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Old 04-17-2008, 03:03 PM
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Nope i refuse to roll my fenders. I know of 4 people on here that are running the stock tire on these exact rims and have 0 problems and have never rolled their fenders
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:04 PM
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if you know of 4 ppl running them without rubbing, what are you you asking here for?

195/60 is NOT stock tire. thats what you posted up you were buying.
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:06 PM
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i know that was a mistake on my part my bad

At least i have 2 like new stock tires already so it will cut the cost down
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:09 PM
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rubbing the plastic fender lining is one thing. but if those tires catch the fender lips its going to f-up the tires AND the fender.

frankly, you should get a set of STIFF coil-overs so you can dial in the ride hight and stiffness and stop the back from bouncing around. plus the added weight of the stereo equipment will not help thing.
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:09 PM
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so you're gonna stretch used stock tires? how many miles are on them?
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:11 PM
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i dunno scott how many miles you think are on those 2 good tires i got from you...i put about 2k since i got them
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:12 PM
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not much.

http://www.mazda6tech.com/images/tir...er_rubbing.jpg
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by YourNameHere
frankly, you should get a set of STIFF coil-overs so you can dial in the ride hight and stiffness and stop the back from bouncing around. plus the added weight of the stereo equipment will not help thing.
agreed. thats part of the reason i got coilovers. I didnt want the sag from the stereo, and i wasnted to be able to adjust where i needed to be because of wheel choice (plus i wanted to be hella low)
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:15 PM
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I would love to get coils just cant afford them now.

My sub box and subs weigh a total of 60lbs so it doesnt sag at all in the rear
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Old 04-17-2008, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by TorchedPerfection86
I would love to get coils just cant afford them now.
its going to cost more to have to replace your tires and get your fenders fixed. do it right the 1st time. at the very least get a set of TRD shocks. the stockers are not going to hold up long...
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man up n buy some coilovers lol
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car salesman name of the day!!!!

Charlie Hippo!
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:14 PM
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love that one.

I had one over in dertyjerz, named Ace. he was a *******.
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:16 PM
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:19 PM
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holy crap! something like that, i'd heat up and hammer down.
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:24 PM
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If you do some research you will see that i would NEVER rub the sidewall of the tire like that because the tire stick out. if any thing it would push the fender up because the fender would be rubbing on the flat surface of the tire
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:28 PM
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do what ya want. but if you are at a point where the tolerance is so close you need to stretch incorrect sized tires why not do this simply little thing for some extra insurance.

you can rent fender rollers all over the place. you take the wheel off and it bolts right up the axel. hell a wooden baseball bat can do it!
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:38 PM
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^^ or a rubber mallet, a heat gun, and a strong stomach
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:39 PM
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Yes, but you are forgetting that you need to heat up the paint and there is a chance it could chip off do you really think i want that to happen.....im gonna run a stretched tire and i wont rub so all will be good
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:41 PM
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and what your forgetting is that if your wrong all its going to take is one pothole for the tire to catch the fender and your out a few hundred bucks to have the paint fixed and a new tire. take it to a body shop. they will likely give you some kind of warranty.
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