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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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I'm stuck choosing between which tires I want to put on my wheels. My wheels are 18" Rota SVNs with +48 offset. My rear fenders rolled and I have coilovers. But I don't know if I should run 245/40/18s or 245/35/18s. I drive an 07 WRX and unfortunately I can not find any good fitment examples online. I plan on running my suspension rather low, I want to tuck some tire in the back. My current tires are 245/45/18s from the previous owner, and it was very difficult to fit these for temporary driving, my coilovers are currently maxed out as high as they can nearly go, and I want to get new tires ASAP. Please help me make a decision.

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Old Dec 30, 2014 | 03:06 PM
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Car Info: '02 WRX + '15 WRX
245/40/18
255/35/18 if you want to do fender work
Old Dec 30, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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My rear fenders are already rolled and slightly pulled, can you please be a little more specific for me? Ya I'm starting to lean to 255/35/18 now, thanks.

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You'd have to pull the rear even if you didn't plan on tucking. You're going to have to pull both if you plan on doing front and rear. Rear more than the front.
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Originally Posted by Brfatal
You'd have to pull the rear even if you didn't plan on tucking. You're going to have to pull both if you plan on doing front and rear. Rear more than the front.
thankyou very much! I'll post pics as an example for the other guys w/ 06/07s trying to go for this setup too. Eventually it would be cool to go widebody... But I'll try building my engine first.

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