hey guys, as the title suggests, I'm wanting to know from everyone here that has 20's
what size they are using, what brand and how much... oh and if they scrubb
at the moment I have nankang 245/35R20 I know these borderline on being over the 5% margin, but I do love the width of the tyre and im a big believer in having tyre's and not rubber bands... but just wondering what people's thoughts are.

hey guys, as the title suggests, I'm wanting to know from everyone here that has 20's
what size they are using, what brand and how much... oh and if they scrubb
at the moment I have nankang 245/35R20 I know these borderline on being over the 5% margin, but I do love the width of the tyre and im a big believer in having tyre's and not rubber bands... but just wondering what people's thoughts are.


i have 225/35/20 not rubber bands, within legal limit if stock od and best of all 95 load rated meaning legal on a magna.... and my rims a 7.5" wide (legal again) so the trye isnt streched like it is on an 8.5" and they appear higher profile than they are

im tucking tyre front and back and they dont rub at all over bumps and only the very very slightest on full lock (somehthing that i could fix in 5 min)

245's as nice as a fat tyre looks is too wide and your quite a bit taller in od than stock 16" magna/verada spec wheels

you will find 225/35 very popular size also 225/30 (225/30 on an 8.5" rim is very low)

i have 225/35/20 not rubber bands, within legal limit if stock od and best of all 95 load rated meaning legal on a magna.... and my rims a 7.5" wide (legal again) so the trye isnt streched like it is on an 8.5" and they appear higher profile than they are

im tucking tyre front and back and they dont rub at all over bumps and only the very very slightest on full lock (somehthing that i could fix in 5 min)

245's as nice as a fat tyre looks is too wide and your quite a bit taller in od than stock 16" magna/verada spec wheels

you will find 225/35 very popular size also 225/30 (225/30 on an 8.5" rim is very low)

yeah thats the problem.. i have an 8.5" wide rim so im worried that as they are so stretched there is no room for sidewall flex when hammering around corners..

ive been over a defect station once with the 245's and one guy said they were illegal then the boss dude went away and came back and said I was just in the legal size couldn't possibly go a mm bigger..

225/35/20s is 15mm increase in rolling diametre over 225/50/17s. that is a big jump and also alright when it comes to srubbing and so forth.

245/35/20s is a 24mm increase in rolling diametre and thats massive. that will throw your speed out by 5-6kms and also decrease you turning circle and on full lock will hit your chassis on the inside. it all is going to come down to how low your car is.. mine is way to low so it scrubs up under the top of the wheel archs when im doing 60kmh down the road in a straight line.. Not Practical but i dont care as its cool..:P and it reminds me its as low as it can go..:P

Tyre costs for my maxis ones last xmas where 960 for all 4 with wheel alignment mates rates..:)


Now if you wanna talk legal or not.. You cant engineer a magna with 225s but you can with 245s. thats why i got the 245s as the engineer said i need that or he could engineer..:P 225/35 was the other legal size but over 2years ago theywhere tripple the price of 245s..:P

Hey i have 225/30/20's n have lowered mine all round with King Low SP springs n have no rubbing issues wat so eva even in full lock n when goin ova bumps. have u got any pics of ya rims? You could have a look at mine i see ur in QLD except iam a bit busy this week. if ur going on da sunny coast cruise u'll see me then.

Cheers Dno.

FYI
My factory tyre
215/60/16
dia 664.4mm
circ 2087.3mm

My New tyres
225/35/20
dia 665.5mm
circ 2090.7

0.2% difference

thanks guys..

hmmm choices choices, ive had the 245's for a while now. and im more than happy with them... just bit worried how it will go with the coilovers im fitting today.

FYI
My factory tyre
215/60/16
dia 664.4mm
circ 2087.3mm

My New tyres
225/35/20
dia 665.5mm
circ 2090.7

0.2% difference


Yeah. I knew 16s had a bigger rolling diametre than 17s..
225/50/17s 656.8mm
235/35/20s 665.5mm
245/35/20s 679.5mm

So its only 9mm to go a 225 over standard 17s or 24mm over to go 245. easy to see why it would make a differance in scrubbing and so on..:)

Yeah. I knew 16s had a bigger rolling diametre than 17s..
225/50/17s 656.8mm
235/35/20s 665.5mm
245/35/20s 679.5mm

So its only 9mm to go a 225 over standard 17s or 24mm over to go 245. easy to see why it would make a differance in scrubbing and so on..:)

i got 225/35/20 last week

i checked it on this
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

well.. got the coilovers fitted today... never has my car scrubbed so much in a straight line...

thanks for the info... does anyone know if they make a 245/30?

well.. got the coilovers fitted today... never has my car scrubbed so much in a straight line...

thanks for the info... does anyone know if they make a 245/30?

what hapened? how did it go before the coilovers? same combo then too?

lower now?

