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08-18-12, 12:10 PM
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Just got my wheels and my LED tails on and got some pictures but on my way back one of my rear tires came unseated and went flat. What tire pressure do you guys with stretched setups usually run?
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Pics on my FB here: http://www.facebook.com/ben.mccoy.18 and I'm workin on uploading them to photobucket to embed.
08-18-12, 04:11 PM
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08-18-12, 04:29 PM
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Thank you! It is dropped. Megan springs and they ride great. The roads here are awful and my parking lot at work is riddled with speed bumps. For now this is the height I'm gonna stick with but down to road I may be rollin on air. After I detailed the car today I was omw home and unseated a tire. The shop that put the tires on only put 30lbs in them. SO: I get to rock a sweet spare until Monday when I can drop it off at the only shop in town that can stretch tires...
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08-18-12, 05:37 PM
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The stock tire pressure is 31 psi I believe. I read on tirerack or somewhere else to add 1 psi for every inch of upsize. So, I ran 35 psi when I had my 20's. I was running Achilles ATR, a 225/35 on a 20x9 and a 245/35 on a 20x10.5. I never had any problems commuting everyday on the freeway for 40+ miles a day. But I only had the 20's for 3 months. I did make sure to monitor my pressure once a week though.
08-18-12, 05:51 PM
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Exhaust fit ok but I had an exhaust shop remove the resonator before the catback and realign the exhaust while they were removing the resonator. One of the flanges was a little crooked so the exhaust wasn't perfectly lined up. $40 later and the exhaust fits perfectly. When you really get on it the sound is pretty raspy but I get compliments all the time. I have about 1/2" of poke all around right now btw. My drop is pretty conservative so I didn't have to roll as aggressively as I thought I would.
08-18-12, 05:57 PM
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One more suggestion. The 35 psi I mentioned probably should be the minimum that you consider running. I think a lot vsc guys run 40-45 psi on stretched tires. I was closer to 40 to start, but I aired it down eventually to get some more comfort. I drive slow though.
Oh and also be aware that tire shops love to adjust your tire pressure back to the stock pressure. Every time I would go to get an alignment at firestone, I would have to air my tires back up because they would do their little checklist which includes checking the time pressure. So when others work on your car, make sure to check the tire pressure afterwards.
Oh and also be aware that tire shops love to adjust your tire pressure back to the stock pressure. Every time I would go to get an alignment at firestone, I would have to air my tires back up because they would do their little checklist which includes checking the time pressure. So when others work on your car, make sure to check the tire pressure afterwards.
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08-18-12, 06:42 PM
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I am completely confidant that if I were to work the fenders a little more I could drop it significantly further without any issues. The fronts have clearance all the way around but will just need to be rolled a bit to tuck a little tire if I decide to do so. The rears are just lightly rolled with no pull and we had two 200lb+ guys jumping inside the rear doors and even at the lowest point we could get it the tires didn't rub. I plan on doing my front fender work once I order some RCA's for the front. Gonna get an alignment and have the whole body buffed and PDR'd at the dealership I work for this week. The rear fenders had a little lip that we just rolled into the fender regardless of how it would affect the look on the outside. Unfortunately the holes that were left from removing the lip under the fender left some small indentations on the outside of the fender. I'm hoping PDR will get rid of all that. I ordered touch up paint 2 1/2 months ago and it's still on backorder... Once I get the car buffed and touched up I plan on running it through a machine we have at the dealership called "automate" which is a paint sealant that is much denser than wax and lasts about six months aaand will be free for me ha. Thanks for all the help so for guys.
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