silverg37

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i am so pissed.... i just got low profile tires and with the setting i had it was way to low. So i had to raise the car about finger1/2 and i raised the rear so its a finger gap.. I hate it so much its making me mad.. I just dont want to crack the oil pan but i am about to lower the rear again a little. i just cant stand wheel gap.. my tire specs are 225/45/18 245/40/18

myk1013

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dont get low profile tires next time then. problem solved.

Those tire specs aren't "low pro"

silverg37

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They are though, thats what it says lol....... i am just pissed rite now

KAHBOOM

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Those tire specs couples with 18s make the car lower than it would otherwise be b say on 19s... So if you are also eliminating any wheel gap, you will scrape quite a bit since the wheel base is so long.

Modme

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Lower oil pan = lower engine = lower center of gravity = better handling.

You can't have everything.

silverg37

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your rite but damm this wheel gap is killing me lol, but will see what happens god damm 18s lol

colburs

your 45 series tires are 1" smaller diameter so it's 1/2" lower to the ground to start. Sounds like you don't like tire gap so even with normal tires you're probably liking a 1.5"-2" drop. You need to add another 1/2" for the smaller tires showing more gap. In total you are probably 2.5"-3" lower than stock which is pretty freaking low. Go back to 50 series or stock 19's and you can raise it up a full inch and keep the same gap.

da mayor

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you should've stuck w/ the 225/50/18's

silverg37

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yeah i should have!!!!!! uhmm ill figure something out....... i am thinking of just getting 2 differnt tires in the front

uhm what you guys think of 245/50/18 tires in the front and have the 245.40.18 in the rears let me know now. i want more clearance in the front

da mayor

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go w/ 245/45/18 then instead of 245/50/18... thats too big

colburs

245/45 up front and 245/40 in the back will look whacked. They are over 1" different diameter. Rear will be low profile while the front will have a lot more sidewall.

stormgate

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^^^agreed

san~man

You're going to hit a lot of other things underneath the car before you hit the oil pan.

silverg37

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i hear you guys but are you awd guys who are lowered having the same problem???

The Jewbag

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Saying those tires are low profile is like you saying you're slammed. Oh wait, you already do that.