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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 08:34 AM
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This is about as flush as I can get without messing up the toe when driving at normal height.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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mode parfume FTW! luv the new works. tsuraichi tight yo.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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so is that full down on air?
im thinking of doing that, but then ill be higher parked then my DD height...but it looks so good with mildly aggressive fitment, ugh,

anyways, looks good
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Balling
so is that full down on air?
im thinking of doing that, but then ill be higher parked then my DD height...but it looks so good with mildly aggressive fitment, ugh,

anyways, looks good
That is all the way down with these rims. At this height my fender is on top of the lip of the rim. The front offset is +15 and the rear is +20. I didn't feel like pulling the fenders, so I went with an offset that allowed me to just shave the fender down. The rear is at about negative 5 when down and the front is negative 3.5

if I could drive low with my kit I would, but bay area roads are terrible and I'd rather not worry about it.


Here is it at mid height.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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chris, so that's the lowest setting you can get on the car already?
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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chris, so that's the lowest setting you can get on the car already?
Henry, yea with those rims that is as far as I can go. If I wanted to tuck my rims then I would have had to go with a less aggressive offset or pull the fenders. But I don't want to change the lines of the car. If I were to do a larger car like your LS I may want to just tuck the rims. But that is not even in the remote future.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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oic what you mean now, chris. so you are saying that if you drop the car more, the fender will hit the lip of the wheels? damn that's close
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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chris...fitment rocks man
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Super Clean ! ... I might do an antbo style hehe But love the look of it Chris !
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by lightwave76
Henry, yea with those rims that is as far as I can go. If I wanted to tuck my rims then I would have had to go with a less aggressive offset or pull the fenders. But I don't want to change the lines of the car. If I were to do a larger car like your LS I may want to just tuck the rims. But that is not even in the remote future.
seriously
do a newspaper pull, you will NEVER realize its pulled

get a stack of newspapers, like 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
put over your tire, and lower the car on it and jump up and down in teh trunk. It will give you the MM you need to tuck wheel and NO noticable pull really.
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Balling
seriously
do a newspaper pull, you will NEVER realize its pulled

get a stack of newspapers, like 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
put over your tire, and lower the car on it and jump up and down in teh trunk. It will give you the MM you need to tuck wheel and NO noticable pull really.

haha ive never heard of that till now...
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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by bluelex
I shaped my fenders around the wheels to make it as flush as we could..
simply beautiful! im in awe.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bluelex
I shaped my fenders around the wheels to make it as flush as we could..
You have a really nice car. It doesnt look Dub at all even though your on 21's. Good job
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Black_SC
simply beautiful! im in awe.
Originally Posted by WidebodyQ
You have a really nice car. It doesnt look Dub at all even though your on 21's. Good job

Thanx guys. ....
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Balling
seriously
do a newspaper pull, you will NEVER realize its pulled

get a stack of newspapers, like 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
put over your tire, and lower the car on it and jump up and down in teh trunk. It will give you the MM you need to tuck wheel and NO noticable pull really.
that seems like it would work for me too. probably jsut rolling my fenders will be all that i need.
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