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Old 04-02-2011 | 03:06 PM
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What rims? Who cares about bad roads, lol my s-pipe is about gone, my frame rails are scraped, my bumper about destroyed and my axles are going out. Lol just drive hard anyways
Old 04-02-2011 | 03:13 PM
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What coils are you using? Are your fenders rolled?
Old 04-02-2011 | 03:18 PM
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I'm on racelands. My fenders are rolled/pulled, but i also took an angle grinder in there for good measure.
Old 04-02-2011 | 03:27 PM
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Ah, right on. I still need to roll my fenders need to find out how to and just go for it i guess. And the wheels i got are Tork Imagines

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Thats them wrapped in the old rubber
Old 04-02-2011 | 09:49 PM
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Nice, never seen those wheels. +1 for going with something new lol. 18's? Offset?
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i don't even know tbh... i bought them off of my buddy. Im new to the fitment thing. My car before this i just focused on boost and going fast lol lemme ask him
Old 04-03-2011 | 12:23 AM
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Im gonna guess 18x7.5 ET42
Old 04-03-2011 | 01:38 AM
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And how can you tell or know?
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Look for any/all markings first off. Secondly, look at next to the stock tire which is 17x7 and eyeball it.
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right on, whats the ET42? I hate sounding like a damn noob
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Nah man its cool. Offset is the distance from the center of the rim to the mounting hub. Pretty much what determines if a wheel is sunk in or flush. I.E. I'm at 17mm Front / 12mm Rear and im flush.
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i got the specs today.

18x8 ET35
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Nice! throw some 5mm Front/8mm Rear spacers and it'll look great.
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Ya, i was thinking about that, my buddy said that they sit pretty freaking flush as it is so im stoked to get them on. I just don't have the means to pull my fenders...Would i need to pull and roll with the spacers?
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Well with camber, I didnt have to too much at +17. So yeah. But I'd say do it. Its easy, get a heat gun from harbor freight for ~$15 and hammer them in. I'd cut out the fender liners too
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i can't afford to cut the fender liners out. Not here, we get too much rain and with my CAI i fear crushing my motor lol
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Haha yeah SRI FTW
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^ Thats right!

when i get my rims eventually, ill be pulling out my liners and dropping mine LOW. im getting a CAI panel though too without the hole cut in it so i dont get nasty ____ all up in my engine bay
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It'll get there anyways lol
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Even with a SRI no fender liners with the snow and salt we get would be deadly to my car. Luckily i can raise it back up with the coils for winter. But summer time, and i wanna slam it to the f*cking ground


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