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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 02:55 PM
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i was wondering if anybody can tell me if i can fit a 18x11 +7 in the rear of my 98 gs300 i have the rear rolled already any other modification i might have to do
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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depending on ur height..id probably say a pull too
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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also what size tire should i use
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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You should be fine with a roll
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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even with the +7 offset
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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does everybody think a pull is neccesary or just a roll how do u pull anyways
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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anybody know
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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anybody help me out
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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If you really want fitment like that, you gotta pick the wheels you want and make them fit! Sorry I can't be any more help but if they are what u really want get them and see what you're gonna have to do once you can start test-fitting.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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roll probably isnt enough unless its totally flat. you may need to shave right down.

theres a guy running i think x10 +0 and has like -7 camber. cant find the thread.

id say you can get them on if you run like -5 to -6 camber with totally shaved guards, maybe a bit of a pull, and so good stretch (not exactly sure on specs cause theyre 18s, maybe 235/40?)
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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yeah, i would say depending on ride height.... if you plan on to tuck'n all four corners..... you gonna have to pull...
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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That's pretty aggressive. Even with a fully shaved off rear fender lip it's still not going to fit. Unless you try to stretch some 245 on a 11" rim and run negative 4-5 degrees of camber. Then you run into the second problem where you go through tires every two weeks. The other solution is to build a mild widebody if you plan to run a normal tire size on that rim and sane camber settings that won't go through tires every week.

I'm on 19x10+15 rim on the back with 285 width on that rim with -2 camber. I also have the fender lip shaved off completely and it still rubs occasionally. My other set of "racing" wheels have 305's on the rear, but the offset is more conservative so I don't rub even with the wide rubber.

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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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roll probably isnt enough unless its totally flat. you may need to shave right down.

theres a guy running i think x10 +0 and has like -7 camber. cant find the thread.

id say you can get them on if you run like -5 to -6 camber with totally shaved guards, maybe a bit of a pull, and so good stretch (not exactly sure on specs cause theyre 18s, maybe 235/40?)
thats me.
my rears are shaved and im running 235/35/19 on a 10 width
with a good amount of stretch, shaved fenders and camber you should be able to make it fit
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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your setup is almost identical to vincents except 18 vs 19, so it will actually tuck in about 1/4" more than his. but a lot of camber will be needed. i would run -4 with a pulled QP and not tuck. how slammed will you be?
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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How do you pull a fender?
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