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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:10 PM
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Hey guys,

will soon hopefully be the proud owner of some work rezax wheels next month if everything stays good and have no unexpected suprises... specs are 18x8,9.5+45 been told they will fit stock fenders after they have been rolled and a slight pull runnin minimum camber (no more than -2 i hope)

Question is... 1. How labor intensive is installing rear overfenders??? 2. would those specs fit an overfender flush or would a wider wheel need to be run???

just curious as to best way to approach this with installin of wheels once i get them, whethere to just run rims with plain fenders or break down and do overfenders in rear... figure id get some insight from you more experienced enthusiest!!!

Appreciate the help fella's...

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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kjake,Jan 15 2010, 05:10 PM
Hey guys,

will soon hopefully be the proud owner of some work rezax wheels next month if everything stays good and have no unexpected suprises... specs are 18x8,9.5+45 been told they will fit stock fenders after they have been rolled and a slight pull runnin minimum camber (no more than -2 i hope)

Question is... 1. How labor intensive is installing rear overfenders??? 2. would those specs fit an overfender flush or would a wider wheel need to be run???

just curious as to best way to approach this with installin of wheels once i get them, whethere to just run rims with plain fenders or break down and do overfenders in rear... figure id get some insight from you more experienced enthusiest!!!

Appreciate the help fella's...

S2KjAkE
If you want clearance, you'll have to roll the fenders outward then install overfenders. Or, you will have to cut the quarter panels. No real way around it. Otherwise, you wouldn't take advantage of the extra clearance the overfenders provide. With those specs, even on stock alignment, it'll be sunk in a little. My old setup was 8.5 +38 front and 9.5 +35 rear. Its flush on stock alignment. With those offsets, you can just get the fenders rolled and rear tab relocated on stock fenders. I wouldn't look into overfenders or going the route suggested above unles the offset is in the +30ish range or lower. Even my old wheels could have been flush on stock fenders but you'd have to run camber.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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Cool... I use my car as daily so wana run minimum camber so as not to destroy my tires... as long as I can run those specs and not have my rims bowed out to hell... wana keep my camber at no more than a -2
good to know those specs will fit fine with no crazy camber...
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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Its not the camber you have to worry about. Its the caster that has to be set to spec. I ran -5 rear camber for a loooong time and my tires still had 8/32 tread on them when sold.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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wider wheels and lower offsets if you go with overfenders
my $0.02.

I had the TracySports widebody kit, ran 19x9.5 +22 front and 19x10.5 +22 rear. Flush in the traditional sense, but not hellaflush by any means
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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Those specs are ez man.Unless you got offsets in the 20s with that 9.5 ,i wouldnt even mess with a flare.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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Appreciate all in insight guys... Every lil bit helps... Once they come in ill be going to martin to have fenders rolled and then to C&C for alignment etc... Its an addictive project this thing they call an S2000!!! But damn they are a beautiful car!!!
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