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[DansM]

Hey guys i have a few questions about my application that i may need some help on regarding tire size and wheel offset. I am ordering a set of BBS LM's and want to know if the size i want will be OK or to wide.

front 19x9.5 +34 or +20

rear 19x11 +25

as for the tires, Ive been jamming my calculator to figure out which size will be best for me. first off i want to have a low possibility of rubbing. 2nd, i plan on lowering with GC. 3rd i am getting PSS's

i think front should be 255/35 and rear 295/30 but am up for suggestion from others that have run lesser sidewall in the front ETC. perhaps 265/30 in the front will be better?? im not sure! please help me decide. again i dont want to rub but may have to increase my offset in the front from 20-34... ??

Thank you its been driving me crazy.

[DansM]

bump? anyone help me out?

[Chowster]

Make another thread with BBS LM in the title. The resident LM experts in the forum will more likely chime in.

[slicer]

How about you check this thread that has tons of info on various wheel offsets, tire sizes, and rubbing? It's a sticky on the wheel and tire sub-forum.

Rub no Rub Index:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=522139

[veritas]

I run 19x9.5 et20 up front with 275/30 and 19x11 et25 in the rear with 295/30. I am sitting pretty low and I only get an occasional rub, ever so slight, in the rear with the car is weighed down and there is a large bump in the road. Hope that helps.

[DansM]

Originally Posted by slicer

How about you check this thread that has tons of info on various wheel offsets, tire sizes, and rubbing? It's a sticky on the wheel and tire sub-forum.

Rub no Rub Index:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=522139

yes, ive looked throught every page of that sticky. but there are so many different offset/tire size combos that i wasnt really sure about what would be best... thanks though!

[DansM]

Originally Posted by veritas

I run 19x9.5 et20 up front with 275/30 and 19x11 et25 in the rear with 295/30. I am sitting pretty low and I only get an occasional rub, ever so slight, in the rear with the car is weighed down and there is a large bump in the road. Hope that helps.

ok, similar of what im doing but those are pretty wide in the front. i was thinking 265/30 front 285-295/30 rear? that would probably illiminate a chance of the dreaded RUB. Thank you! anyone else care to share?

[slicer]

9.4 et 34 is too conservative. 9.5 et 20 is aggressive but it will work. You will need to add some camber in the front to make it look good with 275/30's in the front. 255/35's will be stretched on 9.5" wheels but they will work and you might not need to add camber. I'm not a big fan of 265/30 because the sidewall is smaller than I would want. I would go with the 9.5 et20 wheels with 275/30 tires and have the camber adjusted front and rear. I would run 295/30 in the rear but you may have some slight rubbing. See the link I posted earlier to see what people have done to deal with the rub.