Same rubber.. 245/35R20 used to scrape mainly when cornering hard into a dip sorta thing.. or with a car load of overweight mofo's
heaps lower now.... but also alot stiffer...
also my rims aren't exactly the right offset. they sit a little wider as they will clear brembo's. you can really see on the front that its right on the outside.

here are some pics.

BEFORE

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6531/p1040210ht7.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1040210ht7.jpg)



AFTER
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1323/15102007248no7.th.jpg (http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=15102007248no7.jpg)

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7285/15102007249op9.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=15102007249op9.jpg)

looks really nice man!!

now, get your rims looked at and see how much you can shave off the back

they look like 20x8.5 +35 you really need +45 offset on the front, and even then there is a ton of clearance between the strut, and best of all the tyre sits inside of the gaurd not flush (allowing you to go lower or not rub)

you may be able to shave a few mm of them some rims 5-10mm is fine... or you could be unlucky and just have to get rid of the flares or raise it (you dont wana do that)

get a wheel place to check it out and see what can be done


also bigger pics pls STAT!

looks really nice man!!

now, get your rims looked at and see how much you can shave off the back

they look like 20x8.5 +35 you really need +45 offset on the front, and even then there is a ton of clearance between the strut, and best of all the tyre sits inside of the gaurd not flush (allowing you to go lower or not rub)

you may be able to shave a few mm of them some rims 5-10mm is fine... or you could be unlucky and just have to get rid of the flares or raise it (you dont wana do that)

get a wheel place to check it out and see what can be done


also bigger pics pls STAT!

cheers man,

I'm a big fan of the aggressive stance..(hence why I wanna keep the 245's) the rims sittin right on the outside but.. maybe a 5mm in would be aiight

only got phone pics atm... will hopefully get some good pics this weekend.
hopefully the flares won't brake by then.
don't really wanna raise it. I love it how it is right now.. just don't want it to scrubb.

so... does anyone know if they make 245/30?

im running 245/35 and she scrapes full lock in the front tubs lowered 3 1/2 inches . using falken rubbers and i got 8" wide rims. you must be scrubbing alot at the front yeah? running 8.5 inch rims? and damn you andrew where did you get 7.5" wide 20's!lol i looked everywhere! only like 2 gay as dinner plates were that width. were your elanors 7.5?

nah the b boss were 8.5"

the new design ones are 8"

there are a few 7.5"-8" rins out there.... just got to know where to look ;)

245's are too wide for 7.5" rims though

thanks for the info... does anyone know if they make a 245/30?

Yes they do now, there are a few brands out there now..:) 2 years ago they did but way to expensive..:P

Yes they do now, there are a few brands out there now..:) 2 years ago they did but way to expensive..:P

you know they even make a 215/30/20!! immagine that! 20's on a 1st gen man lol

you know they even make a 215/30/20!! immagine that! 20's on a 1st gen man lol

Hahahah 22s on a first gen and i will bow..:P

Hahahah 22s on a first gen and i will bow..:P

do these calculations 22x8 rim 235/30/22 tyre :badgrin: front easy! rear unlikley unless your a wagon :(

front easy! rear unlikley unless your a wagon :(

Stop ypur whining. just make them fit..:P

My moto is dont buy something thats right for your car. but something u like that is wrong then make it fit..:P worked all the way so far and you get to be differant..:P

wouldnt it be harder to put 22's on a wagon? cause you cant camber? my 8" wide have a finger width(squeeze fit) in between wheel and guard after they been rolled! By the way why cant i neg camber me wagon rear?

Stop ypur whining. just make them fit..:P

My moto is dont buy something thats right for your car. but something u like that is wrong then make it fit..:P worked all the way so far and you get to be differant..:P


Just like im test fitting 22s in a couple weeks hahaha.

Just like im test fitting 22s in a couple weeks hahaha.


they easily fit o the front, but the rear upright arm thingy pretty makes it have no chance of fitting on the rear..... unless you get a different offset rim 45+ on front and 30+ on rear then pump out the rear guards!

would look killer but then, be stoopid like the w4nk3r i saw driving a FTO with FAtties on the back! :nuts:

would look killer but then, be stoopid like the w4nk3r i saw driving a FTO with FAtties on the back! :nuts:
HAHAHAHAHA Oh man you've got to wonder about some people.

they easily fit o the front, but the rear upright arm thingy pretty makes it have no chance of fitting on the rear..... unless you get a different offset rim 45+ on front and 30+ on rear then pump out the rear guards!



They fitted in my rears no prob. I couldnt turn the wheel on the front as its to low..:P
I aint lifting it so ill save my money and waste it on something else stupid..:P

yeah the ralliarts and the vrx's have different control arms on the rear... so they can take a wider rim than stocko awd stuff... found out when i tried to put my 20's on my old TJ Advance...