i recently lowered my 04 sedan on Z/Coupe springs and purchased new tires size 245/40/18. The tires in the rear are as wide as the edge of the fender. Are the tires too wide? Should I have gone with the 235/40/18's instead? If so, I'm going to try to get the tire shop to switch them out. I have only 50 miles on them. Please Help!!

 

What's your OEM tire size? If you went wider than OEM, you should adjust the tire height accordingly otherwise your overall diameter will be larger as well. So maybe you should've gone 245/35?

 

By going with the 245/35 wouldn't that only lower the sidewall and not the width of the tire? The height looks fine to me it's the width that it's a bit past the fender in the rear. The front looks good.

 

Why not just roll the fenders? Also, don't forget you have a negative camber so when the springs absorb shock from the ground the tire is going to go upwards, but at an angle like so -- \ -- so even though it is flush with the fender while sitting there when it travels upwards from a bump its going to be going at an angle...so you actually might be fine. Drive with it and see if it rubs.

-Sean

 

I thought about rolling the fenders. If I roll the fenders will that tuck the tires under the fender well a bit more? But, at this poing it's not really a rubbing issue (I haven't rubbed yet-I may if I have passengers) it's more of an cosemetic/looks issue. I'll try to post some pics to show what I'm talking about. The rear just seems to look too wide.

 

Rolling will not help the look, just stop any rubbing. If you don't like the way they look you should get some 235's.

What wheels do you have where a 245 comes to the rear fender. My 275's do that.

 

Won't the rim brand & offsets/sizes help answer his question above?

 

I'm running 04 coupe wheels with 30mm offsets.

 

I agree, if you don't like the tire being flush with the fender get a smaller tire. Stretched tires look damn sexy IMO. If you can find somone to roll the fender flat or flare it out good, then I'd say go for it. I'm currently running coupe 19's on coupe s-techs and the rim and tire sit flush with the fender. I rolled my rear fenders just for peace of mind.

 

I went back to the shop where I purchased my tires. It's actually the rim that sits that far out due to the 30mm offset from the coupe rims. Changing the tire wouldn't do anything really. Can I have a machine shop safely add a few more mm of offset?

 

a 245/40/18 should NOT rub at all on Z/coupe springs. I had revised Z springs with 245/40's and i didnt even rub with 3 people in the back.
-GP-

 

I believe you could be affecting the integrity of the wheel if you machine some off the inside hub to change the offset. Not reccomended.

 

I wouldn't even consider this. You are screwing around with the structural integrity of your wheels (and may not even be possible). That is a bad situation waiting to happen. If you don't like them, yank them off and sell them.

EDIT-didn't see the post above before I wrote this but, yeah, what he said!

 

Thanks for the input. At this point I'm sticking with them.

Here are some pics.

 

I think that looks good.

If it bothers you, get some 235's.