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Old 11-20-10, 04:35 AM
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lol I have to be different in some way Ra!
Old 11-20-10, 10:29 AM
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car is lookin sweet, did you have to get a camber kit too?
Old 11-20-10, 10:30 AM
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Nah, No camber kit.
Old 11-20-10, 01:48 PM
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that looks effin money. props.
Old 11-21-10, 08:30 AM
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I have 235/30/20 in the front with F sports and it rubs on hard dips and if i turn semi hard (ie: into a driveway) while decelerating. But I haven't done anything to liners
Old 11-21-10, 08:39 AM
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Yea the way I melted the liners up...it will be good to go with 225/35
Old 11-21-10, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by JMcDonald
Yea the way I melted the liners up...it will be good to go with 225/35
so you have 225/35/20 right now?
Old 11-21-10, 09:04 AM
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Nah, 225/30 right now gonna go to 225/35
Old 11-21-10, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by JMcDonald
Nah, 225/30 right now gonna go to 225/35
yea your probably still going to rub. OEM OD is 25.08 and your going to 26.20. It's also going to raise your car an inch in the front. Your better off going with 235/30/20. In general:

40 series is good for 18's
35 series is good for 19's
30 series is good for 20's
Old 11-21-10, 11:42 AM
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nice teaser!
Old 11-22-10, 07:33 AM
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yea u need more meat on the front
Old 11-22-10, 09:11 AM
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Yea I guess ill stick with a 235, that will give me more meat also
Old 11-22-10, 09:47 AM
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I wish that Vossen had found a way to increase the concavity of the front wheel. Regardless, it is a classy-looking design.
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Yea it would be badass if it concaved more!
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Originally Posted by JMcDonald
Yea I guess ill stick with a 235, that will give me more meat also
you mean width right? Because 225/35/20 would give you more sidewall then 235/30/20, but it would most likely rub AND not look right.

The 235/30 is .4" wider, but .33" less sidewall.


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