Need help with tires for my rims
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Need help with tires for my rims
I recently bought a set of Vossen CV7 rims for my g37 coupe. I am planning to stay at the stock ride height for my car because I live in an area with terrible roads and highways everywhere I go; there is no point in lowering the car when I'd just scrape or bust my bumper everyday. What tires can I run without rubbing the inside of my fenders in the front and in the rears? Would there be issues if I hit bumps in the road because of the the rims poking out (as in the rim hitting the quarter panels and fenders)?
The wheel specs are:
fronts: 20x9 +20 offset
rears: 20x10.5 +25 offset
The wheel specs are:
fronts: 20x9 +20 offset
rears: 20x10.5 +25 offset
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What tires are you planning to run w/ those? Under severe compression it's possible the actual edge of the wheel could make contact, more than likely at stock height it's just the tire that could rub depending on the tire width you select.
Fronts will be ok, but the back at in-spec camber you could have contact, even w/ a stretched tire under real deep compression.
Fronts will be ok, but the back at in-spec camber you could have contact, even w/ a stretched tire under real deep compression.
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What tires are you planning to run w/ those? Under severe compression it's possible the actual edge of the wheel could make contact, more than likely at stock height it's just the tire that could rub depending on the tire width you select.
Fronts will be ok, but the back at in-spec camber you could have contact, even w/ a stretched tire under real deep compression.
Fronts will be ok, but the back at in-spec camber you could have contact, even w/ a stretched tire under real deep compression.
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At ride height, you may only have 0.5-1° of negative camber (top sticks in more than the bottom), but as you compress the suspension through its stroke, the amount of negative camber increases. At full compression, you're probably nearing 5-6° of camber if you're at factory alignment.
This is so that as the car turns and starts to load the suspension, it can better use the entire patch of tire side to side and distribute the force amongst the tire.
So the lower you go, the more camber you get. And that in turn forces the tire/wheel combo to tuck into the fender rather than hit it.
I think my brother's car is 19x10.5 +15 square with 245/35R19 tires (or +23, will confirm) on bags and factory alignment, and it tucks all the wheels when fully aired out.
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Because our cars employ unequal length control arms (the top arm is shorter than the bottom - mounting point to mounting point), the car naturally gains negative camber as you cycle the suspension.
At ride height, you may only have 0.5-1° of negative camber (top sticks in more than the bottom), but as you compress the suspension through its stroke, the amount of negative camber increases. At full compression, you're probably nearing 5-6° of camber if you're at factory alignment.
This is so that as the car turns and starts to load the suspension, it can better use the entire patch of tire side to side and distribute the force amongst the tire.
So the lower you go, the more camber you get. And that in turn forces the tire/wheel combo to tuck into the fender rather than hit it.
I think my brother's car is 19x10.5 +15 square with 245/35R19 tires (or +23, will confirm) on bags and factory alignment, and it tucks all the wheels when fully aired out.
At ride height, you may only have 0.5-1° of negative camber (top sticks in more than the bottom), but as you compress the suspension through its stroke, the amount of negative camber increases. At full compression, you're probably nearing 5-6° of camber if you're at factory alignment.
This is so that as the car turns and starts to load the suspension, it can better use the entire patch of tire side to side and distribute the force amongst the tire.
So the lower you go, the more camber you get. And that in turn forces the tire/wheel combo to tuck into the fender rather than hit it.
I think my brother's car is 19x10.5 +15 square with 245/35R19 tires (or +23, will confirm) on bags and factory alignment, and it tucks all the wheels when fully aired out.
If that's your brother's wheel specs, then it sounds like my wheels should be just fine at stock height don't you think?
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Thanks for the visual Chaos, and helping w/ the suspension/camber function.
I hate to say for sure there won't be a problem when running those aggressive setups, so getting as much confirmation as possible is great info!
There is a lot of room to travel prior to any wheel-edge to fender contact at stock height, so OP has that in his favor too
I hate to say for sure there won't be a problem when running those aggressive setups, so getting as much confirmation as possible is great info!
There is a lot of room to travel prior to any wheel-edge to fender contact at stock height, so OP has that in his favor too
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