Quote from: Ricanracer140 on September 16, 2013, 09:16:30 PM
I can't see but the pic with the after alignment rear view. What are the specs of wheels and tires? I'm looking to put 22's on the SHO.
Ricanracer,
Can you rephrase that first part for me? If you need a pic of a certain angle, I'll try to get it.
The specs are 22x9 +37 front, 22x10 +37 rear, these are 3 piece forged wheels from L&B Forged out of Cali, the centers are machined face with polished pockets, then clear powdercoated. The inner barrel is standard raw alloy, and the outer is bare polished aluminum. The lip in front is approximately 3" (as measured from outside of face to outside of lip), and rears are a little under 4" lip as measured same. The front wheels have a large backpad built in to clear the big brakes we have, and the rears are machined down quite a bit from that.
The tires are 265/35-22 all around, Toyo Extensa HP's. Being the same size tire, I am able to keep the AWD happy vs. going with say a 295/30-22 in the rear. Also, I don't think a 295 would fit, the clearances are ridiculously close and I can take pics of that if need be.
I would say that this is about as big as a Taurus or Flex can handle, with exception to possibly maybe a 1/2" wider lip on the outside only front and rear. But it would be pretty extreme, and might need some fender pulling. I thought about later one swapping my outer lips for chrome instead of polished (maybe in a couple years), and at the same time I might gamble and go with this 1/2" wider option. Just to see what happens really.
22x9 and 22x10 seems safe without being sunken in, to me.
It is worth mentioning I have zero rub, great handling, and like I said before, the AWD system seems happy and doesn't have issues with it.
Did I answer your questions? I have more pics of various things if it helps, can take specific ones if needed to help further.