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Old 03-27-07, 05:52 PM
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i recently purchased some 19in Kaotik z5's from someone with a g35. the wheels are staggered 19x8 and 19x10 and i have 245/35/19s and 285/35/19s. the wheels stick out a little because the offsets are lower than that of the gs. i was wondering what would be the best way to make them tuck. could i simply roll my fenders or would i have to take it to a bodyshop and have them pull my fenders and paint them. any help would be appreciated thanks.
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Try some fender rolling and fender shaving first, then if it still doesn't work, you might need narrower tires. If that doesn't work.... negative camber? If you don't want to go through the possibility of all that hassle, you can always sell the wheels and save yourself headaches. Unfortunately, you can make wheels stick out more and more aggresive through use of spacers, but the opposite is not true.
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I don't recommend shaving, although there are many advocates of shaving on this forum. Do a roll, a minor pull and run camber. I didn't have to paint my quarter panels on my latest pull.
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Originally Posted by punch10
I don't recommend shaving, although there are many advocates of shaving on this forum. Do a roll, a minor pull and run camber. I didn't have to paint my quarter panels on my latest pull.
I agree... even moderate amounts of camber on my car and I still get good tire wear (to me at least) - and I run -2.5 in the back
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