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      04-30-2019, 03:37 PM   #17
MerlinMc
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Question on 8" wheels

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Originally Posted by Joe240 View Post
Without camber adjustments, you won’t fit a 245 without poke in the front. Just not enough clearance between fender and strut stock.

If a 8.5et42 with 235 is essentially square, a 245 would have some bulge on an 8.5” wheel. Since it’s 10mm wider, assume +5mm inside and outside for clearance. That would mean for a safe offset, 8.5et37 would sit the same on the inside. However, you could go 8.5et40 and use a small spacer if you have rubbing issues.
Some others in this forum are running 245 width square set ups with no camber adjustments or other modifications. They report no rubbing, but are running 8" wheels with et 43 rather than 8.5". See the thread below as an example. Does the extra half inch (8" to 8.5") make the difference?

Thanks.

https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1597122
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