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Old 08-15-06, 10:25 PM
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Default GS Fender flares

I recently purchaced a set of veilside rims with a ridiculous off-set, and now they stick out of my car a good 4-5 inches.... thats just the rear, the front set ups are fine, (front 18x9.5 rear 18x11 offset is 22) so by any chance anyone here know where i can get flares just for the back of my car?!
Old 08-15-06, 10:35 PM
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wow 5 inches... thats horrible.. why? i would LOVE to see a pic lol - fender flares are the least of your concern with 5 inches of problem, getting rid of those wheels is def. a priority now though.. why would you do something like that without researching first bro...and you even put them in your sig already... lol

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Old 08-15-06, 11:07 PM
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I got to see this one
Old 08-15-06, 11:20 PM
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nothing wrong with going the VIP route. Big lips with big flares...... good luck with all of the body work though... ive heard horror stories on trying to flare the rears. but im sure a good bodyshop will be up for it. But be ready to drop some $$$
Old 08-16-06, 03:39 AM
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If it really is 4 - 5 inches there is going to need to be a lot of body work done to the rear fender, and frankly it wont look right on the GS, especially with the offset in the front being fine. We need pics though to see what it looks like
Old 08-16-06, 07:23 AM
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I would love to see pics of this. Sell your rear wheels and get different offsets for the rear with big lips.
Old 08-16-06, 07:56 AM
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5". Damn man - that is going to be quite the widebody GS

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i was thinking about this a little more and its honestly absolutely ridiculous. if the wheels are that bad in the rear, you sell those and just buy two more that will fit the right way. you dont buy rims like that that are the wrong offsets then build the car around the rim.. do you know how much more its going to cost to get that work done professionally and actually have it come out looking right? actually it wont ever look right if they build the rear out FIVE inches its going to look like a stealth bomber you might as well just paint it flat black and bolt a jet engine to the top too... obviously this fender flaring work isnt actually ever going to happen and youre never going to get that type of body work done so just sell the rear wheels and get the ones that fit properly, or sell the whole set and try again! regardless good luck man it seems like youre in quite a bind

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well is it 4 or 5 inches??? can you actually go out there and measure/??

it doesn't seem all that bad.

that mild 1.5 drop you got make them seem like you got more poke than wanted.

given the wheel spec, I bet if you get coilovers and lower it more, allowing it to camber in just a bit, a nice stretched tire....I would like to entaertain the thaught that you should be able to get away with pulling on those fenders.

I rather have a wheel with the illusion of a poke, rather than a sunken wheel
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if a 18x10+22 doesn't stick out on a rear of 2nd gs.........a 18x11+22 shouldn't stick out more than a inch.....

I believe since your car is high, it looks odd.

here is a few pics to help you determine that a nice pull on the fender is all you should need
of course, along with, lower stance than what it is now,stretch tire and some camber.

all these have pulled rear fenders




Old 08-16-06, 09:16 AM
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My rear setup is 19x10.5 +29

I don't think that you are really sticking out too badly

Pics would be a big plus...Don't forget, you can also use the camber to help:to fit these
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Originally Posted by TLW
My rear setup is 19x10.5 +29

I don't think that you are really sticking out too badly

Pics would be a big plus...Don't forget, you can also use the camber to help:to fit these
I have fitted as much as a 19x11 +35 on my GS with shaved fender and room to spare. I think a 18x11 +22 with a shaved fender and slight pull.



Here's a pic of a GS with 19x11 0 offset and the fender pulled.


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Poyet, Do you think he is really out as far as he says he is

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ok...all these pixs are driving me nuts..... lovin' the aggressive offsets and those gs's hugging the floor
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Originally Posted by TLW
Rockin the Scaras !!! What show was this for?

More pics ASAP
Sorry, I was just test fitting wheels for a friend. As soon as her GS is done I'll post pics of it.


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