Hey Nate! 235/40 17's backspacing? I have et40, wondering if they'll clear...

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11-15-2008, 11:31 AM

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Hey Nate! 235/40 17's backspacing? I have et40, wondering if they'll clear...

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11-15-2008, 11:41 AM

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how wide is the wheel? with 17's you can have a very wide range of specs and still clear..

18's is where you start to run into constraints

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11-15-2008, 02:23 PM

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17x7.5 et40, on a B3

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11-15-2008, 05:50 PM

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Sedan? Good luck....

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11-15-2008, 08:48 PM

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Nate ran em without problems, just need to know what his wheel backspacing and width was

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11-16-2008, 11:26 AM

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Nate @ 034 also ran heavier springs on his adj. coil-overs, which helps limit rubbing ;-)

Also, not all tires are created equal. Just because they say two tires are 235's doesn't mean that they are the same width. I have had two sets of 225/50-16's (Dunlop and Yokohama) that are wider than a set of 235's on a certain member's 2.5L CQ...

So, you need to look up the actual tire width when mounted, TireRack has a great database.

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