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Old 08-14-2014, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by deepbluejh
Originally Posted by riceball777' timestamp='1401959911' post='23190697
fender flares are stupid unless your running a rim over 10 inch wide and your running at least a 275 or larger rear tire.
And even then, you can still fit 275 width rear tires on stock fenders. It's dumb to mutilate your car when you don't even have to.
Not true. I love the look of the concave face 17" ce28's but hate running more than 3deg camber. If you want to fit those on an S, you're gonna need anywhere from 2.8 to 3deg camber if you run the proper tire size. You also need a roll+ crazy pull.

Orr

You run 2-2.5deg camber, cut your quarters and run flares.

I'm running 17x9.5 +35 wheels on 255/40/17's. I got my flares put on so I can run a bit less camber and make use of the whole tire. I DD the car racking up anywhere from 10-15K miles a year...or more
Old 08-28-2014, 01:44 PM
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I may have to give circuit garage's a try once (and if) they become readily available.
Old 08-29-2014, 10:39 AM
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If you have a wide-body then it would make sense...any other scenarios are unnecessary.

I wouldn't do it, it is not reversible.
Old 09-07-2014, 07:56 AM
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I personally think they look like ass, especially when you have to cut your back fender.
Old 09-09-2014, 09:12 AM
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Is this the only way to be able to have anything wider than a 255.in the rear?? At the moment I have 17x10 +38 and I want to fit a wider tire in the rear but I also have two much negative camber. I'm trying to fix the negative camber issue first , since I was at the track I kept sliding due to the rear tires not 100% touching the ground. Anybody here still have stock rear fenders with a roll and a pull and where able to fit a 265 or 275??
Also what steps can I go about reducing camber in the rears (what do I need to buy? ext...)
Old 09-09-2014, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Arthas
Anybody here still have stock rear fenders with a roll and a pull and where able to fit a 265 or 275??
Would also love to know what is needed for this to happen.
Old 09-09-2014, 02:20 PM
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[media]http://team-upscale.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/016.jpg[/media]

really nice example of molded flares ^^
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Trying something new... rivet on. Something about that look...
Old 09-27-2014, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Assault Kittens
Trying something new... rivet on. Something about that look... Sucks (no offense)
Old 10-27-2014, 04:31 AM
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I love how the flares look, either molded or riveted, especially if they're being used in a practical manner to run wider tires without using stupid amounts of negative camber.

I think the reason most people seem to dislike them on S2K's is because they're typically uneeded. For any N/A setup, you'll be able to get plenty of traction on a good set of 245s/255s. For my car and what I'm planning to do though, I'd jump at a chance to get my fenders properly flared


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