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Will 255/45-18 wheels rub on dna drop springs? Wheel experts need advice!

Re: Will 255/45-18 wheels rub on dna drop springs?

oldsman105 said:
BAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!! You think going to a 45 height tire is going to safe you from NYC pot holes ? HAHAHHHHAAHHA!
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No Marcy D'Arcy, I think that an extra 6/10ths on an inch in sidewall and a softer tire will make my car more comfortable and not as bone jarring when hitting a pot hole.
 


Re: Will 255/45-18 wheels rub on dna drop springs?

buickman104 said:
No Marcy D'Arcy, I think that an extra 6/10ths on an inch in sidewall and a softer tire will make my car more comfortable and not as bone jarring when hitting a pot hole.
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Bahahahahahahahahahahaha you own a GP, if you wanted comfort you should have taken that PA or gotten a Bonne.

BTW I run the size you are looking into. You still drive through the hell called NYC, good luck haahhahahahahaha
 
Re: Will 255/45-18 wheels rub on dna drop springs?

BillBoost37 said:
Bahahahahahahahahahahaha you own a GP, if you wanted comfort you should have taken that PA or gotten a Bonne.

BTW I run the size you are looking into. You still drive through the hell called NYC, good luck haahhahahahahaha
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:th_nanana: Antonio
 


Re: Will 255/45-18 wheels rub on dna drop springs?

UPDATE! :(

Well I got the tires and then realized that my rear right side Konig Backbone Rim is 45mm offset when the rest are 35mm (necessary as I have front cts-v brakes). I realized this because once the 25/45/18 tire was mounted, it hit my rear BMR trailing arm. Tried mounting it in the front and it hit my brake caliper. I email Konig as the rims are still under warranty. They told me to call discount tire direct as I bought the rims from them. Called discount tire and they tell me the rim is on national back order until mid September. I call at least 15 wheel dealers that carry Konig and none of them have it. So my car sits with the emergency spare abandoned in the street as I will not be able to get a konig backbone until at least the fall. I decided the best solution is to buy a single black 18"x8" rim with a 35mm offset that caN CLEAR cts_v 4 piston calipers and that kind of matches the other 3 rims so I can at least drive my car for the rest of the summer.

I ask all the aftermarket wheel experts to suggest a temporary rim for me to buy so I can drive my car until I can get the Konig replaced with a proper 35 mm offset rim in the fall. I don't mind if the rim is not black as I can plasti dip it black.



http://i1.frsimg.com/images/detailed_images/backbone1346176906503d078a36ade.jpg

Wheel: Konig Backbone
Wheel pattern: 5-114.3
Offset:35mm
Bore Diameter: 73.10mm

Please open to suggestions to wheels with similar looking spokes and sizes.
 
heres one

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