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Old 09-14-11, 09:42 AM
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Looks like they are 20s. But the offsets are very conservative at +45. They'll be recessed in the fenders quite a bit. You could run spacers, something like 20 mm in the front and 30 mm in the back, but that sometimes has its own set of issues like vibrations. Personally, I'd look for a used set of higher quality wheels in the classifieds section.
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Originally Posted by Liquid SC
Looks like they are 20s. But the offsets are very conservative at +45. They'll be recessed in the fenders quite a bit. You could run spacers, something like 20 mm in the front and 30 mm in the back, but that sometimes has its own set of issues like vibrations. Personally, I'd look for a used set of higher quality wheels in the classifieds section.
I never knew all these things about wheels.
I am going to check the classified section now. Thanks !
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whats a good offset for the SC430?
Old 09-14-11, 04:13 PM
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depends on the width of the wheels. but here's an excellent guide talwang put together.

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Originally Posted by Liquid SC
depends on the width of the wheels. but here's an excellent guide talwang put together.
This is Genius !

wait... I don't get it and am even more confused... a guide on understanding what we are looking at perhaps ?

Sorry if i am asking for whats obvious, feel like an annoying noob.

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Old 09-15-11, 10:50 AM
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Hi All,

More Photos and progress update on install added on original post!
Old 09-15-11, 10:58 AM
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Looking good!!!!

Couldn't you get something like this for the fog lights: http://www.truckmod.com/directpart.a...tnumber=NV501W
Of course you'd have to make sure it was the right size.

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Old 09-15-11, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by redliner8
Looking good!!!!

Couldn't you get something like this for the fog lights: http://www.truckmod.com/directpart.a...tnumber=NV501W
Of course you'd have to make sure it was the right size.
How random , earlier I picked up the exact same thing in black !

http://tinyurl.com/3qo7scn

Thanks!
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A quad exhaust would look soo damn good with that rear..

At sock height you should find wheels at 20x9 and 20x10.5 in the low 30's offset. 245/30 front and 275/30 rear tires if you lower it, i'd say low 20's offset with those tires. If youre not lowering it you can run 35 series instead of 30. Thats assuming youre doing a conservative drop. If you wanna hella flush it out.. I'd shave the rear fenders and roll the front and run 20x9.5 and 10.5 with + 0 offset all around. 225/35 tire up front and 245/35 rear

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Originally Posted by mIStaSC
A quad exhaust would look soo damn good with that rear

Too Right, bought one yesterday, Problem is the previous one was welded in place. Dont know why, tomorrow, they are getting a cutter to cut it off then put the quad in.
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Originally Posted by tsachiti
This is Genius !

wait... I don't get it and am even more confused... a guide on understanding what we are looking at perhaps ?

Sorry if i am asking for whats obvious, feel like an annoying noob.
Ignore the numbers in the middle. Those are spacer sizes that would give you the corresponding flushness as the offset listed at the top if your wheels were +45 offsets. If that doesn't make sense, don't worry, it's not important to what you're asking.

Let's say you do 9" wheels in the front and 10" in the rear. Look at the chart for 9" wheels. Any of the offsets in yellow will fit up until you hit the green. So you can go as low as +25 offsets without modifying the fenders.

Now look at the 10" wheel row for your rears. You're ok with anything in the green. So you can go as low as +25. Different tire brands will fit differently though, so this is an approximation, but it gives you a good baseline.

I take no credit for this knowledge, by the way. What little I know, I learned from Talwang who helped me figure it out when I bought my wheels.

A little more info while we're on the topic. Typical fender modifications are rolling and shaving fenders. On the bottom of your fenders, there's a metal lip where the fender liner attaches. Rolling your fenders means bending this metal back, giving you a little more room for your tires. It lets you go with lower offsets so you can get more flush. Shaving the fenders means cutting that metal away for the same reason.
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I always prefer rolling the fenders over shaving you fenders. The fender is still reinfroced from behind. Be sure to heat the fenders up before rolling to prevent paint cracking.
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You have no choice but to shave the rear fender or else it will dimple in becuase its two sheets of metal. Vietpr1nce knows this and i know this first hand
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I have just Updated main Post, Check out progress and new pics.

Ohh I also did a DIY orange reflector to clear corner Led conversion

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Sweeet! I hope you pick the right wheels, fitment and drop to go along with this expensive kit! 3 piece forged ftw! Big lips too Waiting for the end results!


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