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Old 05-05-13, 06:37 PM
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Default New shoes! (need some advice)

I picked up some new wheels fot the LS. The tires you see in the pics are garbage. I still need to switch my tires from my old wheels. This was just a test fit to see how bad I need to roll/pull the fenders.

Spec's of the setup that will be on the car. (not the tires in the pics)

18x9F (225/40)
18x10R (245/40)

The tires you see in the pics are 255/40F and 275/40R. And the rear fender is resting on the tire in the pic. Oh, and I will be painting the red center caps black.

What do you guys think? After I switch the tires, will I have to do a mad pull or will a slight roll get it done? It's just natural camber right now.
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Old 05-05-13, 06:40 PM
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another angle
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Is that Plasti- dip or primer on the car?
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Neither, it's a single stage paint. It's super dirty in the pics. Had to drive down a long dirt road to pick up the wheels.
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depends on the offset on the wheels. those tires in the pic would probably fit with a pull and more camber.
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I like those better than the old ones!
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Originally Posted by dengman
depends on the offset on the wheels. those tires in the pic would probably fit with a pull and more camber.
The offsets are 12F and 30R. Thats the only thing I found on the wheels. I want to have a small stretch on the tires anyway. I'm going to get the tires on and then do another test fit. I might be able to get away with just a shave in the rear?
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For the rears i think you should be fine with a roll and maybe a slight pull for 245 . Hard to tell unless you get those tires on and then mod the fenders to fit.
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225 or even a 215 in the front, 245 or 235 in the back should do the trick, with shaving the rears and rolling the fronts. Do that then go from there!
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this will take minimal fender work to fit! just get smaller tire sizes and they will work. i'm guessing 225 front and 235 rear!
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I will be running a 225 up front, but I'm going to try and run the 245's I already have in the rear. I have a stack of 245's in the garage!

I'm going to mount one of my spare 245's on a rear rim wed and see how it fits then. I'm going to do a slight shave on the rear tonight and get those little sqaure tab sections cut off the fender lip.
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Leave the 245's for the burnouts

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lol, I still have some extras.
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is that Adam chuckling after you burnout? lol


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I can't get mine to break loose..


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