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Old 03-16-11, 10:21 PM
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Default Can someone help me with wheels fitment?

Well, I ended up getting rid of my SC300 and just picked up a IS300. Looking to get suspension and wheels for it ASAP. Wheels I'm picking up are

18X9 +25, 2.75" lip
18X10.5 +20, 4.25" lip

Is that do-able, can I make them fit with stock camber adjustment(fenders rolled and pulled?
If, so what size tires should I run?
Also, how can I achieve -6 degree camber?

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I bet I know what wheels ur getting lol. But anyways yeah that setup will work cus I was gonna do the same for the rear before but changed plans. For that setup ur gonna have to roll ur front fenders probably run like a 205/40 or 215/35 on the 18x9s.
Then for the rears you'll have to roll/pull fenders out maybe guessing 3/4 or 1inch possibly more. Depending on how much camber you run though, could be less pull involved. You can run like a 225/40, 235/35, on the 18x10.5.
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^^^perfectly put!
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haha i spent like a week searching this information and yellow91 sums it up in a paragraph. very nice
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i donno why people are always afraid to get fenders rolled & pulled.......?
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Originally Posted by llllllllll
i donno why people are always afraid to get fenders rolled & pulled.......?
me either its no big deal and a huge help
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Yeah for some of us it's no big deal but others I think are intimidated cus since there's basically no going back once you start pulling your fenders. Well especially for the rear quarters. Once the damage is done iz done sonn .
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yeah thats true. might decrease the value if everything else is stock
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Originally Posted by slidingIS
yeah thats true. might decrease the value if the paint gets chipped up and flakes off..
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Don't think anyone would notice if the fenders were rolled on a stock car and don't think it would decrease value.
But they would notice if the paint on the fender was chipped and flaking off.
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well if you do it right that doesnt happen.

and i was talking about a pull. you would notice that
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Check out this thread: HELP: Guy trying to sue me for rolled fenders
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Originally Posted by rvalero
just went through that thread and that is just ridiculous
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Originally Posted by llllllllll
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Don't think anyone would notice if the fenders were rolled on a stock car and don't think it would decrease value.
But they would notice if the paint on the fender was chipped and flaking off.
rolling the rear inner lips is one thing but pulling the rears can be scary. i've seen some that are uneven and lumpy. which means big bucks at the body shop. plus like yellow said theres no going back.
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If done right, they will not look lumpy. Some Lexus models have really thick fenders in the rear(like my last GS300) and when I rolled them, it looked lumpy but I was getting the car repainted anyways so it was no big deal. IS300, have thin lips and are easy to roll and pull.
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that was rediculous. i cant believe he lost.


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