New Shoes, now I could use help.

OK, I bit on the Black Friday sale and picked up some of the ALT Sek-Tor forged wheels from Import Image. I went down to Discount tires and had some 225-40-18 /continental DSW's put on. The good news is that the rims look awesome. The bad news is I have some rubbing in the back. The wheels are 18x8 with a +48 offset.

 

Would a good fender roll put me in business? Or should I look at getting different tires, or is the offset of the wheels just completely wrong? This is the first time that I have got new wheels so any input would be appreciated.

you sure those tires are 225/40/18??

 

they look HUGE

 

225 on an 8 should be just square not bulging

 

and tires look like they have a 50 side profile

 

and im running 18x9.5 +38 with 225/40/18

 

no rubbing in the back only the front, but I have a sedan with half rolled fenders

 

coils also helps to reduce the rubbing

Well, I guess I should check their work before I leave next time. I checked the tires and they are 255-40-18's. No wonder they look big. I checked my invoice and it says 225-40-18, so I will have to take them back on Monday. I guess I was rushing a bit to make it home in time for the SEC championship game.

 

Besides going down to the 225's that I asked for, should I try for less sidewall? What do you guys think?

Agreed, tires look HUGE! And I think the offset on those rims ar +45mm.

 

What suspension are you on? Any neg camber upfront/rear??

225/40/18 will be fine

Well, I guess I should check their work before I leave next time. I checked the tires and they are 255-40-18's. No wonder they look big. I checked my invoice and it says 225-40-18, so I will have to take them back on Monday. I guess I was rushing a bit to make it home in time for the SEC championship game.

 

Besides going down to the 225's that I asked for, should I try for less sidewall? What do you guys think?

i think you can sell those tires easily on nasioc, probably for more...

 

then get yourself a set of 225/40/18

 

they are perfect for our non-spec b lgts...

Stock suspension right now. I am planning on a koni/rallitek combo after the holiday.

You could always make the 255 fit...? I think that's where I'm going when I put new rubber on the 19s...DSW 255/30/19 FTW!

I just mounted the exact same rims on my lgt w/ 225/40 18 today and will get some pics up tomorrow to compare the tire diff, they look good and I swear I can feel the diff in unsprung weight

Well, I guess I should check their work before I leave next time. I checked the tires and they are 255-40-18's. No wonder they look big. I checked my invoice and it says 225-40-18, so I will have to take them back on Monday. I guess I was rushing a bit to make it home in time for the SEC championship game.

 

Besides going down to the 225's that I asked for, should I try for less sidewall? What do you guys think?

 

225/40 will be less sidewall so don't worry about it. 225/40 is the ideal setup IMO. My last set was 235/40 and you the car feels less nimble and no more stable.

225/40 will be less sidewall so don't worry about it. 225/40 is the ideal setup IMO. My last set was 235/40 and you the car feels less nimble and no more stable.

Oops....did I have that much beer last night?

 

Meant to say having 235s didn't add grip (*edit* I'm sure it technically did but at stage2 power level grip is not a limiting factor) but made the car feel less nimble and heavier. Happier with 225/40.

Dunno - I'm running 215/45x17 Dunlop WinterSports on 17x7 +55 stock wheels and -1 rear camber (dropped ~1.0") and I'm getting rubbing on the fender liner. Had no problems whatsoever with the 225/40x18 MPS ASes on the Volk 18x8 +46 so there's likely a section width difference with the winter shoes that we don't typically see with the summer ones... otherwise I have no clue.

Here is a look at mine w/ 225/40 18, no rubbing issues and on stock suspension, i'm pretty happy with the look/ride

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^ LGT For ME same issue as in your other post - linking pics from your mail server don't work...

learning the hard way on the pics, my bad and thanks

imageshack.us is the easiest to use

 

no need to sign up for an account

Alright, I made a trip to the tire shop and I got the 225-40-18s put on. Yeah, that made a pretty big difference. No more rubbing and it looks so much better. I will get some pics up tomorrow when I have more daylight. Thanks for the help.

Pics of my Sek-tor forged wheels with the 225-40-18s. Now I need to start looking for a suspension solution.

throw some tire shine on there man...haha

 

I think I might have to go the Black/Stealth Chrome route too...White and Gold is so played out!

What did they say when you came back?

They saw pretty quick that they made a mistake by giving me the 255s so they just swapped them out no charge.

you probly coulda made money selling the 255's, and re-buying 225's haha

 

What a silly mistake on their part

you probly coulda made money selling the 255's, and re-buying 225's haha

 

What a silly mistake on their part

thats exactly what I said...

If I lived near a larger city I would have thought about selling the 255s, but with the installation costs I would have broke even at best.