Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog

[Matt D.]

Can jeff do fender rolling?

And I mind as well do 285's then huh?
He has a fender roller that you can rent, but he won't do it for you.

If you're trying to avoid hitting the front fender then I would just stick with 275s unless you are POSITIVE that a certain tire and wheel combination will clear.

[Murlo26]

Looks like these rims are 1410 shipped, not bad.

Way more expensive than just getting tires but whatever, time for suspension mods I guess.

I am ordering shortly, the 10.5's in gunmetal. Wish me luck.

[Murlo26]

I am going 275's it seems to be a decent setup.

I will need to roll the rears though...where the hell do i get that done? I don't know how to roll them, lol.

[Matt D.]

Going from the stock tire size to something 275 or 285mm wide you are going to be beside yourself with how much more grip the car will have.

[Matt D.]

I will need to roll the rears though...where the hell do i get that done? I don't know how to roll them, lol.
I rolled mine myself, they aren't perfect, I wasn't quite patient enough, the paint cracked a little in one or two places and the fender didn't roll in places that I was expecting it to. I know now what to do when I do it again, but I do not want to do it to someone's nice car.

[scheides]

10.5's goddamn! Crazyness. 275 seems kinda narrow for that rim though, you can do 265's on a 9.5" wide rim (this is what the 8/9 guys do IIRC). All of the above tires are too rich for my blood, you can get a set of starspecs for a little over $100/tire in the 17" size but as soon as its an 18" they want closer to $200/tire.

[Murlo26]

Yea i know, seems like a lot:( But everyone kept telling me...you have all that room with the X,use it damn it! So I just figured what the hell and got the 10.5's. I just ordered them a few mins ago:)

I will be getting the star specs to go with it 275/35's, that is what is pictured with buschurs ride up top there, i think it looks solid. I don't want to go any wider, too much weight already with this setup.

Man I feel like I am getting in over my head with this path, now I will have to get the Whiteline roll kit and a rear sway and some swift springs...ouch says my wallet.

EDIT: The star specs from what I have heard run a little wider anyway at the same size.

I was going to do tirerack for them, anyone think that is dumb?

[Speedfreak]

285's fit just fine on 9.5" wide wheels as well. Not sure you needed to go to a 10.5", but having 10.5's on all four is pretty cool sounding. :P We did a set of 9.5 inchers on all four on a friends X.. looks very good.

Just for reference. We did 265 snow tires on a non lowered X. For the most part no rubbing, but on full lock, it rubs a bit. I think he is going to swap some 275's on them for the summer.

[Murlo26]

^I never said you couldn't fit 275's on 9.5" wheels. It just seemed with the RPF1's, everyone said go with 10.5" since they will provide better grip with 275's!

Yea tires are expensive at 275's, but still no where near as bad as the stock tires. I will be saving like 80-90 bucks a tire still, lol.

[Speedfreak]

Yeah, was just throwing it out there that it can be done.. as Scheides had said 265's were possible on a 9.5..