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Old 07-24-2011, 04:53 PM
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Haha! Car looks good! Got to see how the fenders came out!
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Old 07-24-2011, 05:29 PM
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looks sick!!! I take it that this is also resting on coilovers?
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Old 07-25-2011, 03:53 AM
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bwahaha 3 wheel motion FTW!!! The joy of a solid rear axle! Yeah the fenders came out perfect. (thanks Grant) The rubbing is 99% gone. I changed the setting to 10 clicks from hard so that helped a little as well... Oh and that was leaving your house, not arriving!!!

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http://youtu.be/V0RHqGLlpPE

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Old 07-25-2011, 10:32 PM
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Looks sick.....the color combo really sets off the car. Glad rolling the fenders helped you out.
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Old 09-21-2011, 05:22 AM
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Cool picture of me leaving WFC end of summer meet

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Old 09-21-2011, 06:02 AM
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Looking good
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i saw you in la jolla on saturday. We got the same wheels!
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Old 09-21-2011, 07:05 AM
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Inspiring me to go lower...
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Old 09-21-2011, 07:17 AM
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Go lower
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Old 09-21-2011, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom11x
i saw you in la jolla on saturday. We got the same wheels!
That's funny I was actually working, and my boss sent me out to run errands... Well to get lunch to be exact.

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Go lower
Once (if ever) the rear camber shims are available I will. But for now my sidewalls can't take much more.. And these coilovers are giving me he11 right now, I can't get the rears to match up no matter what I do. So I have to figure out whats going on. Once I get whatever it is screwing up the rear will be a little lower, not much, about 3/4 of an inch.

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Old 09-21-2011, 03:55 PM
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Is it the rear spring perches that are giving you hell? I'm curious...
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Old 09-21-2011, 04:45 PM
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I'm definetely feeling it...nice job
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Old 09-22-2011, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricersux
I'm definetely feeling it...nice job
Thanks!

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Is it the rear spring perches that are giving you hell? I'm curious...
I wish I knew!!! I'm at my wits end. When I first put the wheels on they were perfect, they rubbed, but height was equal. Somewhere down the road, something got screwed up. And no one I talk to has any answers. The perched seem ok. But no matter what I do I can't get them even. Even worse on sunday after the meet I put one collar back in the LR to avoid rubbing on the ride home.. AND THE RR raised as well!!!! I have 1 ring on the RR and 2 in the LR and they're not equal height!!!! ARRRGGHH so pi$$ed!!
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Old 09-22-2011, 05:34 AM
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May sound weird, but have you measured the shocks? I have my shocks extended out quite a ways. So at ride heighth, I have about 1"-1.5" of shock travel. I have a bit more droop, but my springs seem to stay put.

You also have to remember, the one side is 5mm more offset than the other in the rear. As I recall, the driver's side has the extra 5mm. CIONIDE will have to confirm.
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Old 09-22-2011, 08:29 AM
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Sorry for asking but, someone asked what wheels you have and I didn't understand the response.....
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Old 09-22-2011, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by xseveredveganx
You also have to remember, the one side is 5mm more offset than the other in the rear. As I recall, the driver's side has the extra 5mm. CIONIDE will have to confirm.
The driver side hub is about 1/4" closer to the rear fender than the passenger side.

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Sorry for asking but, someone asked what wheels you have and I didn't understand the response.....
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Old 09-22-2011, 03:36 PM
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That's what I thought. That could be why you're rubbing on the one side.

Measurement from ground to wheel arch, are you even?
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Old 09-22-2011, 08:24 PM
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My driver side was rubbing real bad on 19x9.5s, I had to roll the fender a little extra on that side, the 1/4" info makes perfect sense now Also I'm running DF210s and the driver side is ever so slightly lower than the passenger. Either way I havent rubbed once sense the extra roll.
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Old 09-23-2011, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by xseveredveganx
That's what I thought. That could be why you're rubbing on the one side.

Measurement from ground to wheel arch, are you even?
That would explain the rubbing. But as of last measure there's almost an inch difference in height from ground to fender on the rears. Rr is higher. Btw that's messed up about the 1/4" difference on the hubs. Cionide do you know the reasoning behind it???
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Old 09-23-2011, 04:48 PM
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Sorry for the double post.. I'm on my new phone. LOL

I have both shocks maxed out as far down was they'll go. That's the first thing I tried.
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