Too bad. They won't fit. This is pushed all the way up against the knuckle. 265/45/16 V710's. Yes, I understand they're wildly larger than what will traditionally fit. I got them for free, and decided to check clearance. I'm guessing even with a heavy roll/pull, the clearances are only there for something along the lines of a 245 width tire, max. 225's will be pretty close under stock fenders.




Don't post that stupid stretched hellaflush/stanced crap in here. Wheel width does not equal tire width.

 

Short of a wheel offset to push them out from the suspension and a cut/ widened fender I do not see putting a 265 under the front of our cars.

225 fits without an issue for me (my fenders are untouched and I am on full coilovers with a conservative drop)... have run 225/ 50/ 15 drag radial in front on an OEM alloy to now a 225/ 45/ 17 drag radial on aftermarket wheel. Depending on wheel offset it is a tight fit against the suspension with the 225/ 45/ 17 but fills the well nicely without any flush bs or crazy mis-alignment.

(Note: With the 225/ 45/ 17, depending if your on stock cross member/ radius rods vs traction bar setup... you might have get a slight rub on the inside of tire lock to lock turning.)

My next step for a little more tire in front (I need as much as I can get these days) is to run a slightly staggered width 16" wheel combo with a bit more offset and fit a 245/ 45/ 16 without any crazy work on the fender or goofy flush look (no offense that is just not my cup of tea). Works on paper by the rough math but honestly it will be a trial and error kind of thing in the end.

 

The 245/45/16 size is what I'm looking to put on the car after spring. For an 8-8.5" width wheel, I believe I found that something in the 25-30mm offset range was ideal. As long as I can find the correct offset wheel, I'll fit one up with a 245/45/16 and try it out. I'm probably going to just end up going with a 16x7 and a 205/50-55/16 until then.

 

I have finally settled on 215/45/17 on the front and 225/45/17 on the rear. I tried the 225's on the front but they rubbed the outside fender when I was turning. And they made the steering feel a little sluggish. Now if someone had a coupe they could put some nice flairs on the rear. But that's not where you need the extra tire. Still, it sure would look good.

 

I run a +42 16x7.5 with 225/50's and 15mm spacers with 245/45's (Toyo's)
So total offset of +27 for the 245/45's. I've tried 245/50's but they require an additional 10mm to clear the steering knuckle due to height. They also clash with the stock fenders with any sort of lowering. The 50's I mean, not the 45's

I've wanted to run some 265 but I had the same problem. Mainly due to the limited selection of 265 tires smaller than 630mm (24.8"). The taller tires kill fender fitment due to the fact that taller tires much be pushed outwards to avoid clashing with the knuckle.
255/40R17 and 255/35R18 are much for feasable as I've found but I haven't had the time or the money to try just yet. This being for
soft/hard compound slicks and street tires. Unlike the 265s limitation to racing tires (within reasonable height).

Anyways, the 225's (provided it has a high enough offset) sit pretty comfortably within the fenders with ease. The rears will rub on the inner sidewall against the spring with +42 when the suspension goes full droop. If you pick the inner leg up like I do in the turns I wouldn't worry about it.
The 245's come close but with the stock height the camber curve is enough to prevent it from smacking the fenders.
I've done Zer0 work to the fenders by the way. Not lowering the vehicle has definitely helped though.

 

Good to know! I'm not really lowering this thing much, maybe an inch, mainly for tire clearance. Thanks for the info, it really helps me decide!

 

Just for reference, the tallest tire than can be shoehorned under the knuckle is 665mm (26.18") or 672mm (26.45") if you hack off the extra threads on the upper balljoint that are not required.
Should you actually want a tire that tall.