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NEW NT03-M's Aggresive Wheel/Tire/Suspension

Old 01-25-13, 06:19 PM
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I am looking for some advice, I have a set of Enkei NT03-Ms on the way!! I went with 18x9.5+27 and 18x10.5+30. I need some tire stretching advice, right now I'm thinking about 235's on the front and 255's on the rear. Also I am hesitant dropping the car more than the tein S Techs, I want good fitment but I'm not looking for nightmares. Any advice would be huge since I'm spending the money right now. And pictures will soon follow the next week install!

http://www.enkei.com/nt03m.shtml
Old 01-25-13, 06:39 PM
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I could be wrong, but that's not much of a stretch in my mind. Nice wheel choice though!
Old 01-25-13, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gville350
I could be wrong, but that's not much of a stretch in my mind. Nice wheel choice though!
I think u wrong.. I dont think it gonna be tooo stretch, and it will be minimum stretch...
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like vroomin350 old setup
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/whe...ted-price.html
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http://tyrestretch.com/

That should give you an idea of what to expect .
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Originally Posted by Offspring
http://tyrestretch.com/

That should give you an idea of what to expect .
Thanks Offspring! I feel a lot better about the conservative stretch! Those who have aggressive wheel set ups, any advice on whether you regret coils or springs? I'm not going to slam the car because its my DD. but I'm looking for less than a finger gap! Help a brother out!!
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coils all the way. i was int he same boat as you until a week ago. i settled for coils since i was going a for a finger GAP or less. With springs you cant get that drop unless you do some sort of hack job.

I got BC BR coils. Megan ez are too soft for my wheel/drop combo.
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Post pics buddy when its all in.

I've got nt03-m's on order as well, 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 on tein s.techs.
Old 01-27-13, 04:46 AM
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that's not a bad stretch at all...you will love the results...and as said earlier my boy Vroomin was running that same stretch.
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Ill be doing 215/40 n 235/40 on the same spec as ur wheels
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I was bored so I decided to work on a little photoshop this sunday, just killing time. Let me hear your thought. Wheels come in this week, then deciding whether I need springs or coils after install!
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I know that's just photoshopped but damn I love the nt03's. would love to have a pair if only they made them bigger than 18"
And I suggest coils. Take it from experience. I had springs and thought that I would never want coils and so I bought springs. Big mistake, just go with coils first.
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Originally Posted by RVCAis250
I know that's just photoshopped but damn I love the nt03's. would love to have a pair if only they made them bigger than 18"
And I suggest coils. Take it from experience. I had springs and thought that I would never want coils and so I bought springs. Big mistake, just go with coils first.
RVCA how do you like your Megan lp's? I am leaning towards them instead of tein ss's. I can pick them up for 899$.
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I got my Megan LP's ridiculously cheap. Got a great deal on them and so I love them for that reason alone but other than that I've got to say I like the quality of them. I was driving with the stiffness maxed out cause I was trying to have less spring travel and therefore rub less and they were pretty good. I now drive with them in the middle of stiff and softness. Even at this setting, ride feels so much better than stock. I would definitely recommend these coilovers if they are within your budget
And i've heard Megan LP's > Tien SS > Megan EZ.
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You should be fine running those sizes. I run a 255 on my 10.5 in the rear no problem. With that +30 you'll be pretty flush. A roll with help if your gonna slam it.

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