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Old 02-14-2006, 09:36 AM
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So I was under the car putting on the milltek and was looking at the setup of the suspension. I noticed that the upper control arms are very close to the tire upfront and that there is a brace in the back that is right there too. How do people run bigger tires on our cars?

I know that wider tires require a more aggressive offset and, in some cases, fender roll. But, what about circumference? Is there a way to run a slightly larger tire, suspension wouldn't change where the control arm is in relation to the tire.
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Default what size wheel? what exactly are you asking?

i run 225/50/zr16s, it's about as big as you can go on stock 16s.
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Something like 225/60/16
Old 02-14-2006, 10:25 AM
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too big of a sidewall. get 225/50s... why are you trying to get such a large tire?
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I've run 215/55-16s. Still prefer the 205/60, I'm not a wide tire guy.
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Same here. Except I used 225/55 and going back to 205/60 I prefer those to.
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205/60-16 ~works~
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