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Old 12-01-2008 | 12:11 AM
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Rear tire size for my volks

Hey I have 20x10.5 37mm offset Volk GT7s (From Forged Performance thanks sooooo much Sharif your the man bro)..........In the rear of my car...My car has Tanabe springs which only give like a .75-.8" drop in the rear fully settle..I have 275/30/20 in the rear and I want to know if its possible to go bigger..I want to fill the wheel well a little more and add a wider more aggressive tire while giving my rear lips more sidewall protection..The 275 is a little toooo stretched on a 10.5" wide wheel..Help is greatly appreciated guys..Thanks in advance
Old 12-01-2008 | 12:26 AM
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by rolling fender I would think you could fit a wider tire, say 285? 295 at extrem end? nOt totally sure on this though.
Old 12-01-2008 | 12:41 AM
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BlackJack is running a 285 in the rear with the same offset on his GT30's. I am not sure what springs he is running, but I know it is lower than what the tanabe specifications are...
Old 12-01-2008 | 12:57 AM
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Old 12-01-2008 | 01:00 AM
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im on prokit and also ran on s techs on 285-25 on rear tires...i will be going 295 25 or 295 30 next tire change
Old 12-01-2008 | 01:05 AM
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so 285/30/20s should be no problem for me then right?????? MIKE??????
Old 12-01-2008 | 01:07 AM
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Damn man, I pushing the 275/30/19 on my stock rims, you should be able to fit the 305 if you wanted
Old 12-01-2008 | 01:11 AM
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Yeah thats what MAXTOTHEG37 told me..That I should be able to fit 305/30/20s in the rear since im not dropped that much
Old 12-01-2008 | 01:13 AM
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Damn man, I pushing the 275/30/19 on my stock rims, you should be able to fit the 305 if you wanted
i agree because i have 9.5 in the back with 275 and tanabe's so you should be able to put 295 or 305
Old 12-01-2008 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by g37mobbber
i agree because i have 9.5 in the back with 275 and tanabe's so you should be able to put 295 or 305
Thanks for your help man..Cant wait for the meet on the 13th...
Old 12-01-2008 | 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jks toy!
Thanks for your help man..Cant wait for the meet on the 13th...
i no man im excited!!
Old 12-01-2008 | 02:24 AM
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get kumho tires. they are known for their thick sidewalls.

305/35/20
Old 12-01-2008 | 02:36 AM
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I have GT30's with 285/30 with Eibach drop and rub frequently on medium or greater bumps. Basically ever time I take the car out I rub. Waiting on my intake to do dyno's and get my fenders rolled and fender bolt grinded while at Forge.

The difference between an Eibach and Tanabe drop in the rear is .1 which suggests it's highly likely you'll rub without the mods above.
Old 12-01-2008 | 09:47 AM
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If you do the bracket grind you would be suprised at how my clearance that gives...



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