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Old 01-15-12, 08:28 PM
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. I wanna sit like 2.0 in off the ground ... An thinkin bout ... 18x 8 front and 18 x 9 rear .. Yea staggered ... I need help on the offset ... Any advice for a fello is300 owner ... I jus bought mines and I wanna hVe it set up by the summer so I can shut up my brother wit his Teggy that's slammed
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2.0? do u mean 2 inches off the ground? the lowest point on my car is the underbrace which is like maybe 3 inches off the ground. My wheel set up is 18x8 38+ 18x9 38+, 215 40 18 in front 235 40 18 in the rear.. have 5mm spacers all around. my front bumper is about 4 1/2 - 5 inches off the ground. my front fenders are wavy since the tires hit my fenders.
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Can u send me some pics .... I shudda put 2 inch wit a front lip ...
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It really depends on what style of stance you're shooting for.
More poke in the rear?
Tucking?
Stretch/no stretch.
First you have to remove your fender liners and roll your fenders.
What coilovers do you have?
As you can see, there are a few things that come into play.
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im in the same boat as you man. I'm getting my megans ez coilovers soon and my rims size 18x8 in the front and 18x9 in the rear. I'm not sure what size tires to run but I want it to be stretch a little. Any advice would be nice.
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im lookin at some volk vs- xx in gold ... offset is another thing ...... i want my my stance to be like this ...
http://www.cmpixels.com/blog/
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Originally Posted by d7620
im in the same boat as you man. I'm getting my megans ez coilovers soon and my rims size 18x8 in the front and 18x9 in the rear. I'm not sure what size tires to run but I want it to be stretch a little. Any advice would be nice.
Obviously size plays the main part on deciding how much stretch you want but the brand of tire also makes a huge difference. Going with a thinner side wall tire with less lip protection will stretch more than majority of tires on the market. For example, falken 452, 512, 912, Nankang nsII, some Nittos all have really thin sidewalls. Majority of "stanced" cars with significant stretch will be running those brands. Figuring out a size of tire is a whole other story. I'm just lazy when it comes to typing.
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Originally Posted by Spanish
Obviously size plays the main part on deciding how much stretch you want but the brand of tire also makes a huge difference. Going with a thinner side wall tire with less lip protection will stretch more than majority of tires on the market. For example, falken 452, 512, 912, Nankang nsII, some Nittos all have really thin sidewalls. Majority of "stanced" cars with significant stretch will be running those brands. Figuring out a size of tire is a whole other story. I'm just lazy when it comes to typing.

lmao dude ... i work to much and rite now im gettin pissed off that this car lmao
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Originally Posted by k954triniz
lmao dude ... i work to much and rite now im gettin pissed off that this car lmao
hahah well good luck man.
Good stance takes all your money and time.
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Lol ya ... I no I didn't start on that on that yet ... I'm still trying to get all the probs worked out ... Another 500 and I'll be at factory status
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Originally Posted by k954triniz
im lookin at some volk vs- xx in gold ... offset is another thing ...... i want my my stance to be like this ...
http://www.cmpixels.com/blog/
Haha... The is looks similar to mine. In running 18x8 +30 215/40 front/ 18x10 +25 225/40 rear and it rubs a little. I'm about to roll & do a slight pull to be able to lower it a little more & fit some wider tires without having to much camber.
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Originally Posted by k954triniz
im lookin at some volk vs- xx in gold ... offset is another thing ...... i want my my stance to be like this ...
http://www.cmpixels.com/blog/
whats your question? the answer is right there in the write up. he's running 9.5 +27 in the front. if you want that same look on a 8 wide just do the math to figure out the offset.

Wheels & tires consist of Enkei NT03+M 18×9.5 +27 and 18×10.5 +30 along with H&R 10mm & 5mm spacers which make the effective offsets +17 front and +25 rear. He is rollin on 215/35/18 Nankang NS-II’s in front and 235/35/18 Falken ZE-912 out back.
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