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Old 01-06-11, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by leegs300
heres my wheel fitment, its pretty aggressive for a 3gen , please excuse my loving wife in the background lol
20x9.5 -12 F
20x11.5 +5 R

looks great!!!
Old 01-06-11, 05:03 PM
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+1 love those wheels. i can't imagine how much fun you had making them fit though. i'm running +25 on a 10.5 and rub like crazy. good work though. looks great
Old 01-06-11, 05:55 PM
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Definitely looks ridiculous bro, good job definitely the most aggressive fitment I have seen on the 3GS!!!
Old 01-06-11, 07:20 PM
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GSfoedoe - Wheels look good

leegs300 - yes yes nice fit indeed

What air set up did you go with?

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Old 01-06-11, 11:08 PM
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thanks, i have accuair on aus bags with bc coils, megan camber arms
my fittment process was a pain and i am still working on it, i have pulled and pulled and rolled but we are going to do a slight flare but keep the body lines the same, my body work will be done next month, -8 camber is tough in the rain lol
VIPNISS - you got to come to cali or i got to go to TX for a twin photo shoot !
Old 01-07-11, 10:03 AM
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Thanks Chancellor

leegs300, very nice, that fitment is wicked!
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GSfoedoe, your car looks great bro!!
Old 01-08-11, 07:59 PM
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thanks guys! im still waiting for my kit then i am done!
Old 01-09-11, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by leegs300
thanks guys! im still waiting for my kit then i am done!
I think it looks great without the kit!
Old 01-09-11, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
I think it looks great without the kit!
thanks, but i just love the way the kit makes it seem a lot lower lol
Old 01-10-11, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
GSfoedoe, your car looks great bro!!
Thanks bro, I've been tweaking around with my suspension and decided to lower it a little more.

This is with the Tanabe Sustec Pro 5 almost bottomed out on the rear (2 threads) and 3 threads in the front.

Kinda wish I would have gone with an adjustable shock body coilover system so I could go even lower. Oh well....

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Old 01-11-11, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
35 on the front may be a little close espeically with a 9.5 wide up front. it will probably rub on hard turns. id drop it down to a 245/30/20
I agree with 187. I just went through this with my car. My current setup is

20x9(f) w/ 245/35/20 - some minor rubbing
20x10(r) w/ 275/30/20 - absolutely no rubbing at all

My car is dropped on NF210's so I'm sitting about 1.5" lower in the front and 1.1" lower in the rear considering I have a GS-h which causes the springs to compress more than any of the othre GS's. Go to my garage to see pics of what my car looks like right now. The NF's give the GS a nice look.

I've spoken with some enthusiasts who know alot about this topic and they've all said 245/30/20 in the front are the way to go.

Go wide in the rear if you can, the rear can take a much wider setup than the front. Then again, I think your rim offset would also need to be taken into consideration to be absolutely sure.
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Originally Posted by Johnnyk1
Not 20's nor 18's.

They are 19's. 19x9 +44 to be exact, wrapped around 245/35. Thinking when it's time for new tires gonna try 255/40 or something taller.
Sounds like you are on the right track Johnny. The rims aren't terrible looking. Wouldn't be my 1st choice but they certainly look pretty good. The paint color looks nice too. Dang, with all that room in the wheel wells you could go for a nice drop and some wider/meatier tires and still not be rubbing, and even have a good ride quality.

Keep us posted.....
Old 01-11-11, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by rickyb80
I agree with 187. I just went through this with my car. My current setup is

20x9(f) w/ 245/35/20 - some minor rubbing
20x10(r) w/ 275/30/20 - absolutely no rubbing at all

My car is dropped on NF210's so I'm sitting about 1.5" lower in the front and 1.1" lower in the rear considering I have a GS-h which causes the springs to compress more than any of the othre GS's. Go to my garage to see pics of what my car looks like right now. The NF's give the GS a nice look.

I've spoken with some enthusiasts who know alot about this topic and they've all said 245/30/20 in the front are the way to go.

Go wide in the rear if you can, the rear can take a much wider setup than the front. Then again, I think your rim offset would also need to be taken into consideration to be absolutely sure.
if you change the front to a 245/30, you'll need to change the rear to a 285/25 to keep everything the same.
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I may be selling my 285/25-20 vredestine sessanta they only have like 1500 miles on them I'm going the stretched route and putting my 245/30 on the rear and a 225/30 on the front


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