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Old Jan 14, 2018 | 10:15 AM
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Need some opinions and or advice. I got my camber problem sorted out thanks to you guys now I have another small issue. My original plan was to put the car on 19’s but being impatient I didn’t want to wait on the rears which I would have had to order so I said screw went 20’s. I’m on 35 series tires and now find a radial or serious street tire now the power level is is tripling. So do I sell the wheels and tires the have about 200 miles on them or do I dump current spring and strut set up for coil overs so I can raise it enough to go up to a 40 series. If the answer is coil overs who running what? I’m going for 0 camber and straight line not stanced. Just looking for ideas. This is why I don’t impulse buy, it never works out. If anyone in south Florida is looking for a deal on new 20’s I might have a set for sale lol.
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Pics of ur setup would be nice.
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Old Jan 14, 2018 | 12:33 PM
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I might have just enough space to run a 40 but as you can kinda see the 275’s are a little stretched I know I can go up in width and height with rubbing. Current springs are TRD’s not sure the drop they were on the car when I got it and the struts are H&R struts.
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Nice setup.
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Thanks Doc. I have a set of welds coming for when I run track tune. Now I’m just trying to fail in the street set up before she goes under the knife.
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That is a very nice set up, I would get some BC coilovers to finish up the stance.
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I think coilovers are going to my answer. If I didn’t have welds on the way for the rears it would be different.
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I think coilovers are going to my answer. If I didn’t have welds on the way for the rears it would be different.
get the coilovers go big or go home you can get tired later
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Looks nice, but if you're going for performance, downsizing to 19 will help but 18" is where you'll find more affordable sticky tire options.
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My welds for the rear are going to be 17x11 for the m/t radials.
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