Widest front tire on stock struts?

[kodexkustoms]

Hey guys,

I'm tired of getting bent over for 19" wheels and I'm looking to really upgrade to a better tire. So 18's it is.

Right now I have 275/35/19 NT05's on 9.5" nurburgrings all the way around, and they weigh like 44 pounds a piece (if I remember right) so it's a fairly light combo.

I'm wanting to go with a 18" wheel next tire change and going as wide as I can fit but I have stock struts with BMR springs and I'm a little worried about clearance until I can get coilovers.

How wide can I go? and who has the lightest wheel that fits our cars worth a damn?

Thanks
Kody


EDIT: I meant 44 pounds per corner.

 

[darreng505]

18x10 302r wheels are the strongest/lightest I have found.
You can fit a 295 up front (depending on section width) but I had to cut and grind down the end link bolt.
My wet set are on 18x10.5 with a 295 (wider section width than my slicks) and I need a .5 spacer for those.

 

[kodexkustoms]

I was figuring around a 295.

 

[F.D.Sako]

I just bought a set of Forgestar 18x10's with 285/35's. Based on my research online, I shouldn't have any problems with the stock suspension, because i dont really want to grind down anything lol.

Another thing to pay attention to is the offset of the wheels. I went with the Fogestar F14's, which have a +42 offset (i think the 302S BBS are +42 as well). I'm going to try to test fit them this afternoon, if i dont get too lazy lol.

I've spoken with blowfish racing, and he mentioned with +45 offset wheels and 285/35 tires, there's a risk of rubbing against the endlink bolts, which i think is the first problem you may encounter before hitting the shocks.

 

[kodexkustoms]

Yeah I think when I get the motivation I'm either gonna replace my front sway bar with whiteline's adjustable one or cut my stock stud.

 

[65sohc]

FYI the Boss Track Attack cars use the 19x10 Laguna Seca wheels and 285/35 BFG g-Force Sport Comp 2 tires front and rear.