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Old 12-18-07, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Is that really your LS?

Sorry, but I must...
hey I drive a LEXUS it looks good even i'm rolling on steelie lol.. jk I just test fit these on my car and see how they look..suprisingly they fit and DRIVE just fine But i normally do have some decent set of wheels on that car.....
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Old 12-18-07, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Cool. I like those wheels. Definately quirky like the car itself.

Is there a way to make the wheels more flushed with the body? It's a bit too spaced out...

when he lowers it with camber, it should tuck right in. The fitment on this car was very well planned, or he got lucky. Either way, it's going to look good!
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Old 12-18-07, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Win_Huynh
the background of the pictures looks familiar....
would that be at RB motoring?
The images are hosted on RBmotoring's servers so I'm guessing it is.

I personally don't find the stretch tires thing safe but I guess you have the sunny climate of CA and I have the pothole ridden roads of Boston.
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Old 12-18-07, 08:19 AM
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Fabulous Profounds interesting choice. Time for air.
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Old 12-18-07, 08:57 AM
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Those offsets look crazy aggressive. Will those even tuck?

If you plan on running the Scion as is, without dropping on air, I'm not feeling it.
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Old 12-18-07, 08:59 AM
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The Skyline looks great, but there's a Scion in the way.
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Old 12-18-07, 09:03 AM
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Looks pretty good... Wheels need to be more flushed IMO... Nice setup though..
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Old 12-18-07, 09:36 AM
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I think it will look better if the wheels more flush with the wheel well...tucked in a bit more...

Not a fan of exposed wheels like that but if you get them tucked a bit more it will look great........

Enjoy your ride!

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Old 12-18-07, 11:53 AM
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thanks for all the comment... I always like to try something diffrent

here is a better pic of the rear wheel.. i don't think it look that bad...? the part that's sticking out is the side wall



ok now here is something diffrent... I took the wheels out of my 996TT and put them on my stock 996 narrow body c2.. every porsche guy i talk to said my turbo wheels won't work on my narrow body so I swap the 295 tire for some 265(stock size on c2) here is the result....sorry for dirty car I haven't drove my c2 for about 2 years=)

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[QUOTE=splitfire;3133021]thanks for all the comment... I always like to try something diffrent

here is a better pic of the rear wheel.. i don't think it look that bad...? the part that's sticking out is the side wall

Bro that is too far out! You need to be 1.5" tucked in.........

Just my two cents......

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Old 12-18-07, 02:47 PM
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the scion looks cool, but you definitely need to go lower, imo. maybe that will help with the wheels fitting flush with the fenders. either that or Air suspension would help. the only thing about air is that it would look sick, just when parked, unless you drive it low as hell
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just a side question... is that safe for the tire to be stretched like that??? i just ask because i just saw a guy on the highway flip his car multiple times after blowing out a low profile tire and losing control of the car.
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Originally Posted by splitfire
i have stretch tires on it so even the wheels stick out about an inch it still have no rubbing issue i like to big lip wheels on stock body.. this is my LS 4x4 edition


Way to buy the complete wrong offset for your car. That s*** looks like a 195 on a 10 inch rim. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? You have no rubbing issue because you're at stock height!..... I'm just going to stop, have fun with that abomination.
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^ Calm down, read some of his responses.
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Originally Posted by habitat
Way to buy the complete wrong offset for your car. That s*** looks like a 195 on a 10 inch rim. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? You have no rubbing issue because you're at stock height!..... I'm just going to stop, have fun with that abomination.
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Originally Posted by splitfire
hey I drive a LEXUS it looks good even i'm rolling on steelie lol.. jk I just test fit these on my car and see how they look..suprisingly they fit and DRIVE just fine But i normally do have some decent set of wheels on that car.....
 


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