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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by sry110
OK, so you're thinking that I would need to further modify the fenders, or run more negative camber, to get away with using that tire size and that offset.
I don't think I know (Ran 10.5 +15 w/ 285/35/19 Kumho tire pulled the fender to make it fit, camber unknown but definitely more than stock)

If you don't believe me why not bolt on the spacer real quick and jack up one side of the car to compress. That'll give you a good idea of what you need to do.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Voboy
I don't think I know (Ran 10.5 +15 w/ 285/35/19 Kumho tire pulled the fender to make it fit, camber unknown but definitely more than stock)

If you don't believe me why not bolt on the spacer real quick and jack up one side of the car to compress. That'll give you a good idea of what you need to do.
Yeah that was the plan, but the OEM studs aren't long enough to get the lug nuts threaded on with the 10mm spacer in place, so I can't really test fit the spacer until after I install the longer studs, yet I don't want to go through the expense and effort of installing the longer studs unless I know that the spacer is going to work out in the end. LOL so you see I have kind of a chicken-egg scenario going on here.

Over the weekend I bought some flatwashers that stacked up to approx. 10mm and made 3 stacks, approx. 10mm each, slipped them over three studs and slid the wheel on. The lug nuts barely caught the first thread, so definitely not enough holding power to lower the car down...I didn't trust it anyway
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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Just jack the car from the spring bucket and do you washer test. You will need to add about 100 pounds or more in the trunk to compress the suspension a little more durring your fitment tests.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Just jack the car from the spring bucket and do you washer test. You will need to add about 100 pounds or more in the trunk to compress the suspension a little more durring your fitment tests.
Now that's a good idea! Thanks man....I knew there was a reason I posted these questions on here.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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19x10.5 +12 with a 285/35 tire. It may depend on the amount of your roll. The lip is about 5/8", ~16mm, so if you got it tucked up nice and tight, you may have bought yourself up to that amount. Like I said, we run a 285 on a 19x10.5 (net) +23 (the net +18 rubbed). You want to go 11mm more negative than where we are now, so if you rolled 16mm, you're there.

Why not try a slip-on 5mm spacer, lower it down, and measure how much clearance you have? Make sure to do some good test drives to allow the suspension to compress.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by scotts300
19x10.5 +12 with a 285/35 tire. It may depend on the amount of your roll. The lip is about 5/8", ~16mm, so if you got it tucked up nice and tight, you may have bought yourself up to that amount. Like I said, we run a 285 on a 19x10.5 (net) +23 (the net +18 rubbed). You want to go 11mm more negative than where we are now, so if you rolled 16mm, you're there.

Why not try a slip-on 5mm spacer, lower it down, and measure how much clearance you have? Make sure to do some good test drives to allow the suspension to compress.
Thanks for the input. And I've been told that 5mm is the limit regarding how much spacer I can run on OEM stud length...so maybe that is a good first step...and who knows, maybe I'll be satisfied with the 5mm spacer!
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