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05-15-2013, 11:02 PM | #1 |
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245/35/19 Tires - Clearance issues?
I'm looking to get into a new pair of shoes and finally ditching those RFTs in the process. Any imperfection in the road makes the car feel like there's an earthquake... The wheels I'm looking at are:
19x9 et. 35 Front and 19x10 et. 38 Rear The recommended tire size is 235/35/19 F and 265/30/19 R. However, these will be a little stretched and I don't really want to sacrifice comfort for it. I have the M-Sport package (lowered by 10mm) and I did some quick measurements, it looks like the wheel currently has a little over an inch clearance from the fender, max (when wheel is completely turned left or right). This is the distance from the "front" of the tire to the side-marker. If I go 245s up front, I'd lose 1/3 inch clearance. That means I would only have about .75inches if even that (or about < 19mms). I know they won't rub from normal driving, but what about over speed bumps and potholes? Uneven roads? A little over half-an-inch clearance scares me on the not-so-perfect NJ roads (in terms of rubbing and hitting the fender... bubbles and bent rims I've come to accept as part of life) Is anyone running the same set-up and having any issues with rubbing and clearance over speed bumps? Don't want to buy the tires and have them rub and end up wasting $1,000. Or would it be safer to just run 235s up front? Any suggestions/opinions? Now that the weather is finally getting nicer, want to show off the blings |
01-27-2021, 04:10 AM | #4 |
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Also curious about these sizes. I am lowered quite a lot on genuine M4 wheels and the M4 spec tyres do rub on full lock and rub on the rear over bad bumps (255 35 19 & 275 35 19).
They are the wrong sizes anyways and probably upset the car's traction control and speedometer etc... thinking 245 35 19 and 275 30 19 or 235 35 19 and 265 30 19 as the safest option! |
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