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01-20-2010, 10:31 PM
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Good luck with the stretch. I was running 18x9 et20 wrapped with 215/40s and it rubbed badly on my DFs. Then I changed to NFs and it still rubbed pretty bad. However, rolling the fenders did wonders with the NFs. It wouldn't rub with 2 people in the front, but anything more than that, it would rub on the inside.
The problem was mainly the soft springs. I hope you got a stiff suspension Digon! Good luck again.
The problem was mainly the soft springs. I hope you got a stiff suspension Digon! Good luck again.
Tire Toyo Proxes 4, I was considering 215/35 FRONT and 225/35 in the REAR.
HAHA Thanks! Big V.
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01-21-2010, 02:48 PM
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Thanks, D_Unit for the advice. Im definitely going to be rolling my fenders and stretching the tires. I will be changing my suspension soon which will help with the offset and the rubbing.
Tire Toyo Proxes 4, I was considering 215/35 FRONT and 225/35 in the REAR.
HAHA Thanks! Big V.
Tire Toyo Proxes 4, I was considering 215/35 FRONT and 225/35 in the REAR.
HAHA Thanks! Big V.
On a side note, I had KW Variant IIIs on my Mini Cooper and actually swapped them our for the cheaper BC coilovers and loved them. The BCs may have been cheaper, but they had a better overall design.
One more thing, I had 215/40/18 on my 18x9s and the tire went on no problem at all. With the offset so low, you can't really tell the tire is too skinny at all. Just thought I'd mention that.... Keep us posted.
02-02-2010, 04:55 AM
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Well... this weekend I decided to do another fit test, sitting on some phonebooks that I had laying around, might as well put them to some use LOL!
Rolling fenders this weekend.
Rolling fenders this weekend.
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02-03-2010, 05:10 AM
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02-16-2010, 03:12 AM
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Stop blue ballin' Mumbles and the rest of us and put the damn tires on man! From the look of your new threads, it appears you're steppin' up your game! It was already nice before, but can't wait to see the end result.
You're going to need some stiff suspension, so I am still curious to know what route you're gonna go with. OR, you can try to convince eight08customs to start making a camber kit and you'll be golden. Good luck.
You're going to need some stiff suspension, so I am still curious to know what route you're gonna go with. OR, you can try to convince eight08customs to start making a camber kit and you'll be golden. Good luck.
02-16-2010, 05:51 AM
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everyone wants camber for the 2nd gens! the next time my wheels are off. I'll see if its even possible again.. i can get the hub to angle but the caliper is where im stuck .. and i think thats where the rest the guys that were trying to design a camber set up are stuck on. I did research on this and the fit has a very similar suspension with disk brakes.. and they sell that whole arm with camber built into it. If it was like the XDs cmabers him would have been done long ago.
02-16-2010, 06:25 AM
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everyone wants camber for the 2nd gens! the next time my wheels are off. I'll see if its even possible again.. i can get the hub to angle but the caliper is where im stuck .. and i think thats where the rest the guys that were trying to design a camber set up are stuck on. I did research on this and the fit has a very similar suspension with disk brakes.. and they sell that whole arm with camber built into it. If it was like the XDs cmabers him would have been done long ago.
If this makes any sense... So how the 1st gen shims stop, make the shim keep going to the mounting points of the caliper. I think it would work, but I could be incorrect.
05-19-2010, 04:30 PM
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