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Old 02-27-10 | 07:04 AM
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Wheels look HARRRd!! But def. not feeling the stretch... 1 quick question to all that stretch tires, Why go with such a wide wheel if your gonna put a smaller tire?? To me that defeats the purpose of the wide wheel... I get having to stretch in order to slam, but go with something that you wont have to super stretch, for instance a 9 1/2 in the rear... IDK just my 2 cents, But def. loving the wheels!!
Old 02-27-10 | 02:23 PM
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Member guillermo 215/35 18x10 on his is300
Old 02-27-10 | 03:14 PM
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OMG, I love it.. No matter what u did and stretch tire doesnt bother me.. Most of my buddy rolling stretch tires and never had problem.. Depend u need to know how to drive and inspect tires every week... Im running 215 on 9 front and 235 on 10.5 rear.. I love ur car and lower a little more but I know the weather is bad there cuz I see a pic of snow..

Originally Posted by giantdefy
Ive worked for the Highway safety department for 5 years and Ive seen more dead bodies than anyone can imagine. Ive seen decapitated heads, faces through the windshield, people ejected out of cars, mangled bodies etc etc. Ive seen tires like these roll off the wheel because they were the wrong size. The coolness factor you think your getting from the overly stretched tires is a accident waiting to happen. Just plain stupid and ignorant and the bad thing is, that when you get into an accident, theres always the possibility that you end up taking someone else out as well. Just not cool bro.
I dont think the wrong size or stretch tires has nothing to do with this issue.. The ages of tires are big factor of every car get accident or blow out tire.. The tires are over 5 years old and they need to replace them..

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Old 03-02-10 | 12:54 PM
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it has a JDM look i love it super clean
Old 03-02-10 | 01:24 PM
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not feeling it... your not even slammed i see no point of this strech....

run a 255 atleast and itll look 10x beter
Old 03-02-10 | 04:52 PM
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unnecessary stretch is a big no-no in this game. looks bad unless you buy like 20mm spacers.
Old 03-02-10 | 08:00 PM
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i got rid of em. i have 2 nice condition 245/35 potenza s 03's in going to throw on the rear and probably going to go with 225/35 in the front.

i agree tho, a newb mistake. hopefully this time it will look flush enough to not need any spacers. not gonna lie i liked the look for a while, at least the rear shots.



Old 03-02-10 | 08:07 PM
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I say get spacers cause it's cheaper and slam that bish!
Old 03-02-10 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by iSuxeL
I say get spacers cause it's cheaper and slam that bish!
maybe if i live in FL i would, MD streets are wrecked now after the blizzard.
Old 03-02-10 | 08:19 PM
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Oh yeah haha I keep forgetting to take weather and state into consideration.
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having air suspension probably helps out a lot too.lol
Old 03-02-10 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 6Sp33d
maybe if i live in FL i would, MD streets are wrecked now after the blizzard.
md streets are indeed a mess ... I'm glad you decided to move to a more conservative approach, one pothole here in DC or Baltimore would wipe out the lip on one of your rims.
Old 03-02-10 | 09:00 PM
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yeah...MD roads are beyond destroyed. it used to be such a smooth ride through the backroads to my college, but now i feel like im driving in NYC
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont change tire... Just get spacers and lower a little bit more.. DO IT GO GO GOGOG
Old 03-02-10 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by VIS250P
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont change tire... Just get spacers and lower a little bit more.. DO IT GO GO GOGOG


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