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tired of clipping my fender with my tire

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Old 08-08-10, 04:42 PM
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I was just wondering if anyone else is tired of wrinkling they re fender lip with the front tire? I just got it fixed 2 weeks ago I had my lip metal finished and repainted and today i was backing out of a parking spot with the wheel turned hit a dip the suspension dropped and pulled my fender right in FML!!!!!!!!!
Old 08-08-10, 04:46 PM
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That's why I run wheels and tires that fit the car.

If you insist on running 22s then you should have the fenders modified.
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Originally Posted by batman75
That's why I run wheels and tires that fit the car.

If you insist on running 22s then you should have the fenders modified.
Actually they are shaved and rolled my fender is as hollow as it gets! I guess this doesn t happen to guys slammed on 20s!
Old 08-08-10, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
Actually they are shaved and rolled my fender is as hollow as it gets! I guess this doesn t happen to guys slammed on 20s!
WHy you insist on having 22`s then?

As I read in another forum few days ago, "Bigger isn`t always better"
It may apply here....
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
Actually they are shaved and rolled my fender is as hollow as it gets! I guess this doesn t happen to guys slammed on 20s!
My guess is you know what to do.
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You can get negative upper arms for the front to help out. The other option would be get coils so you can find the perfect ride height. You can make this work if you want to spend the money.
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Originally Posted by passnu2
You can get negative upper arms for the front to help out. The other option would be get coils so you can find the perfect ride height. You can make this work if you want to spend the money.
Coils are coming in the spring, just bought another street bike I totalled mine along with my ankle in June. LB23 I insist on riding 22s because I like the way they look and Im not trying to turn my luxury sedan into a tuner! If i want to go fast and hear exhaust sounds I ll jump on the GSXR 1000 and smoke everything on this forum on 1 wheel. Not that im not into hooking our cars up and I definitely appreciate many of the cars on here, however styles make fights and ours are probrably just different!
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Originally Posted by lkapimp216
Coils are coming in the spring, just bought another street bike I totalled mine along with my ankle in June. LB23 I insist on riding 22s because I like the way they look and Im not trying to turn my luxury sedan into a tuner! If i want to go fast and hear exhaust sounds I ll jump on the GSXR 1000 and smoke everything on this forum on 1 wheel. Not that im not into hooking our cars up and I definitely appreciate many of the cars on here, however styles make fights and ours are probrably just different!
No way bro, at least not with me.
Your taste comes with compromises it seems, so make it work and have a good time.
I just wanted to know what was your line of thought.
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time for that 21s,,,u know what im talkin about,,
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considering that your setup is 2" overspec, i guess driving more carefully is the key
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i had 22s and i didnt have a problem at all. i had to do some work for the front fender and bracket but nothing tin snips couldnt fix. whats the offset on your wheels?
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it time for adjustable suspension air or hydros then you will not have to worry about your fenders any more. Check out Hydrolics in AZ they specialize in imports and the owner has a IS 350 on 20s. I have hydro in my 05 g35 4door done by them and it rode great plus I had 22 on it
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