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Anybody going to the DUB car show this weekend in Dallas?

fithamoto

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I placed 2nd in class 2.

Not going to to the car show....if you go take pics of cars & chicks !

travlee

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okay so the first site i looked at for my spring rate was wrong, mine are 6.9 front and 7.2 rear. i cant wait to get out there and run, getting my tune friday!!

AllstarE4, so i thought about what you said with the shoulder of the tire and the fender gap.. that is why i think it looks like i have such a fender gap now. when i got my battles (1 inch wider) i just threw on the tires i had on my stock wheels so they are stretched a little. with that being said i am nixing the thought of spring swap until i burn up my tires and get wider ones

r1forever

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^good idea you don't want
Too much stretch if
Your gonna be cornering hard. It
Is possible to break the bead
Loose from rim. Doubt
It
Will happen but it's a possibility with a stretched
Tire

AllstarE4

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Travis I don't think you have that much of a stretch. What are the widths and offsets of your wheels? You could run a spacer and it will take care of alot of it. What size tires are you running?

travlee

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fronts are 9 +30, rear 9.5 +22. tires are Ventus V12 225/45 on front and 245/45 (think on profile not positive). on the stock wheels they were squared up and i bet that is why i think the gap is more now

ppat1989

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Damn you must have let discount tire tell you what sizes to buy. We all run 9.5 +15 but discount tire will try to tell you that size won't fit.

travlee

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negative ghost rider, i wanted to keep the staggered wheel size (weird like that) and in the 9 inch the lowest offset is +30 and on the 9.5 they dont make the battles in +15 anymore... and on the tires they werent that wore out yet and they were on the car when i bought it

** and if i do decide to square up the rims, i can just go buy 2 of them later on identical to the back

fithamoto

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Are those 18" rims ? with a 45 for the aspect ratio ? I would run a 40 at most.

travlee

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18 is correct, and like i said those are the tires that were on the car when i bought it..... tires on on my hit list but low priority since they arent that bad

ppat1989

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Man that sucks that they quit making +15. Chris and I run square set up wheels but still have staggered tires.

travlee

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yeah later on if i decide to square em up i can... they will just be +22, so essentially 7mm further in than what you have

AllstarE4

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What are you talking about Chris? You ran a 40 series on a 19".

Travis a 45 series is fine for an 18" if you aren't low. However, when those tires run out and you keep the 18x9 and 18x9.5 combo I would run a 245/40 and 275/40 combo.

Also, a 9.5 +22 is damn good for the front. I'm running a 9.5 +20 and its just fine. With street camber specs it fits beautifully. With track camber specs it would be perfect if it were a +15.

travlee

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yeah i didnt know if i would like the squared setup and went the safe route.... not complaining with the way it looks now, pretty damn happy. later on i could sell off the 9's get get the 9.5. i have spent so much money on the car in the last 10 months after the tune and shock going to slow down and build up the bank account some...

AllstarE4

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After the tune and suspension you won't need anything really. You can still have fun at autoX with the tires you have now and just buy a good set next year.

travlee

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i might end up keeping the s-tech, found the correct rates 6.9 front and 7.2 rear... thinking with new shocks i should be good

fithamoto

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Yes Eric, when I had my Volks that were 19" I ran 275/40/19's on the rear and 245/40/19's on the fronts....since I have those H-techs without a huge drop I could use the extra sidewall to fill the Gap....plus back then I Drive the Z more to work so i wanted a softer ride that a 35 aspect ratio sidewall.
Here is an old pic with the Volks and 40 series on them.


+1,000,000,000,000 Gazillion

I have spent soooo much over the years on different rims...etc.

get used to it !



The only other thing that you could do fairly cheap is get some Sways...unless you already have them. With Sways, shocks and a tune...you'll be good to go for an event. Then just save up for some track tires.

travlee

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front and rear sways already done...

AllstarE4

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Ya I recently switched to 40 series (on an 18" wheel) and it is so much more comfortable on the street. I also ran the autoX day with them and did OK. Next year's track tires will be the 35 series R-S3 like you guys are running.

Truth!

AllstarE4

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1/3 of the way there.