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Old 05-15-2010, 05:28 PM
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I recently had my Tanabe GF210's put on. I don't have many pictures of before the drop but I have some.. I need to roll my fenders because I'm rubbing already! The springs haven't settled totally yet but I'll take some more pictures in a couple of days for the full effect...


This was a couple of hours after the install







If I roll my fenders is it possible that I will still rub in the fender area or would my car have to be like touching the ground for more rubbing?
Old 05-15-2010, 08:30 PM
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what size tire?
Old 05-15-2010, 09:05 PM
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245/40/18 and 275/40/18 Wheels are 18x9.5+15 and 18x10.5+15
Old 05-16-2010, 01:34 PM
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no i ran the same setup just with Work Emotion XD9 and i never rubbed when i rolled my rears.. the front is rolled from the factory... you can take the top screw out of the front fender but i doubt you will have any issues
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Lookin good!
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Are you really rubbing? You have soooo much fender gap...
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Originally Posted by jadaniya
Are you really rubbing? You have soooo much fender gap...
Yea I was on the highway going 60MPH on a curve and I hear "wump wump wump"<-- tire rubbing lol.. But its horrible right now.. I think as it this way.. if I roll my fenders I can put a bigger tire back there in the future
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the back def gotta rub... mine rubbed bad when the fenders werent rolled.. springs are very very bouncy
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Originally Posted by jasabeast
the back def gotta rub... mine rubbed bad when the fenders werent rolled.. springs are very very bouncy
Yea I'm getting them rolled on Tuesday
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I'm really surprised those rub.
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Looks good... surprise it rubs also. GF210s doesn't drop that low. But looks good though!
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It rubs in the rear when I go over dips in the road and under hard acceleration.. Ill try to take a picture of the clearance later today
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Looks good!
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wow surprised you rub...i have the NF's and i have no rub
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Originally Posted by pony_killer
wow surprised you rub...i have the NF's and i have no rub
I'm really surprised myself that they rub.. I looked through so many threads to find the right spring/tire combo and I thought that I had found it but no such luck.. Its quite strange. I guess every car is different
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