Guys with 20's and sport suspension....
01-12-2009, 12:05 PM
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My Ride: 2006 Audi A8 4.2TDI
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2005 E61 530d, 20" Breyton reps, Eibach springs, M5 bumper/mirrors/MFSW
2000 Audi S6 Avant, 18" OZ, RS6 exhaust etc
1998 Audi A8 4,2Q, 19" RS4 wheels, Remus exhaust KW coilovers etc
1986 Audi 100CC, funky fresh steel rims w plastic covers, rubber lip on boot.....
1987 BMW 320i, 15" alloys + rubber lip on boot :)
1982 Opel Ascona 1,6DL, tinted windows and a big-ass subwoofer :P
255/35/20s in front and no rubbing except for large dips in high speeds. I don't have BMW sport suspension but slammed the standard setup some 30mm with Eibachs so I assume it would be similar to sports.
In the rear though (same setup) I tried spacing the wheels flush to the fenders but had to go back to original since tires almost got butchered. Rubbing all the time even @ very low speed and small bumps so I guess I have to roll fenders, get coilovers or simply live with the current sucky look...
In the rear though (same setup) I tried spacing the wheels flush to the fenders but had to go back to original since tires almost got butchered. Rubbing all the time even @ very low speed and small bumps so I guess I have to roll fenders, get coilovers or simply live with the current sucky look...
01-13-2009, 12:01 PM
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For 20 inch wheels, the recommended tire size is 245/30/20 in the front and 295/25/20 in the rear. Of course you can always go narrower on the widths, but ideally you should be on a 30 series in the front and 25 series in the rear.
If you want to avoid replacing tires, what I would recommend is to roll the front fenders and camber in the fronts a little bit and see if that is enough to to stop the rubbing. Sonic Motorsports can help you with that since we are in Mountain View, CA.
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Good luck with this!
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If you want to avoid replacing tires, what I would recommend is to roll the front fenders and camber in the fronts a little bit and see if that is enough to to stop the rubbing. Sonic Motorsports can help you with that since we are in Mountain View, CA.
PM or call if you want to set up a time to come in!
Good luck with this!
-Andy
01-13-2009, 12:58 PM
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+1 with Andy recommended for the sidewalls are 30 in front and 25 in the rear. a lot of people though, including myself, are running with sidewalls of 35 in front and 30 in the rear but with our fenders rolled/cut. we did face rubbing before because of aggressive offsets plus the tire sizes, and we usually recommend the thicker sidewalls for more rim protection, but the fenders will for sure need to be rolled and/or cut.
01-14-2009, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='766993' date='Jan 13 2009, 01:58 PM
+1 with Andy recommended for the sidewalls are 30 in front and 25 in the rear. a lot of people though, including myself, are running with sidewalls of 35 in front and 30 in the rear but with our fenders rolled/cut. we did face rubbing before because of aggressive offsets plus the tire sizes, and we usually recommend the thicker sidewalls for more rim protection, but the fenders will for sure need to be rolled and/or cut.
How bout if it's lowered?
01-14-2009, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by E60TH' post='767836' date='Jan 14 2009, 10:57 AM
How bout if it's lowered?
02-08-2009, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='768180' date='Jan 14 2009, 08:08 PM
the more those fenders need to be rolled/cut when going with thicker sidewalls. or if you plan on slamming with coilovers or race springs with a dramatic drop, you can look at member alpinewhite's e60 for reference. he is running with the recommended tire sizes with sidewalls 30 in front and 25 in rear, aggressive offsets, and still needed to roll/cut his fenders.
If I had 245/30-20 (wheel 8,5"-9") and rear 285 or 295/25-20 (wheel 9,5"-10") and E60 with factory sport suspension, do I have to roll the fenders ? Of course it?s depending on ET?s but for example beyern mesh 8,5" front ET20 and rear 10" with ET25? Front should not be a problem, but rear.....????
02-08-2009, 07:46 PM
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running 245/35/20 fronts and 285/30/20 rear on h&r sport springs rubs like hell but i rolled the fronts and only rub on steep drive ways.rears would rub with 1 adult in the back till i rolled it and cut part of the rear inner bumper lip,sounds bad bad you cant really tell.i can have 2 adults in the back with no rubbing issues.