Winter tire size C4S-does an 18" 265 fit?
10-01-2011, 01:06 PM
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Winter tire size C4S-does an 18" 265 fit?
Is there a reason why it's not good to use 18" 265's rears on a C4S for winter
I have the 295's on mine but I have a friend who just bought a set of NB winters for his C4S
They fit ok with spacers but I had suggested to him that the book says 295's for a wide body car and when he asked me why he shouldn't use 265's I didnt have an answer
Has anyone used the 18" 265's on their WB cars?
I have the 295's on mine but I have a friend who just bought a set of NB winters for his C4S
They fit ok with spacers but I had suggested to him that the book says 295's for a wide body car and when he asked me why he shouldn't use 265's I didnt have an answer
Has anyone used the 18" 265's on their WB cars?
10-01-2011, 01:50 PM
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Yes - I ran 265 18" last winter. I used a 15mm spacer (H&R) and it was fine. I ran it without the spacer for a week, but it looked dumb with the wheel so far inset. The spacer made it look normal. They were amazing in the snow - I was actually looking for unplowed areas to enjoy!
10-01-2011, 02:08 PM
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Many recommend a 265 for the rears and 235 for the fronts on 18" rims as the optimum winter setup. Thats what I am going to go with for my C4S for winters. Now the offset is a different story and you need to find (if you go with this setup) an 8x18 and 10x18 rims with the right WB offset
10-01-2011, 03:11 PM
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Just use a spacer in the back and you're fine. I use 265/235 and I think that's much better than going with 295.
10-02-2011, 03:33 PM
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I used 265/235 on an old Turbo wheel with 5mm spacers all around. It didn't look too bad but I also didn't want to change the spacers just for the winter. Here's out it looked on my previous car last year. I'll be using the same wheels on my C4S.
10-02-2011, 05:20 PM
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