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Old 08-10-09, 04:21 PM
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Default Pictures of your fat tire set-up please

I'm in the market for new 19' tires and would like to see some pictures of fat set-ups. From searching the only people I could find were TruPlaya26 & jbbnet. If a few of you could help me out with:

- Side picture
- Actual tire size
- Amount of lowering

Thanks!!
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This is an old but you get the idea.. I have fat-tire setup... I'm due for some new pics.. LOL
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Originally Posted by tmf2004


This is an old but you get the idea.. I have fat-tire setup... I'm due for some new pics.. LOL
19's or 20's? How's the ride?
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19's.. ride is great.. I had 20's for a little while and it drove like a tank on wheels.. Maybe it was the 1pc. wheel but it felt like it made the car really heavy..

I beleive GSing430 also has had a fat-tire set-up..
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I have a fat setup on my 20's, 245/35/20 front and 285/30/20. I'll have to take some pictures tonight.

I don't know the exact amount of my lowering, I'd have to measure it out. I have a two finger gap in the front and one finger in the rear and it rides good considering they are 20's. I'm actually going to try and bring down the front some more tonight and see how that goes. I already rub the liner when parking in reverse.
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Originally Posted by ceelo
I have a fat setup on my 20's, 245/35/20 front and 285/30/20
I am running the same set up lowered on k-sport coilovers and going on air soon.

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Originally Posted by carbongs
I am running the same set up lowered on k-sport coilovers and going on air soon.





No point in me posting pictures now . After Carbongs posted his mine will look like a Pinto.

What tires are you running on your setup Carbongs and do you like them? I'm in the market for some new tires.
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Originally Posted by ceelo
No point in me posting pictures now . After Carbongs posted his mine will look like a Pinto.

What tires are you running on your setup Carbongs and do you like them? I'm in the market for some new tires.
lol naws, i like all gs' they each have their own flavor. i am running dunlop sportmaxx 245/35/20 front and 285/30/20 rear i like them thus far, when i go air ride i would like to run the falken fk series though due to their stretch.
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i have 255/35/20 falken 452's front and 275/35/20 falken invda rear. lowered on tanabe df's. i have no rubbing issues at all but i do have my front and rears rolled. i might actually get 285/35/20 rears next. i like the meaty tire set up, because i am going for a sporty look. sorry i don't have any pics but i am just no good at posting pics on this site. if some one would like to show me how i wold be glad to post them.
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I'd like to see the setup. upload the pix using some free picture hosting site and copy the link they provide and paste it.

sux the g35 19' wheels can only do 255 in the rear.
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Are the DF's retaining any of the oem type ride or are they stiff like a sonovabeyatch?
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the df's are a tiny bit stiffer but it is lower so i am alot more careful when driving, but it still feels like a luxury vehicle, so not so still imho

ps to answer sam43o my st up looks almost identical to carbongs's as far as looks go. i think i might be 1/2" to 1/4" lower though
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I think the OP is looking for photos of 245/40/19 and 275/35/19 or something along those lines.
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Originally Posted by sleeper408
I think the OP is looking for photos of 245/40/19 and 275/35/19 or something along those lines.
Thanks - I'm actually looking for fat set up pictures/comments in 19's or 20's with the posters tire size. That's give me some ideas of what direction I might go. I'm a big fan of the sporty look like SoCal Cyco and EXE like Carbongs.
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the "fat tire set up" for 20's is 245-35-20 f and 275-30-30 r i am not sure what it is for 19's, but i am sure it is not 40 series tires. the op might need to be a little more clear in his post.
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