I need help from the tire gods!

03 Coupe w brembos, stock height + dimensions

I currently have a pair of 245 45 18s, wondering if I could reuse the tires in some sort of combo with my new wheels and have it look something like this:



I am open to stretching, but would like to retain some comfort

Would love for some advice on a good looking tire combo with these wheels, :


FRONT:
Wheel Size
18x8.5
Offset
+30
Lip Size
1.75"


REAR:
Wheel Size
18x10
Offset
+25
Lip Size
3.5"

Thanks in advance!

 

there is honestly no sense in trying to reuse the 245/45 tires on those wheels in those sizes. You can, but it wont do anything for you or the look you want.

You have two options, stretch or no-stretch:
-I would guess a good stretched tire combo would be 225/40/18 and 255/40/18 (stretch gurus please correct me if I am wrong, my stretch knowledge is little).
-If you dont want a stretch a 255/40/18 and a 275/40/18 (or a 285/35/40) and there are some other options but they all depend on how low you are, if you are going to use spacers blah blah.

Good luck, but I dont think the front wheels are ideal due to the offset. I would suggest looking for some other options.

 

I would not put the 18x8.5 on the coupe. I have the XXR 521's in 18x10 all the way around on my sedan. On a coupe you WILL need 10mm spacers to clear OEM Brembos up front and you'll want to do spacers out back to complete the look. I would do 10mm spacers all around and run the 245/45/18 tires on all 4 corners.

Albeit, it will NOT look like the car you posted about. You would need to be lowered atleast 3" with 18's to make them look "Good" with the semi-stretch of the 245/45/18's.

If you really want to do it right, get some coilovers, lower the car 2+ inches, run 18x10 all around with 10mm spacers and 265/40/18 tires.

 

Actually, you don't need spacers to clear the brembos on this set up. I've had this exact setup on my car for a week now and it works just fine. I will be doing 15mm spacers just for the look later on, but I also reused my current tires to save money. So here's my set up with pics.

18x8.5 +30 with 225/45
18x10 +25 with 245/45






front

I have gold rivets on order and will be putting on coilovers and more most likely tomorrow. also I can tell you the best place to order the wheels but I will do that in PM if you like. I'll say I paid 630 shipped including the gold rivets which are extra.

 

you shouldve went with 18x10 +25 all around and throw a 15mm spacer all around and itll b puuurrrfffeeeeccttttt

 

Wow! Yeah my wheels are being shipped to my house in Canada so shipping and duties really screws me over. I went through next level motoring. I was unsure about going with 10" wheels all around. Also, if I want to sell them later on, I'm sure most other cars couldn't accommodate a 10 all around setup. I guess I'm just going to space the heck out of them in the spring time.

Those look sweet on your car!

 

Q. what are you lowered on?

 

any new pics on this setup??

 

Good size combo would be 245/40-18 and 275/40-18 rear.