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Old 07-30-08, 02:25 PM
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Reason i ask is i have the opportunity to pick up some pentas but they're not staggered, brand new for 800. I got a quote from one of our vendors for almost double. This will be very easy on my wallet and will look better then stock, i was going to get g35 19's but i figure these will look better. What do you guys think? Anyone not running staggered? at least i'll be able to rotate, just that extra inch of lip in the back doesn't seem worth a couple hundred right now to me.
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my old set of wheels werent staggered..they werwe 19x8.5 all around it wasnt too bad..u can always put spacers in the back to achieve that "staggered" look
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A few members are running non-staggered set ups, use some spacers in the back, so the wheels don't sunk in, the offset is the most important
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its 19x8.5 +35 , i'm wondering what size tires and spacer i should use.
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Originally Posted by sjlex
its 19x8.5 +35 , i'm wondering what size tires and spacer i should use.
235/35/19 or 245/35/19 with a 20 or 25mm spacer, should be flush with rear fender
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I've had 18x 8.5 all around before.....
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I'm running non-staggered right now. Stockies. lol. For real though you can run spacers to achieve the look your going for. If that is being flush.
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either use spacers..or get some crazy offsets for the rear to push em out
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I wish i could buy some works but the pentas will have to do for now. The spacers sound like a good idea, now i just got to install my coilovers. Anyone install them on their own? how hard is it? Shops around my area want at least 270-300 for it. I don't want to mess with my interior even though i've done it on my integra and wrx before.
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Spacers will help flush out the wheels more and you'll still have the benefit of rotating the tires.

20mm or 25mm sounds good. 8.5" et35 is equivalent to a 9.5" et49 or a 10" et56. If you get 20mm spacers, you can push it out to where 10" et36 would be, which will fill the rears nicely and not require much fender mods. Maybe just removing the black fender liner. Good luck!
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