295/35R18 on ADR M Sport with pics inside - will it rub?
06-07-2008, 04:44 PM
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295/35R18 on ADR M Sport with pics inside - will it rub? I test fitted one of my rear wheels today. The tire is a Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 295/35ZR18 on a 9.5" wide ADR M Sport wheel. Offset is 35mm. Haven't driven on it yet, but does this look like it will rub on the edge of the wheel arch?
The car is lowered about 1.5-1.75". There's about a 0.7" gap between the tire and wheel arch in the pics. Can I get away with rolling the lip, or will I need to raise the car some?
The car is lowered about 1.5-1.75". There's about a 0.7" gap between the tire and wheel arch in the pics. Can I get away with rolling the lip, or will I need to raise the car some?
06-07-2008, 07:18 PM
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What I would do is go find a steep drive way or a steep incline. Drive your car half way on it and get out to check where your tires are, then keep going up and down it, checking each time to see how things look. From the pictures it looks like you will need to do the fender roll at least.
06-09-2008, 01:46 PM
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Looks like you might get way with just rolling th fenders...
get some more shots if you can. like of the whole side of the car. I wanna see more on how they look on the car.
get some more shots if you can. like of the whole side of the car. I wanna see more on how they look on the car.
06-09-2008, 02:21 PM
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Still waiting for them to arrive. 
06-10-2008, 12:33 AM
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I can live with a little tire rub as long as it doesn't cut up the tire. I know 295 is not a recommended size for a 9.5" rim, but as you can see from the pictures, the proof is in the pudding. There is just enough bulge in the sidewall to protect the lip from curbs and the like, since these tires don't feature a rim guard like most low profile tires. I had some concerns about trying to force such a wide tire onto a 9.5" rim but it fit like a glove. I have seen techs have more trouble with 275s on the same size rim. Also, the tread sits dead flat at operating inflation pressure.
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06-10-2008, 07:57 AM
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. . . . I know 295 is not a recommended size for a 9.5" rim, but as you can see from the pictures, the proof is in the pudding. There is just enough bulge in the sidewall to protect the lip from curbs and the like, since these tires don't feature a rim guard like most low profile tires. I had some concerns about trying to force such a wide tire onto a 9.5" rim but it fit like a glove. I have seen techs have more trouble with 275s on the same size rim. Also, the tread sits dead flat at operating inflation pressure.
What ever you say . . . there is "no proof in the pudding" . . . You can force a square peg through a round hole with a big enough hammer, but it still does not prove a square peg fits in a round hole . . . .
The tire is too wide for the wheel period, but it is your choice and your car . . . the "techs" which if they were "technicians" should never had put that tire on that wheel . . . and I get more and more dissapointed when "professionals" do this careless action . . . . the tread "may" be sitting "flat" in your eyes but the sidewalls and the tread is being forced out of shape and against manufacturer recommendations . . .
06-10-2008, 11:29 AM
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The recommended rim widths for that tire are 10-11.5 your only .5 off so your golden. Looks awesome ,perfect size for that rim width. Since you are not running these in the 24hr of Lemans you will never have a problem or will you effect the engineering of this tires. Just keep it below 200mph.
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06-10-2008, 12:44 PM
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Glad you pointed that out. That's precisely the reason I made this thread.
06-11-2008, 11:01 PM
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Well, here I go eating my words, but the wheels are on and boy do the rears rub! I put the stock springs back in, albiet with 1.5 coils cut off to lower it to a lesser degree than the Intraxes, but it's still low enough to rub. Even with the AGXs on the hardest setting, I still got to drive like grandma to avoid chewing the tires up. The fender edges are getting rolled tomorrow. It will likely still make contact on large bumps and the like, but at least my tires will live through it.
