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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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Don't forget on waijai's car his fenders have a good pull on them alrdy.
In that picture I posted, the fenders are NOT pulled.

The specs I just gave two posts above are for stock body.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by waijai
The most aggressive specs you can fit with only a roll/shave would be around the following:

20x9.5 / +15 ~ +20 / 225-35
20x10.5 / +20 ~ +25 / 245-35
With the car being on air a 225/245 would be ok, but not on coils and fitting the wheel properly... You wont fit that big of a tire. I test fitted a 245... No bueno.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 12:35 PM
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But the brand tire is also important right? Not all tires have the same type of wall.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 12:57 PM
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Correct, but generally speaking. No brand tire will stretch a 245 enough for you to properly fit a 10.5. Generally speaking, the only difference when it comes to tires being different would be the profile & sidewall stiffness. *GENERALLY* all widths are very close to the same.

Mr. Doback is doing a 245 on a 11.5 in the rear and a 225 on a 10.5 in the front. But obviously his fenders are not stock.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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"Properly fit" is subjective, and ride height on air isn't necessarily any different than coils.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Ride height isn't the biggest concern...

When I air down with the ASC680 when the car is parked......wondering when it's dumped, whether the rear tire will hide with factory adjusted camber, or if a camber kit is necessary?

It's not that I don't want to buy a camber kit, it's just that I don't really like the super crazy camber movement, but natural looking camber is good with me. If I do land on these wheels, and even if I can make it work without a camber kit, I am not ruling out the idea of buying a kit down the road
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 04:32 AM
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I believe the rear camber isnt adjustable with stock arms. With a +11 and stock camber, be prepared to poke and sit on the tire when you "Dump" it. Im at -8 camber in the rear with a 20x11 +15 and i rub on a 255-35 when i hit a good size dip and my wheels pokes about half an in to an inch. youll need to pull fenders for sure or run a a lot of camber. Keep in mind you need a traction rod and toe arm kit as well when running past -6 degrees.
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 05:18 AM
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If running aggressive, you'll need traction rods to push the rear wheels back. This will ensure it's centered in the wheel well also.
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by waijai
The most aggressive specs you can fit with only a roll/shave would be around the following:

20x9.5 / +15 ~ +20 / 225-35
20x10.5 / +20 ~ +25 / 245-35
They shouod make this post a sticky. Then u could add various other details to it in order to give someone a good idea of what is needed to run what offset. I tried this a while back but not so kuch traction. i tyink u gots the torch on fitment now waij, and this is great info for akyoke considering orfset... wish u jad some experience with the crown

Next month i will be able to write up possibly the first english versioj or this post about the 18 crown.
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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I hate typing on this new japanese virtual qwerty keyboard,,,

If u do the relatively fheap 5mm longer rear arms on a 245*35 tire with shaved rear fenders u may be alright or ay need to do a mild five mm pull which u can diy with a buddy no problem,, should fit with a little 'work'. If it were easy everyone would have super flush cars running around slammed...
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 08:41 AM
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Yeah I've made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot along the way. Hopefully others can learn from my hardship, lol.
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 08:44 AM
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I already started a topic for a guide about wheel fitment but didn't get these valuable responses :')
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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I just bought my wheels, test fitted, then ordered tires based of what I thought was needed.

Best of luck to all.. you can also check out tyrestretch and rimtuck for sizes and pictures.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Rimtuck has always been a fav of mine, too bad they dont have any pics of the crown,, yet...

So u went with the wheels/specs u were asking about in this thread? If so good luck and post pics, should be worth it if u put in the work.
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 03:18 PM
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No, I haven't had a chance to test fit the wheels. I think I will pass on these and wait for something a little less aggressive.

It's not that I don't want to put in the work and effort, it's just that I am realizing I most likely won't be able to tuck wheel and tire on something this aggressive. I will be lucky to tuck tire, and that will be with me changing the control arms, traction arms and with a lot of camber
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