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Old 10-25-04, 09:34 AM
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Originally posted by vulaevu
DUDE !!!!! I have encountered a new problem... Just placed them 20's on .. Staggered 20x9 and 20x10... #%$# man they rub like crazy on the fender and quater panel. Theres about a 2 finger gap right now and everytime i hit a small bump it shaves a peice of the tire off.
Sounds like you will need to do some fender mod if you stay with these wheels. What were the offsets on the wheels? Tire sizes?
Old 10-25-04, 11:31 AM
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Not sure.. guess thats one of the things i should of checked out first huh?
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man didn't i warn you in the earlier post? find out the offset for both front and rear, and i will be able to tell you where you are rubbing. then you will be able to see what you can do to take away the rubbing. but you can pretty much forget about going back to as low as before, unless you don't want the tires and the fender liner inside anymore
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By looking at those pics, I think your offsets are too low. You should have done your homework before spending your hard earned $$$$ man.
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ohh well shiet happens..... DOES ANY KNOW WHAT 20'S WILL LOOK LIKE WITH THE STOCK HEIGHT??? Im gonna shave some fender in the mean time until i figure what to do. Another option is to raise up to stock height and sell my TEIN's .. So if anyone knows how the stock height will be on 20's let me know. how many finger gap does it have.. ???
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Originally posted by vulaevu
ohh well shiet happens..... DOES ANY KNOW WHAT 20'S WILL LOOK LIKE WITH THE STOCK HEIGHT??? Im gonna shave some fender in the mean time until i figure what to do. Another option is to raise up to stock height and sell my TEIN's .. So if anyone knows how the stock height will be on 20's let me know. how many finger gap does it have.. ???
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Originally posted by vulaevu
ohh well shiet happens..... DOES ANY KNOW WHAT 20'S WILL LOOK LIKE WITH THE STOCK HEIGHT??? Im gonna shave some fender in the mean time until i figure what to do. Another option is to raise up to stock height and sell my TEIN's .. So if anyone knows how the stock height will be on 20's let me know. how many finger gap does it have.. ???
I'm pretty sure the pic below is a GS with 20s that isn't lowered. Doesn't look bad. Using stock springs/shocks may not be an option because the 'travel' is so large that you're more than likely still going to rub bad. Suggest you keep Teins and just raise 'em up some, maybe you won't need to go all the way to stock height depending on the offsets.
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Old 10-25-04, 07:55 PM
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i knoe this might sound ghetto but what if i put the suspension bak to stock. Cut 1 coil off the front and 1/2 off the back.??? That way i would get a slightly lower SUV.. look. hahah

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Originally posted by vulaevu
ohh well shiet happens..... DOES ANY KNOW WHAT 20'S WILL LOOK LIKE WITH THE STOCK HEIGHT??? Im gonna shave some fender in the mean time until i figure what to do. Another option is to raise up to stock height and sell my TEIN's .. So if anyone knows how the stock height will be on 20's let me know. how many finger gap does it have.. ???
it would look so bad, i won't even consider it an option for my cars

anyway, regardless, try to figure out the offset and see what's up. and yes, the wheels do look like very aggressive offset
Old 10-26-04, 07:42 PM
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Well im not gonna give up without a fight. Gonna try and shave some fenders off and will post updates. Thanks again guys.
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i dunno...but from the pic...you tire looks kind of beefy...if you run a 245/35/20 in the front and 275/30/20 in the rear..you may take the rubbing away....the sidewall on those size tires tapers in a bit to help out...

in any event....goodluck dood.
Old 11-10-04, 09:44 AM
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Alright new update. After doing some final adjustment with the alignment and all NO more rubbing. The offset was correct it was because the alignment was so jacked up it wasnt even funny. So after said and done all it really is the alignment.. Do these wheels look ok???. Think about selling it now.. Not quite the look im lookin for,.. or does it need a kit.. anyways. thought i let those know that help me thru this. If anyones interested in the wheels let me know also. Thanks
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well personally if you ask me, they are not my type. but then it's very subjective.

and with 20s, i always say that you need a kit to look nice even if the car is lowered
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