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Anyone have 18x9's with a 35 offset at stock ride height??

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Old 10-30-14, 11:26 AM
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Can't seem to find any previews of this set up. Just wondering how long im gonna last with this set up before i have to pull the trigger on some coil overs
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4x4 Status...

Here is how mine was on stock suspension 18x8 +30

You dont necessarily need coilovers.....a 1-1.5 inch drop on lowering springs will make it look better

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My SC was at stock height for a while back when I had a set of 18x9 +37 SSR Professors and it looked terrible. The wheels sat flush but the front fender gap looked really bad.
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Originally Posted by CatManD3W
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Here is how mine was on stock suspension 18x8 +30

You dont necessarily need coilovers.....a 1-1.5 inch drop on lowering springs will make it look better


Wouldnt it be smarter for me to do coil overs on a car that is 22yrs old with 104k miles on it? I would like to do just springs but my with my luck, id do springs then have to replace shocks and struts 5,000 miles down the road
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Originally Posted by King700se
Wouldnt it be smarter for me to do coil overs on a car that is 22yrs old with 104k miles on it? I would like to do just springs but my with my luck, id do springs then have to replace shocks and struts 5,000 miles down the road
I would recommend getting coilovers. My car was around the same mileage when I bought my first set of coilovers. It's nice being able to adjust the height of the car.
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Originally Posted by King700se
Wouldnt it be smarter for me to do coil overs on a car that is 22yrs old with 104k miles on it? I would like to do just springs but my with my luck, id do springs then have to replace shocks and struts 5,000 miles down the road
While coilovers will be the prime suggestion, most aftermarket spring suppliers/manufacturers recommend replacing the stock shocks with better aftermarket ones before installing springs.
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Originally Posted by King700se
Can't seem to find any previews of this set up. Just wondering how long im gonna last with this set up before i have to pull the trigger on some coil overs
Hi, I hope this pictures help, they are 18x9.5 in the back and 18.8 front they are 38 or 36 offset it was a weird offset.... old pictures with bad cam but trying to help out http://imgur.com/a/3TEm3
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18x8.5 front 18x9.5 rear +35mm offset front and rear. Stock height. Old pic.
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After CatManD3W's pic, I was tempted to ask, but Luxor's pic confirms it... A big part of the odd look at stock height is the black rims. I think it overemphasizes the void. It appears perfectly normal with chrome. At least at that angle.
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Old pic of my brothers car: Enkei RPM2 18x9 +35 on stock suspension

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Btw thats water, not messed up paint^
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235/40/18 for tires on 9 inch wheels??
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Anyone running 18x10.5's?
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I had 9.5 +35 all around, stock height, looked stupid... Then the after picture is Supra Eibach springs and Bilstein struts. I recommend coilovers so you wont have to deal with the infamous uneven drop in the front and can go whatever height you want..



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