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will i scrap with my tire set up?

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Old 10-01-08, 08:15 PM
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well today my tte lip came in!! BRAND NEW from another forums member! thanks man!! fast shipping and good seller!!!

im running 225/35 on the front and 255/40 on the rear I have about a 1" finger gap in the front and no finger gap in the rear! yes yes lower the *** some more when i get the rear fenders shaved maybe ill lower some more!

here are some older pix i posted a while back! what you guys think!




i know its not going to be low as the greddy lip i had on! lol i only had a 2" clearance with that lip on and with my drop!

so what are yalls opinions?
Old 10-01-08, 08:21 PM
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Rear tires look too meaty... until I seen this picture I didnt know it was that visible. Other than that the car look great!
Old 10-01-08, 08:25 PM
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^+1, in comparison to the fronts the rears are way too high. However, i'd say get a higher aspect on the front tire instead of reducing the rear. Your aspect ratio should always decrease in the rear on a staggered setup.

i.e. 235-40-19F, 275-350-19R

from your info, you have it backwards. don't forget, lower aspect means shorter sidewall means more clearance for slammage
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confused, are asking whether or not you'll scrape the tte or your tire setup on fenders?

i cant imagine you rubbing the g35 wheels, but what's the offsets?

regarding the tte, it's more likely, as many have mentioned, you will scrape the bottom of the tte. however, when it comes down to it, its always on the driver.

by the way, jcat on the staggered aspect ratio. my 19s are on 245/35 and 275/30
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Originally Posted by 4ntvings
confused, are asking whether or not you'll scrape the tte or your tire setup on fenders?

i cant imagine you rubbing the g35 wheels, but what's the offsets?

regarding the tte, it's more likely, as many have mentioned, you will scrape the bottom of the tte. however, when it comes down to it, its always on the driver.

by the way, jcat on the staggered aspect ratio
they should be +35
Old 10-01-08, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by eyecon7
they should be +35
^with that in mind, i'm thinking get the right fitment tires all around and slam the car to play with the camber; pray the camber will solve any possible rubbing issues against the fenders.

(those g35s are 8.5s and 9s, right?)
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im asking will the lip scrap... im kind of new to tire set upsi was trying to find the original size tire that i had on the wheel in the beginning but it was really hard to find a 225/40. so i went with a 225/35. i already had the 255/40s . but once those go bad i mite want to find me some 255.35 or a 265/30 or something but with thati wold def need to shave the rear fender!

but what i was asking will the lip scrap. i mean my car has some nice clearance so far! but with the lip i wont be able to get down drives as much easier! but ill see!
Old 10-01-08, 09:28 PM
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Better learn how to angle if you don't already. Or that lip is gonna be toast.
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Originally Posted by chrispy
Better learn how to angle if you don't already. Or that lip is gonna be toast.
well im doing pretty good so far without a lip! gota run a new tire set in the rear soon! i dont like how fat that rear tire looks! i really want to run a 40 in the front and a 35 in the rear!!! do you guys think if i got 265/35 in the rear i will have to shave my fender? my original tire on the front was a 225/40 and it fit really great with no finger gap but with the 225/35 there seems to be a gap. o well i see how things go soon!
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You should be fine. My lip scrapes only in a steep driveway
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the TTE lip doesn't really hang that much lower, so if you arn't scraping now, then you shouldn't really have a problem with the lip on. By the looks from the photos your fronts are actually about 2.1% smaller than the stock so thats why the rears are higher. 245/35/19 are exactly same as stock so maybe put those on the front and it'll raise the front abit. your rears are really too big, 5.0% bigger so you should get a 255/35
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Your tire set up looks a bit odd. It looks dragster style. But like some have said, the TTE does not make the bumper that much lower than it already is.
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