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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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Default opinions wanted...hella flush, or ghetto stick out?

I test fitted some 20mm spacers on my rims...and I wanted to see what people thought of the new stance...Unfortunately, I didn't have time to take much pics...so these will have to do for now...

the offsets of the rims originally is 19x9.5+29..so now i'm effective running 19x9.5+9 which according to the offset calcs, the outer clearence should equal that of an 19x10.5+22. I'm lowered in RS*R springs, which gave it a mild drop of just less than 1 inch (advertised to lower 0.8"). Pics with the spacers are pre-alignment.

so my question to you guys is does it look ok? or sticking out too much?

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after:



straight from behind...

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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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I think its perfect.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Leave it.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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any pics of the whole car?
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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looks good
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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It looks good bro. I have a set of GTF with a +15 in the rear. It looks something similar to your's, but it sticks out just slightly more. With proper alignment and tire size, your car will have a very aggressive look. Leave it just the way it is.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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I would bring them in 5mm , or drop it a little with the increased camber to make it flush.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Looks WAY better with the spacers. Why do you think its ghetto? I'm getting 0 offset for my next set of wheels. I have +22 right now and think it's not aggressive enough.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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much better
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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thanks for the opinions guys. I wasn't sure how they'd look...it does stick out a little bit...and the fact that you could see so much of the tire from the straight rear shot kinda threw me off.

I ran into an issue with torque-ing the front spacers (couldn't put get the torque wrench to click) since I was installing it myself...skinny dude here haha. Gonna take some time and do the front with something to jam the brakes with.

I'll probably be working on it during the week, so expect more pics post spacers later

I might also have the option of running 15mm spacers all around...I'll probably try to test fit the 15mm spacers I have now on the rear to see if that's the route i'll be going with.

One other thing I haven't tested is whether or not the tires will rub...i think that'll be what ultimately makes me decide between 15mm or 20mm rear spacers.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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IMHO, you are running slightly too much tire on your setup. The wheel offset is fine, not overly aggressive. It looks like you will have rubbing issues due to the tire size you are running. From my experience, you would have to pull the wheel in about 5-6mm to allow fitment without rubbing with that tire setup.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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perrrrfect!
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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looks great. the lower the offset the better
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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looks just like mine. leave it : D
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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After is definitely better than before.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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very flush, it's a good look.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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Roll and pull the fender slightly, and it will cover the tread perfectly. You need to roll anyways
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 06:14 AM
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Looks fine, just leave it.
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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Flush Ftmfwkbbq!
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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ok, i think I got worried over nothing...looks really good...finished installing everything tonight...gotta check if the rears rub though...but it looks like it'll clear....

here's some blurry night time teaser shots....full car shots will be coming soon

front:

and look, a plug for authentic vertex. check that fitment yo!!

rear:


flushness ftmfw
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