Anyone running 245/45/18 with wheel offset of 42mm? I thinking about getting set of 18x8 wheel with 42mm offset Enkei wheel for my car. I don't want to go with 245/40/18 tires as I thinks its a bit small.

 

OK,

I went through the same dilemma a few months ago. the 42mm offset on 8" wheel is OK, but the wheels will be tucked in the fender well too far. You need to be looking for a 8" wheel with around a 35mm offset.

The 245 45 tire will fit, but it is just too tall, the additional diameter makes the car feel sluggish and hurts handling. I would suggest a 235 45 tire.

My suggestions are based on my previous tire and wheel package. I was using 18x8.5 wheels with a 45mm offset, and 245-45-18 tires. This package never looked right on the car (my car is lowered), the handling was worse than the stock 17" package, plus the larger diameter tires hurt acceleration.

I recently changed to a 18x8 wheel with a 35mm offset and 235-45-18 tires. This package has made my car feel great and it looks perfect.

 

Thanks for getting back to me on this. Its late but better then never. I decided to go with 19 x 8 35mm all around and I love every minutes of driving it now with the ZR rated tires. I now feel firmly planted on the ground on every turn.

 

Ok i have 18 by 8 45mm offset. I just used a set of 245/45 18 and now have 245/40 18 and I am so much happier with the 245/40.