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Old 02-13-06, 10:44 AM
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Default anyone running x 9 up fron on a GS ???

if anyone can help asap.

who here has the most aggresive setup on the front wheels on a 98+ gs imn 19's????

is anyone here running a 9'' width up front ? if so, whats the offset? and what does it look like.?

I've tried the "search" feature

what about the blue GS with the blue tint...... forget his screen name , so I could't find it
Old 02-13-06, 11:17 AM
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Just a guess but I would say a +40 to +42 offset for the front. I'm sure some others will chime in. As for looks....probably not going to look to much different than an 8.5" that many are running.
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yeah 9 in the frotn is no problem. i have even seen 9.5 for the front on a 2gs
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this one looks like he's running a pretty aggresive fitment...............I like it.........but seems or looks like he's sticking out just a tad on the front
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Here is 19x9.5 +16 and 19x11 0 offset.
Simply stunning,to me this is how a GS' wheel fitment should look!
Old 02-13-06, 03:13 PM
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Wasn't SoCalSC4 running 9s up front?
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GATO, the one in the pic, the fenders are modded. that's not stock gs fenders. and even with that the wheels are still very aggressive

chris, socal had 9 +35 in the front (with his hre) and he had to roll it. now he has 9.5, i forgot offset already

9 in the front, quite a few people run that i believe
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can anyone help cannot see pic BUSTIN posted

I see red X
Old 02-13-06, 05:20 PM
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Mine aren't the most aggressive GS offsets ever, but I indeed have 20x9.5 on the front of my 2GS.
Yes, the fenders are modified!

With the front fenders stretched a little, I could actually go to 20x10 on the front... but I don't want to stretch the tire THAT far.
A little tire stretch = good. A lot of stretch = a little Ghetto (opinions vary on this, but I'm a old white guy).

BTW, both of the GSs shown in the photos above have flared fenders. Pretty nicely done!

My new set-up will be more aggressive than my old one, with a 3" front lip and a 4" rear lip...
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From what I have been told- +20 up front can be achieved with a roll and some stretched tires.I will be trying something similar soon.I just have to find a distributor for the wheels.I really want to try something new here for CL.We'll see what happens.
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I've seen and done 9" +30's on the 2G GS with 225.35.19 tires. This was no problem. Just rolled fenders and a little bit of camber. In the rear a 10" in the mid twenties with a 245/35/19. Now that's for maximizing lip on relatively stock fenders, in my experience.

The Max Tire fitment I've always used is 9" +40 to +45 and 10" +45 on the GS and LS bodies, with 245's and 275's. You drop 20mm or more in tire width and lower the offset about two thirds of that difference with some negative camber and you're good to go. This definitely only looks good when you're agressively lowered.
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I have 19x9 on the front, they are +38 offset
No rubbing or what-so-ever, you can totally run 9.5 on the front. Just stretch it a little bit~
I have 245 on the 19x9
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