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[Benedict]

205/40 federal 595's are a fat tire and fit 9.75's easily. Fender clearance will be totally different. Yokohama S drives come in 215/35/17. There is a pic of them on 9.75's on tyrestretch.com. I sent a PM to the owner (don't remember what forum) but she ran them briefly and didnt have any more pictures. I was leaning towards these before going into 8.25 bitch mode.

Edit:
http://tyrestretch.com/9.75_215_35_R17/

Google found 215/35/17
Falken fk452 $126 NLMotoring
Hankook h105 $111
Yokohama S drive $115

I'm surprised at your current clearance on only 6/6k's. to go lower and get the fitment tighter you'll probably need to go with stiffer spring rates.

[1.5]

I had been Googling and checking tyrestretch for a while and I see other people running 205 on this wheel but its still a hella stretch and I drive like 25 miles a day through some kinda shotty roads. I know if I went with that setup I would have tons more clearance tho.

I love s drives as a tire but those things are so damn fat their 215 prolly fits more like a 225. I've run 3kg, 6kg, and 7kg in the rear and these 6s are my favorite thus far. Idk what to do, my bitch mode is kicking in too lol

[DeathBeard]

Have you considered slotting your top strut hole?

[vten]

I like it when you said "bitch mode" :D

[yarisugi]

Originally Posted by DeathBeard

Have you considered slotting your top strut hole?

Best non-perverted one-liner question yet.

[1.5]

Originally Posted by DeathBeard

Have you considered slotting your top strut hole?

That would give me more camber adjustability but that would cause me to rub the strut housing unless I run the spacers. I'm thinking if I can just find a better tire stretch I will solve any clearing issues there. Especially since one of the only alignment shops in my area who installs camber bolts couldn't do mine properly. I don't know if I trust them to do that.

[Benedict]

I doubt you will find a tire that is physically smaller than your 215/40 512's that will seat properly.

Federal 595 205/40's are labeled smaller but in reality are larger than what you have now. Other than the possibility of finding a 215/35 that works you're pretty much out of options. Falken 912's may be an alternative to the 512's though. So it's pretty much up to alignment and fender work to get the fitment you want.

I'm pretty confident that these will fit perfect (to my eye) with double front camber bolts, rear camber shims, a slight pull, and going another half inch to one inch lower.

[1.5]

Well I pulled the trigger on some 05/40s so they should be here Thursday. This will be the largest stretch I've ever tries but if people are out there dd'ing 205s on 10"s then I should be fine. I always keep a close eye on my car so I think ill be fine. But I didn't almost finish shaving down the front and pulled the fenders more.

[Benedict]

What brand and model tire did you buy?

Remember, when stretching tires and every mm counts you can not go by tire sizing alone if you are comparing multiple brands. Tire sizing and treads wear ratings are NOT standardized industry wide. A 255/35/18 FEDERAL is wider than a 265/35/18 Falken, and a 205/40/17 FEDERAL is wider than a 215/xx/17 Falken.

[1.5]

Yea I'm deff aware of the tire differences I always use s drives as a prime example. I just for kicks measured the contact patch only of my 175/50 s drives and that alone measures ~ 190mm lol

I knew federales run gordo too and I've had great success with nankangs stretching but nsii are hard to get stateside you can usually only find NsI or ns20 and I hear bad things about those to stretch. I have had good experience with falken so I picked up a set of 912s and I think that is gonna work out perfectly. Should help me get lower as well which is more of a concern to me than the fender/bumper clearance. If I was fine with my current ride height I would keep the 215s.

And if I have to daily my car on some super baller stretch so be it lol

[Benedict]

Awesome. I hope the 912's work out. I'm looking forward to seeing this lower.
FYI I just found pics on tyrestretch of 205/40/17 Achilles ATR sport on a 17x9.75 so they are an option (and only $50 each from onlinetires)

[1.5]

Yeah I saw that one before too and I've seen those tires a lot recently. There are quite a few cheap tires in my sizes so its good to know I've got plenty of replacement market.

Since I got new tires for my fronts I already have a replacement pair for the rears.

[1.5]

This is old but here is some local coverage i got. Shout out to C12Productions and I Love Driving Slow

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

For those too lazy to click:

[SilverSquash!]

Over sick stance! Looking sweet and grounded

[Benedict]

Definitely too much gap for me. Needs to be lower or upsize the wheels. That's why I'm looking forward to the new 17's.

Can you post a close up of your front Toyota badge?

[1.5]

yeah I lowered a lil more after those pics and then I was at my lowest, dragging frame all over town. Now my 17s gave me a ton more clearance and filled my wheel wells out a ton so I am still working on them so I can go a little lower but here is an update til then

rear camber done/New tires on the front/lowered slightly/











Still needed: a little more cutting around the fender/headlight/~ 2" section on each fender of pulling needed in addition to what I have/SLAM IT!!!

[HANZO_187]

The car is lookin better by the day bro.

[1.5]

Thanks man its cuz I have to work on it by the day lol