Tire size help - lowering car more

Old Apr 14, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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Tire size help - lowering car more

Right now, I have 20" Forgestar F10s which are; 20x9.0 +32 / 20x10.5 +39. I'm running these on Yokohama S.Drives 255/35/20 in the front and 285/30/20. The rolling diameter on the S Drives are way too big and I can't really lower my car anymore because of this factor (I'm only about 1 1/4" dropped in the front and rear).

I'm going to be changing my suspension up and switching out my Tanabe Sustec Pros for some Stance GR+ coilovers so I can lower the car even more with dampening adjustment abilities, my question, which tires would be best for me to lower the car even more?

Should I be looking for more of a squared style tire (Hankook Ventus Evo12)?

I was either thinking Hankook Evos 245/35/20 in the front, 285/30/20 in the back or Nitto 555 Extreme; 235/35/20 - 275/30/20.

I'm not really into the stretched / poked / low aspect ratio due to roads around here.

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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 02:55 PM
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if you're looking to lower it MORE, you'd want to go the opposite. You wouldn't want a more square tire yet a rounded tire to avoid rubbing. Falkens or Toyos are great for this depending on what quality tire you want.
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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lower it more and switch to 19's so you have a taller sidewall?
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fairladyz34
lower it more and switch to 19's so you have a taller sidewall?
I don't think it will be necessary. I'm going to probably end up going with a set of Kumho or Nittos in 235 / 35 / 20 in the front.
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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Why you wanna change the tanabe to low the car more? you are maxed out on tanabe suspension? I thought you can slam you car with tanabe from reviews around here..
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Why you wanna change the tanabe to low the car more? you are maxed out on tanabe suspension? I thought you can slam you car with tanabe from reviews around here..
No dampening control. You can lower the car as much as you want, it just doesn't mean you won't rub in the wheel well liner (in the front), which is my issue. I need a firmer spring rate in order to drop the front anymore.
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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Whats the reason people use 35 in the front 30 in the rear? Why not 35 all around?
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