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There are a few people running 255/35/18's without rolled fenders or problems.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Alfa spoiler - No way
Who got the idea that that shopping cart handle spoiler on his car is from an Alfa Romeo? No self-respecting Alfa (and I know a lot of them) would let anything that ugly be stuck on their butt.
Paul
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I wonder if it's optimal for the svx or a lotus espirit v8
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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i knew i was neglecting something
255/50wr16s are on my car and running. fyi: the audi rs4 has 255/35yr19 with the same dimensions, but that's even under tired for that weight. i would put 245/45yr19 on the rs4.
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does look like the spoiler of the Lemans 24hr alfa
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i dont believe it
245 what? 60/16?
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what brand?? love to know because biggest i could fit on mine was 235/40/18s my alloys have a +42 offset , would that make a difference??
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who gave him tire advice?
how's this. the dodge charger srt-8 awd has 245/45yr20 tires!
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lowered suspension?
do you have the stock ride height? is it plus 42 on a 7" rim. i hope it's not an 8.
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wide isnt what you need
ideally, try 245/45-18. think jag xk.
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I'm surprised though, most people around here with a name like Sergio Sanchez, their cars have chrome on things I didn't think you could get chromed! (I've seen, among other things, a 94 Honda Accord with those goofy window guard things (the things that go around the top of the window, I guess they're more of a wind deflector?) that hung down 2" from the top of the window frame, with chrome trim, gold wire wheels, big ass fin, DUAL chrome fart cans (4 cyl..), chrome grille, chrome strip on the windshield, velour top (with chrome trim) and whitewall tires, with chrome fender flares (The wheels were like 12 or 13 inch and hung out of the fender wells like 4")
So in comparison that SVX isn't so bad, aside from the wing...
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just ran out and checked 18 by 7.5j
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yep ride is stock, but with my current configuration i can drop it the .75 rear and 1.5 front without any rub ( i checked that before buying the 18s)
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18x8's with an offset of about +49mm (give or take a couple mm, it gets very close at that point) are well suited to a 255/35/18. A nearly identical fit is a 245/40/18, but the 255's come more comonly with an XL (Extra Load) rating, allowing them to safely carry the weight of the SVX.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Poschekiller, you have to realize that the SVX doesn't take kindly to tires of different diameters than stock. It's recommended that in no case should a car tire be more than 3% from the OEM fitment, but this is especially true for us. Most of us who have stock transmissions are, unfortunately, vulnerable to trans failure, largely caused by heat buildup. Obviously, an auxiliary trans cooler can mitigate the problem, but running larger diameter than stock tires places more load on the trans, causing more heat buildup. You've repeatedly suggested odd tire sizes, and even running different sized tires front to rear, which leads straight to transfer death. I don't know where you draw your information from, but it confuses me. I do have some experience in tires, so I'm not completely ignorant to what I'm saying here.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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