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What are the widest tires you can fit on the contour.....Cause i have a set of rims that can fit 245-255 tires...but i don;t want the front to rub.....whats the widest tire we can put on the front?
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Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
What are the widest tires you can fit on the contour.....Cause i have a set of rims that can fit 245-255 tires...but i don;t want the front to rub.....whats the widest tire we can put on the front?
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With correct offset and a little fender rolling I'd say 245's. I know Buckshot runs 245's. I run 235's right now and have very slight rubbing with people in the back, undulations in the road during cornering, or really big bumps that you see just before you hit.
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Im going to have no problems with the back because i have no back seats....and i may not have any in the future becasue of the cutome interior.....so the rear im not worried about...the fronts im worried about rubbing when i turn the wheel.
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What you doing in the back as far as the custom interior? For right now I'm thinking of just carpeting it. Maybe I could make a plywood wall and run carpet straight up and also cover the rear deck?  any thoughts?
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Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
Im going to have no problems with the back because i have no back seats....and i may not have any in the future becasue of the cutome interior.....so the rear im not worried about...the fronts im worried about rubbing when i turn the wheel.
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Actually the back is where you will have your largest problem. There just isn't much clearance between the fender and some of the suspension components. I have never rubbed in the front with my 235's, always in the rear. One big problem in the rear is where the rear bumper meets the fender. There is a large piece that goes into the wheel well. That is where a lot of the rubbing comes from, but you also may rub on your trailing arm and/or on the fender lip itself.
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So would you say, 235's would be about as big as i should go?
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
What you doing in the back as far as the custom interior? For right now I'm thinking of just carpeting it. Maybe I could make a plywood wall and run carpet straight up and also cover the rear deck? any thoughts?
Actuialy i am planning on making a custom box for some sbus, that would cover the hole in the back where the seats would be....i was going to run some carpet from front to rear that would match the box carpeting and wso the box would look flush.....But still would be easly removeable...Also i hve to work around the fully funtional roll cage....I ahve a lot to do...its just taking time.
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Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
So would you say, 235's would be about as big as i should go?
Well lets put it this way. 225's are probably as big as you should go unless you're willing to do some minor adjustments in the rear. If you are willing to do some minor adjustments 235's will work fine. If you are willing to go as far as find wheels with the perfect offset and do some minor adjustments, 245's will fit.
Up to you how much work you really want to do. Truthfully 235's would probably be fine without doing any work as long as the rear end was always light. But if you plan on having any speakers back there you better be ready to roll the fenders. BTW, my car is on stock suspension, so I don't know how all this would factor in on a lowered car.
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Originally posted by Qbert:
Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
So would you say, 235's would be about as big as i should go?
Well lets put it this way. 225's are probably as big as you should go unless you're willing to do some minor adjustments in the rear. If you are willing to do some minor adjustments 235's will work fine. If you are willing to go as far as find wheels with the perfect offset and do some minor adjustments, 245's will fit.
Up to you how much work you really want to do. Truthfully 235's would probably be fine without doing any work as long as the rear end was always light. But if you plan on having any speakers back there you better be ready to roll the fenders. BTW, my car is on stock suspension, so I don't know how all this would factor in on a lowered car.
my car is lowerd on Eibachs on St220 struts....and I was going to run a 40 series side wall (45 biggest). my car is pretty stiff for what i got.
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Maybe this info should be added to the FAQ's, because I know it is a popular question.
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