How to fit wide tires on the front?

[HaLo]

Now, I know I don't usually ask those questions... And this question is certainly not oriented to a Drift driver... ;) Now, don't ask me WHY, I want to put a 245/45R16 race tire on a 16x7.5 +32 offset wheel. I currently run D2 coilovers and will run -3 degrees camber. I also have ROLLED fenders and take in mind this is only for track usage.

In my opinion, that will not fit... But, will a 5mm spacer be ok or should I go wilder with a 15 mm spacer?

Thank you for your opinions...

[HaLo]

That's what I thought... no one. ;)

[hurleyboi514]

ha.... sucks having a car with no autox/tracking support behind it.. ive condsidered selling it for another car (ie. MRS or Miata) for that reason alone! but if you want my opinion, i think it'll fit. im gonna run my 225/245 set up for awhile, but when the front tires die (i think i understeered them to death), im gonna move teh 245's up front, and put a 265 in back. ill need to roll the fenders and raise the car up a little, but it'll be ok. i still need to get a set of properly offset wheels for street as well althought its not as critical. maybe ill even throw on a set of 20mm spacers and some bolt on flares. i dunno... im back in school now, but still working full time so any of that will happen in summer rather than now.

[HaLo]

Thanks Hurleyboi, I'll let you know what happens... Not a lot of Auto-xers here, that's for sure. ;)

[nlzmo400r]

Hmm, if it does fit, itll be very tight. Looking at your ride height (if its still the same as the sig), then you're a little higher than me, and i run a 16x7.5 up front with a 22mm offset and a 225/45. Mine fit flush with about 1.5degrees of camber. If you were to run the same width rim, with a 35 offset, instead of a 22, you'd have a 13mm or so more fender clearance. And the extra width of your 245 as opposed to my 225, would be about 20mm. So thatd put your wheels 7mm farther out than mine, however factor in camber........They'd sit pretty damn flush, but they'd fit, ESPECIALLY with rolled fenders. Id run em, but you're gonna NEED that 3 degrees of camber to tuck em in. Just make sure that you clear the coilovers (i have d2s, and with my 22mm offset, i still clear by a decent bit). BTW, your car kicks ass, i love to see a nicely dont 240 autoXing. I just wish my car had the power of yours, stock power and 245 rears kinda sucks.

Try PMing 'PSI' (thats his sn) and tell him your situation. They own (its a local shop near me, really good guys, and VERY intelligent and experienced) a 90 SR powered s13 hatch and they could probably answer any suspension dynamic question you had.

[Wei240]

imo, 245's are a bit wide on a 7.5, sure it'll fit, but might not seat properly, not sure you'll get the performance/handling gain you want...

[ryan hagen]

i run a 17-9 +15 with a 245-40-17 and have the fiber glass +20mm fenders up front and i get ailttle rubbing some where in the wheel well, i think on the back wall, i run:
.5 toe in, -2 deg. camber and moved my caster back to stock(school has a alighnment rack)

next summer i m puttin on 5 or 6mm spacers, and/or s14 lca's(+10mm?) and will try 255's up front maybe. im also going to 2.5 or 2.75 neg camber cause the last track day i did i kill my outter edge of my tires.

[nlzmo400r]

so did u run it like that or what? The results?