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Fatter Tyres Or Not? Suspension Wise?


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hey guys

im going to get a set of starcorp fusions, 19's for my XR.

I was looking at getting 245's for the front, 275's for the rear.

reason for fatter tread on the back is that I like the look of a beefed up rear with fatter tyres.

the price difference in having 245's all round instead of 275 rears isnt my issue,

my issue is after getting the rims, il be looking to lower the car.

just wanted to get some opinions on how the car would be if lowered with 275's in the rear, as I know some guys on here have 285's in the rear.

is it worth it?

and also suspension wise what would my best options be? compressing standard springs? replacing them? as I wouldnt want to spend ridiculous money just for an inch or 2 lower.

dont know a whole lot myself in this area so all help appreciated guys.

also if you can post up pics of your cars with fatter tread on the back.

thanks.

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Clearance will depend on the offset of the rim combined with the wide tyre. We have lowered BA's with the usual King spring combo while running wide rear tyres, but its generally case by case as there are so many variations of rim sizes.

Please don't get your factory springs reset, its unsafe and considering a new pair is only $165 rrp, you might as well do it right.

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ive got 19 inch rims with 275's on the back with king ssl springs and they fit a peice of piss, not even close to rubbing, saying that if it were to go say 10mm lower the tyres would definatly be rubbing on the guard.

go the wide pack mate the fusion style rims look awesome with the wide rears :D I had them on my ba ghia, now on my t ive got the same sort of style but they're Advanti

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awesome!

cant wait to get them :)

you got any pics xrt of your car?? I want to see how the ssl's sit also so I have an idea when I lower it.

how was the ride difference from standard to the ssl's? they handle much better? and stiffer?

also, do you have 245's on the front?

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