mpgandco

I am too lazy to do a search.Will a 285/18 tires fit on 10 inch rims with a 65 off set fit with no rubbing issues on the rear of a narrow body?
Thanks

timothymoffat

285/30-18 tire will fit on a 10" ET65 wheel on the rear of a NB car. Had that setup on my lowered 97 (H&R/Bilstein HD) for almost two years/9000miles. No rubbing at all even during auto-x.

P-daddy

Tim, were you flush to the fender lip and approx how much more offset will NB tolerate with 285? Thanks

timothymoffat

Closer to fender lip on passenger side than driver's side (we're talking very slight differences). Remember they still used hammers to "adjust" panels on the line when these cars were built. As to the next question, I'm sure an expert such as Bill V will chime in.

Also remember that all 285/30-18 tires, tires of any size for that matter, are not created equal in terms of exact dimensions. Different brands and models of tires can and will vary in dimension despite listing the same size.

Mark in Baltimore

Shouldn't be a problem. Timothy is correct that some tires are wider than others. I've run MPSC's (in 295/30-18) , BFG R1's and Hoosier R6's and have never had an issue. There will be some rubbing on the oil line if you drive extremely hard, but it's not a problem.

Allen

I am currently running these wheels/tires on my '97 narrowbody....my car is lowered about 0.5" and I have no rubbing at all.

Bill Verburg

keeping in mind the fact that 285/30 is only a nominal indication of actual size, they fit fine, on a really low car the lips, particularly on the drivers side will need to be massaged, for most street cars up around RoW M030 height there will be no issues w/ that set up.

Mark is correct that the right side wheel hub (where the oil line is) is inset ~.2" more than the left side. Though I've never seen the tire hit the oil line w/ that set up. That's just the way they are built.

mpgandco

Thanks guys.I will be ordering some 225/18 front and 285/18 Rear.Car is lowered but not much!!

Kika

I'm a little late to the party, but I have Sumitomo HTRZIII 285son MY02s on my 96 C2, riding M030s,no issues.

mpgandco

How do like the Sumitomo's?Are they 225/40 and 285/30's.Considering these or Continental DW's Sport Contacts.Any opinions

Kika

first off, my car is a street car, I do not track it, sure I may get a little agressive now and then, but the car is not a track car.

The HTR-Z IIIs are decent. great value, i.e. cheap.


They are OK performance, not the best, but for what you pay, they do the job.

I live in So Cal, so I have very little wet experience on them, but they are far better than the HTR IIs I had on my 911SC. Those were horrible.

I don't have experience with the Conti's so I cannot comment directly.

I personally like the Sumis and would probably get them again, unless something better is out at the time.