17x9+20 with no stretch?

josh18_2k · 11-25-2010, 08:36 PM

my picture of the 285 was to prove that the wheel WONT hit the fender. no 17" tire has a sidewall short enough to allow the edge of the wheel to hit. the shortest tire he could possibly run is a 205/40/17, the sidewall of which is a mere 0.15" shorter than my 285 in the picture. notice that i have more clearance than that between the edge of the wheel and the fender. also note that corksport fender arches sit lower than stock. there is no way any wheel will ever hit a front fender on an FC with a tire mounted. that is fact.

the rear is a different story.

just had mai yams

lol

btw heres an inside pic of the 285 fully compressed.
the body line you see on FC front fenders are just about equal with the frame rail. i can always tell when a slammed car is riding the frame. ive had plenty of those arguments... people who think their cars handle "on rails" whilst riding the frame.

ian only has about an inch of travel in his pic. probably enough for his uses, and even if he does hit the frame rail it wont affect him much.
fwiw, i set my ride height by spray painting the top insides of my fenders and setting it so it rubs slightly on slicks.

11-25-2010, 08:36 PM	#25
josh18_2k Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gresham, OR Posts: 473 Rep Power: 18	my picture of the 285 was to prove that the wheel WONT hit the fender. no 17" tire has a sidewall short enough to allow the edge of the wheel to hit. the shortest tire he could possibly run is a 205/40/17, the sidewall of which is a mere 0.15" shorter than my 285 in the picture. notice that i have more clearance than that between the edge of the wheel and the fender. also note that corksport fender arches sit lower than stock. there is no way any wheel will ever hit a front fender on an FC with a tire mounted. that is fact. the rear is a different story. just had mai yams lol btw heres an inside pic of the 285 fully compressed. the body line you see on FC front fenders are just about equal with the frame rail. i can always tell when a slammed car is riding the frame. ive had plenty of those arguments... people who think their cars handle "on rails" whilst riding the frame. ian only has about an inch of travel in his pic. probably enough for his uses, and even if he does hit the frame rail it wont affect him much. fwiw, i set my ride height by spray painting the top insides of my fenders and setting it so it rubs slightly on slicks. __________________ Last edited by josh18_2k; 11-25-2010 at 08:43 PM.