Tires help?
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45 is the size of the sidewall and 235 is the width of the tire. You have it backwards if I'm reading it right. Here's what the specs mean. I'm not really sure how big the Camry's wheel wells are so I don't know if it will rub
blacknight
Superman, uh mod
first of all, 245/40/18's are wide as hell for a 6th gen accord.
even 235/45/18 is pretty wide
It's safe to say if you're dropped you will definitely rub
A good staggered size fitment is probably 215/45/18-Front/225/40/18-rear.
The weird this is that the purpose of a staggered pattern is to get better traction with the wider wheel. This technique is commonly used on RWD vehicles. It's possible to achieve this on a FWD vehicls, however may not be too safe in bad weather (rain, snow) because of the uneven tread/tire patch.
even 235/45/18 is pretty wide
It's safe to say if you're dropped you will definitely rub
A good staggered size fitment is probably 215/45/18-Front/225/40/18-rear.
The weird this is that the purpose of a staggered pattern is to get better traction with the wider wheel. This technique is commonly used on RWD vehicles. It's possible to achieve this on a FWD vehicls, however may not be too safe in bad weather (rain, snow) because of the uneven tread/tire patch.
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shavedaccord
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I absolutely HATE staggered offsets on FWD cars but anyway..
Why would you run a 45 on the front and 40 in the rear both on 18" rims?
what are the widths of the wheels?
blacknight
Superman, uh mod
Well, it depends upon a few things.
on a staggered fitment, the main reason (on RWD cars) is The rear should always have a lower profile and wider contact patch for handling, and performance.
Look at some sport cars and notice the tires they're running.
The rear profile is always lower than the front profile.
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Sketch o5
Señor Greengo
well, if you think about it... staggered with the wider tire in the rear would be pointless on a fwd car for obvious reasons....you stagger to get better traction.
SO, if that were the case, you would stagger so that it would favor the front, wider tire in the front, but then the rear wouldnt have as much traction as the front in turns, and could kick out, spinning your car out and possibly hitting something.
SSOO, the best fitment (i would say) for a fwd car would be to have the widest you could go all around, and staying the same tire width for optimal traction and handling.
but thats for performance oriented ****. if you do it just for looks, then its whatever....but i think doing staggered with a 215 and a 225 tire would be pointless, cuz theirs not much difference in the width and you should just save the time/money at that point.
just my $0.02
SO, if that were the case, you would stagger so that it would favor the front, wider tire in the front, but then the rear wouldnt have as much traction as the front in turns, and could kick out, spinning your car out and possibly hitting something.
SSOO, the best fitment (i would say) for a fwd car would be to have the widest you could go all around, and staying the same tire width for optimal traction and handling.
but thats for performance oriented ****. if you do it just for looks, then its whatever....but i think doing staggered with a 215 and a 225 tire would be pointless, cuz theirs not much difference in the width and you should just save the time/money at that point.
just my $0.02
it was for my camry. i got the rims for a decent price so i wanted to do a VIP style setup for the camry. my rims are HP Evo. but thanks. i didn't know staggered wheel was for better traction. i thought it was for looks.
http://www.wheelsnext.com/default.cfm?action=dspWheel&MODEL=EVO (CHROME LIP)&color=HYPERSILVER
http://www.wheelsnext.com/default.cfm?action=dspWheel&MODEL=EVO (CHROME LIP)&color=HYPERSILVER
Sketch o5
Señor Greengo
it all depends on how you set up your car. it can be for looks, or it can be for performance. all your preference 
