What tires can fit onto 18x8.5 correctly?

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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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What tires can fit onto 18x8.5 correctly?

So I just got some 18x8.5 TE37s and I need to replace the tires. I got Kevin from AHQ to recommend ideal tires for my car. He recommended 245/35/18, what other tire sizes can I run without rolling fenders or fitting correctly?
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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tire manf's vary so much from one company to the other (i.e. toyos run really wide/big).

on a 8.5" wheel, you should not exceed a 245 under most circumstance's, you can cram a 255 but its not right and it will balloon the sidewalls.

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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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Can I run 235/40?
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I run 245/40-18 RT0615s on my 8.5 right now
they fit great on an STI lowered with Swifts
no rub whatsoever
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235
check my pics, I have 225 and they are stretched out, just like drifters do!
Old Jul 3, 2009 | 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by PikkaGTR
I run 245/40-18 RT0615s on my 8.5 right now
they fit great on an STI lowered with Swifts
no rub whatsoever
Cool that's exactly my set up right now!
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