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Old 05-02-2022, 01:09 PM
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@powdrhound Do you remember the wheel specs you used for this? I am running Apex's new wheel in 18x9" ET46 and thinking of changing my order of front wheels to a 275 vs a 245 because the 245 is an XL load and the 275 is SL (along with the width benefits). The tire is the Falken RT660
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265/35 is within a 1/10th of an inch in radius, specc'd for a 9" wide front, fwiw.
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Originally Posted by LinwoodM
@powdrhound Do you remember the wheel specs you used for this? I am running Apex's new wheel in 18x9" ET46 and thinking of changing my order of front wheels to a 275 vs a 245 because the 245 is an XL load and the 275 is SL (along with the width benefits). The tire is the Falken RT660
I use an 18x10 et37 for a 275. 10" is ideal, 9.5" about the minimum you can use. 9" is too narrow for a 275 but good for a 245. You may be able to pinch a 265 onto a 9" wheel but I wouldn't recommend it unless that particular 265 runs narrow as some tires do for a given size. I'd personally go with a 9.5" or 10" for a 265. From a performance standpoint you really want to have the tire be square on the wheels, ideally stretched a tiny bit. Apex makes an 18x10 et36 that a friend runs on his car.

Here is a side profile on a 18x10 et37 with a 275/645-18. I use Motorsport wheel carriers so that offset may not be compatible with the TT parts. It does work with 996GT3 wheel carriers if you rotate the upper mounts to high camber configuration. I can confirm that.

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'Snug' comes to mind.
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