I pump up the drag bags and go slow on turns its fine.

[Oh4GTO]

See this thread.

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3339 77