project.ng » wheels http://projectng.com my car has four rings because my woman has zero Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:39:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 18×10 Volk TE37s and some Star Specs http://projectng.com/wheels/18x10-volk-te37s-and-some-star-specs http://projectng.com/wheels/18x10-volk-te37s-and-some-star-specs#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:58:19 +0000 admin http://projectng.com/?p=285 My tires finally came in from TireRack and Steve at Hartmann Wheels was gracious enough to help me get everything mounted. All I can say is, "WOW...my stars have somehow aligned!" because everything has worked out perfectly.

The setup is a set of Volk's 18x10 TE37 with 265/35/18 Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Specs. This is the literally the absolute widest tire I could fit on this rim. That being said, this tire fills the wheel PERFECTLY.

The fronts have approximately 2mm of clearance on the inside and fill the front fenders perfectly; the rears have approximately 10mm of clearance on the outside to play with, and quite a bit on the inside (though the tire makes contact with the inner fender when the rear end is in the air. I might space the rear out a little more when H&R gets their 35mm adapter.

An interesting tidbit of info: Dunlop lists the Star Specs with a sectional width of 10.7"; a 275/35/18 Michelin PS2 has a sectional width of 10.9". After the tires came in and we took some measurements, the sectional width on the Dunlops are over 11" wide!

Want to read more about the Volks and see some more photos?

Pictured below is a 275/35/18 Star Spec next to the 255/30/20 Falken 512.

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