Is This Winter Combo OK?

[CanadaCivic]

Hoping some of the wheel/tire guru's can help.

Would I be OK with a +45 offset 18 X 8.0 wheel and 245/40/18?

Mostly I am curious about the wheel width - most people seem to talk about 8.5-9.5 so I am wondering if 8.0 is OK.

Thanks!

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[Vaporeon]

Also curious, might try and run my DWS06 and just not drive it as much as possible.... but still leaning towards 18" Winters myself.

 

[Mantihts]

18x8 can be ran without issues. Anything over 8 wide rated for ice and snow will be ludicrously expensive, so it's just not worth it.

 

[CanadaCivic]

Thanks!

The other thing I can't make up my mind about is tire size. All 3 of these fit:

245/40R18
225/45R18
235/45R18

I was thinking of splitting the middle with the 235's or just sticking with 245. Is there any major difference? I know taller = better winter performance and wider = better dry performance, but I don't want any rubbing and I am not sure how much real world difference there would be between the 3 sizes.

 

[Mantihts]

If you have stock suspension then you shouldn't have any issues with rubbing. I have (bad) pictures of my winter setup in another thread.

 

[Jwolf]

Thanks!

The other thing I can't make up my mind about is tire size. All 3 of these fit:

245/40R18
225/45R18
235/45R18

I was thinking of splitting the middle with the 235's or just sticking with 245. Is there any major difference? I know taller = better winter performance and wider = better dry performance, but I don't want any rubbing and I am not sure how much real world difference there would be between the 3 sizes.

I am running 225/45/18 on an 18x8. I have 0 issues.

https://tiresize.com/calculator/

 

[Mantihts]

The other thing I can't make up my mind about is tire size. All 3 of these fit:

245/40R18
225/45R18
235/45R18

I was thinking of splitting the middle with the 235's or just sticking with 245. Is there any major difference? I know taller = better winter performance and wider = better dry performance, but I don't want any rubbing and I am not sure how much real world difference there would be between the 3 sizes.
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I am running 225/45/18 on an 18x8. I have 0 issues.

https://tiresize.com/calculator/

Conversely I am running 245/40R18 with no issues

 

[tinyman392]

Hoping some of the wheel/tire guru's can help.

Would I be OK with a +45 offset 18 X 8.0 wheel and 245/40/18?

Mostly I am curious about the wheel width - most people seem to talk about 8.5-9.5 so I am wondering if 8.0 is OK.

Thanks!

I run an 18x8 +42 with 245/40/18 Michelin PS AS4.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

My winter set just came in from TireRack. It's 18x8 Sport Edition U2 wheels with Pirelli Sottozero 3 245/40s. Haven't put them on yet, of course, but they look pretty ok! +40 offset.

 

[vtothej]

Haha. I created a similar thread for my setup, 18x8 with 40mm offset. I guess my question is answered! Is there a difference between the 2020's and the earlier Type R models? I know the brakes were upgraded, wondering if it will cause clearance issues

 

[CanadaCivic]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the reassurance.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Generally, as far as I can tell, 18" wheels should clear the calipers fine. I was running 18" wheels on my Audi S5, and those calipers were ginormous.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

I just ordered 18x8.5 38 offset w/225/45/18 Continental Viking Contact 7

 

[vtothej]

Generally, as far as I can tell, 18" wheels should clear the calipers fine. I was running 18" wheels on my Audi S5, and those calipers were ginormous.

But offset is what really matters, you can run a 18" wheel, but if the offset is too low it won't clear. That's why I was concerned about running 18x8 32mm offset so I ordered 40mm offset instead

 

[CanadaCivic]

I think the offset is what matters more on our cars for caliper clearance. Almost any 18" rim should clear it height-wise.

Stock offset is +60, correct? I have seen it listed as "50-60" which has confused me in the past.

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