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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Definitely need to roll the fenders a good bit, relocate the bumper tabs and run some decent neg camber for them to not rub when lowered. I have 17x9+44 all around. 255's in the rear. I rub once in a while on a big bump. I have neg 3 camber in the rear. Might raise it slightly so I can run a little less neg camber.
17x9+44/45 I think is the best looking offset and width. Looks really aggressive without looking like some hellaflush hardparker.
How much camber do you have in the front? I can't get more than -1.5 with the stock camber kit but in the rear getting -3 is no problem.

Yeah it sounds like a perfect balance between having stance and performance. I could even go as far as +48 I guess.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ookielookie
Here are some shots of my car. Dropped ~1 inch on Eibach Pro-Kit. Front and rear fenders are rolled. Bumper tab relocated. Rear camber is about -2.5
Rear: 17x9+45 255/40/17
Fronts: 17x8+45 225/45/17
Thanks for this, the fitment looks perfect. I'm going to go 17x9 all around, hopefully they fit in the front.

The black and gold theme you have going there is awesome.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 03:53 PM
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I think I have 1.5 neg camber in the front. Had 2.5 before but tires were wearing too fast so raised it a little and ran less camber. I am running only 225 tires up front however.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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i run 17x9 +45 in the front and 17x9.5 +38 in the rear pretty much minimal camber....all i have is trimmed fenders, and im pretty low
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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I won't quote so we don't get more giant pictures, but thanks. I hear that if you get the 9 inch wheel in the front, you will be fine as long as you don't go with big tires on the front. A local is running 225s on a 17x9+45 w/o issue.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ookielookie
I won't quote so we don't get more giant pictures, but thanks. I hear that if you get the 9 inch wheel in the front, you will be fine as long as you don't go with big tires on the front. A local is running 225s on a 17x9+45 w/o issue.
Yeah I probably shouldn't have quoted. I'll probably run 235 in the front and 245 in the rear. Does doing staggered on tires and not wheels effect anything performance wise?

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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by siik_ap2
i run 17x9 +45 in the front and 17x9.5 +38 in the rear pretty much minimal camber....all i have is trimmed fenders, and im pretty low
Thanks that's very re assuring. I'll just buy the wheels and then make it fit.

13.6 is a very impressive time for the mods you have, are you using an engine management system?
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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I'm sure it does in some way, but you should be fine if you don't stretch them too much. Why have you chosen those sizes? There are very few tire options at 235/45/17 compared to 225/45/17. 245s aren't bad though, although I'm not sure if you can fit 245s on the front without running extra camber.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ookielookie
I'm sure it does in some way, but you should be fine if you don't stretch them too much. Why have you chosen those sizes? There are very few tire options at 235/45/17 compared to 225/45/17. 245s aren't bad though, although I'm not sure if you can fit 245s on the front without running extra camber.
I never thought of how limited 235/45/17 is, this could be a problem. Well I want to run 17x9 all around I find I get better grip than people who run staggered wheels. 225 sounds like too much stretch and I don't think 245 will fit up front.

Either way, I'm a month or 2 off being able to afford new wheels, just doing the research now as I like to spend a good amount of time on these things. I wish I got it right the first time but I did not fully understand offset when I bought my first set of wheels.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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I have 225 up front on the 17x9 and is perfectly fine. Stretch doesn't look bad at all.

If wanting to go for the staggered setup I'd go with 225/45 up front and 255/40 in the rear.
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