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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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i want to buy euroline dh. the car is not lowered and i dont pretend to lower it. the roads here are bad.
i opted for 18x9 at the front and 18x10 at the back.tires wiill be 245/45r18F and 275/40R18R. i opted for fat tires to fill the big front gap.
in the future i ll fit the big brake caliper of ls400 at the front axle.
so what offset?rear i ll choose +38 and the front??????
please help me.
thankx in advance.
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by irshad
...i dont pretend to lower it. the roads here are bad...
what?
with eurolines, you def need to lower, imho.
and why 18s? get at least 19s there's so many cars in CA with $3-4k+ valued wheels...if they can all do it, i'm sure you can too

also, you need to consider the caliper setting, for the wheels, if you plan for bbk
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 09:33 AM
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Not lowering? C'mon now, don't be scared!

Those uber-tall front tires are going to rub the plastic fender liners
when you turn the wheels regardless of offset.

Personally, I think "buffalo" (tall) tires look terrible on a non-lowered car.
People think "oh, it'll fill-up the gap," but instead it just looks like butt.

Hard to believe in this day and age folks are still scared of lowering.
My friggin' Honda Odyssey is lowered!
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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+1 man, roads cant be any worse than here in new england. its gonna look reallllllllly bad. but to save a little just do the same offset f&r
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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Those tires are going to look way too fat and take away from the look of the wheels. Stock height will not help overall aesthetics either.

But to answer your question, If you DO plan on using those spec tires, you should probably opt for 40-42 offset in the front.
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 12:22 PM
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I m not in USA. I m in Mozambique,Africa. you have to see to believe how the roads are here.
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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You may also need spacers for the front if you plan on upgrading to LS brakes, as I was told my DH's wouldn't clear BBK.
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