19" Wheels on Eibach Sportlines

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Any one have a set up like that? I've got 18's with 255/45 on the front and 285/40 out back. Really wanting to go up to a 19" wheel to get some brakes with bite.

Just wondering if the Sportlines are gonna have to go. :/

Thoughts and feedback appreciated. :thumb:
 

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Depends on what size tires you put on there and rim offset/backspacing.
 

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Depends on what size tires you put on there and rim offset/backspacing.

That's kind of what I'm wondering actually. I don't want to have to sacrifice a somewhat meaty tire because the gap is closing by at least another inch.


Went ahead and filled in some pertinent information there for ya.

Hahahaha.

size of the wheels have nothing to do with the springs.

I should've mentioned that I'm concerned with the new wheels and tires not clearing.
 

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So use 255/40R19 and 285/35R19 on 19" wheels with the same width and offset as you have on the 18s ... overall dimensions will be the same.


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So use 255/40R19 and 285/35R19 on 19" wheels with the same width and offset as you have on the 18s ... overall dimensions will be the same.


cheers
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Thanks Ed. The thought of just decreasing sidewall width by one came across my mind initially, but I'm no wheel expert. Thanks for the advise, sir.
 

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I have 255/40/19 on the front and 285/35/19 on the back. I personally would like a tad bit more sidewall on the rear myself. Not much but a tad bit taller tire on the rear.
 

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I even cut 1/2 a rung off the front ones to drop it a bit more since it just sits in a garage all day and never gets driven. I know that people who do this thing called, "driving," will probably run into different environments than my garage. However, for hard parking stance, 19" on sportlines is the way to go bruh.

Though, when I do push the car to get to my beer fridge, I sometimes hear some tire rub in the wheel wells. I wonder what that might be.

Did I leave my crocs in the springs?

Went ahead and filled in some pertinent information there for ya.

FIFY
 

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I have 255/40/19 on the front and 285/35/19 on the back. I personally would like a tad bit more sidewall on the rear myself. Not much but a tad bit taller tire on the rear.


I hear ya. Just looking at your sig pic, I could see how you'd want the rear tires to fill a tad more.
 

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^^^ True story. I have 18X10 F14's with the 4-pot Brembos, and have plenty of room.
 

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you don't need to go to 19" for 4-pot brembos....just saying.


True, but from what I understand, and I could be wrong, you need 19's or larger to clear the track pack Brembos, right? I've had the opportunity to claim some pull offs because I was under the impression that you needed 19's to clear those.
 

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VV The ones in my signature are the Apex 18x10's which have about the same dimensions as the Forgestar F14's mentioned. There are 18 wheel options that fit factory Brembo's just fine.

^^^ True story. I have 18X10 F14's with the 4-pot Brembos, and have plenty of room.

Well, hell....I could've sworn I read a thread here with multiple people claiming 19's or GTFO as far as decent brakes go.

Thanks for the reassurance. I still want SVE Drifts in 19's though. :whistling:
 

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That's true for the 6 piston Brembo's from the 13-14 GT500, but that's it. Not all 18's will fit, but there are those that will.
 

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