I just got some new tires installed 255/35/18s wraped on my SSR SP1s 18 8.5 47 offset no rub...I did have to remove the rubber strip in the fender. I have not taken any crazy turns yet but did drive though some really bumpy roads and no rubbing yet...

 

Wow, those are some wide tires for a WRX (10" wide). What brend and model tire are you running? How is your suspension set up, is it lowerd, what struts and camber settings are you running? Can you post some pic's? I hope they dont but I would bet if you push the car hard on a clover leaf exit ramp they will rub if the car is lowerd.

 

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Nothing special...ZIEX ZE 512 255/35ZR18

 

lota meat on these tires

 

The rims can use a cleaning..

 

Thanks for the pics. How much room do you have between the strut and the tire/wheel on the inside?

 

Those tires are pretty narrow compared to others. My GF has a set of 235 40 18's on her car and when I copared the width of those to my 225 45 17 ES100's they ES's were wider.

 

on the inside I have about 3/4 inch in the front about 3/8 inch in the rears...

 

Good stuff. Those do seem like narrow tires for that size, but hey they fit.

 

nice set up, i love those rims

 

What is the offset of the wheels? There are a few people running 245s & 255s on this board, but I think you are the first person I have seen w/ 18s that wide (whose tires did not extend beyond the body).

 

+47mm

 

You may want to start your own thread so you get more responses. Include things like your suspension set up, the offset of your wheels, what car you have and anything else that may be a contributing factor. If it is rubbing as bad as you say it is I would guess you have a GC slammed with a wheel that doesnt have enough + offset.
Are you actually rubbing the wheel or did you mean to say the tire (I'm guessing and hopeing you are talking about the tire)?

Good luck.