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Old 07-10-2011, 01:01 AM
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Alas!! they are on... Major rubbing still need to roll rears.... Privat Remember, 17x9 20mm 205-45-17 yokohama s-drives

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looking good. what rims are those?
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Originally Posted by masterbB
looking good. what rims are those?

Edited!.. Privat Remember.
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I'm not a fan of poke or stretch for my own daily driver, but that definitely looks good Darren.

Nice job.
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Originally Posted by Darrenohooligan
Alas!! they are on... Major rubbing still need to roll rears.... Privat Remember, 17x9 20mm 205-45-17 yokohama s-drives



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Originally Posted by CIONIDE
I'm not a fan of poke or stretch for my own daily driver, but that definitely looks good Darren.

Nice job.
Thanks! But Honestly, after driving it for 30 miles now.. I don't know WTF i was thinking, rubs like crazy, all i smell is burning rubber and no camber kits for the rear..LOL I love how it looks... it didn't look like it was going to rub that bad... oh well sometimes you gotta pay to play...
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Just roll the rear fenders. The bolt on the bumper may need to be removed. That little ledge needs to be cut perpendicularlly to the body, then hammered out of the way.

I've done this once or twice.

Extend the rear shocks out a bit, too. May need to add bumpstops.
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Originally Posted by Darrenohooligan
Thanks! But Honestly, after driving it for 30 miles now.. I don't know WTF i was thinking, rubs like crazy, all i smell is burning rubber and no camber kits for the rear..LOL I love how it looks... it didn't look like it was going to rub that bad... oh well sometimes you gotta pay to play...
What Suspension are you running?
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Old 07-12-2011, 06:09 AM
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I ended up putting the bottom ring back on the rear coil and that did the job, rubbing is 90% gone.. but FMWG damnit.. so i'm just gonna wait until my buddy gets his fender roller back and try what xseveredveganx said to do.. I hope with some aggressive fender rolling I should be able to work something out..

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Old 07-12-2011, 07:42 AM
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I had to do what I said to my buddy's WRX and a friend's xB2. I still need to do mine. That little bumper mount just needs to be clearanced a bit.

For the front, you may want to pop the fender liners to the inside of the fender lip. Stock they're out and held in with clips, popping them to the inside will help a little with rubbing.
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nice looking set up.
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Car looks great! The cherry on gold looks super nice!!! How are the S-drives? Sound, handling and that type of thing? Any chance of driving them in cold weather yet?
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Old 07-17-2011, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Kingshawty12
Car looks great! The cherry on gold looks super nice!!! How are the S-drives? Sound, handling and that type of thing? Any chance of driving them in cold weather yet?
Thanks.. well I've only had em on for a week.. so no.. and I'm in san diego, so I don't how much cold weather we'll be getting..:? So far they're great, pretty quiet.. they are loud on uneven pavement.. direzzas are much quieter, I drive slow as ____ so handling isn't really an issue... LOL.

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looks good man, how about spraying the centres like your hub caps?
that was a funky colour combo
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looks good, try lowering the back more or stretching the tire so you wont rub
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whats the offsets on the wheels?
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Originally Posted by peebols
whats the offsets on the wheels?
Original post says:

17x9 20mm
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just get a heat gun and small pipe and roll the fenders a little, you wont rub.
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Darren in 3 wheel motion going up my driveway to get the fenders rolled:

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