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[david_827]

DOPE WHEELS!

[1.5]

thanks guys, more to come once the front is done as well. Lowered the rear a little more this weekend and my rear camber shims should be in this week as well.

[discomark10]

Originally Posted by 1.5

Attachment 49398

Are they Rota grid or grid v?

[yarisugi]

He said 16x8 +15 varrstoen T1 in his posts.

[1.5]

Thanks Sugi that is correct ^^^

[discomark10]

very similar to the rota's, they look good!

[1.5]

Thanks theyre for sale

[discomark10]

Shame I'm in England hey ;)

[1.5]

ooo sorry no trans atlantic shipping here lol

Waiting for parts blows... I am so impatient

[1.5]

So I am trying to fit these monster xxrs on my car and the rears fit pretty well but the front is giving some issues. The inner clearance is around 1-2mm from wheel to shock body but I have plenty of room on the outside between the tire and fender. Another point of issue is the front bumper lip that raps around into the wheel well. From this point my next steps are

1. cuting some of my front bumper lip and relocating that bracket or removing it altogether.

2. adding my spacers back to give me more space between the inner part of wheel and shock body

3. add more negative camber for any other outside clearance issues now that there will be more spacing between the wheel and suspension.

Anyway on to pics...

[1.5]

So went back out and did some cutting. The wheel now clears the bumper area in question so with some more negative camber it shouldnt rub that much. Need to just cut some more of the plastic bumper bracket plus there is like this metal shroud that I'm going to trim so I don't rupture a tire on larger bumps. Other than that ive got lots of fender clearance and I can fully turn the wheel to either side without rubbing.

I love this game!

[Benedict]

Cut that portion of the front bumper. More negative camber. More low. And pull the fenders a tad.

If you have 1-2mm clearance from inner lip to the coilover you'll need to space it out a little to gain any negative camber. You may need to use two eccentric camber bolts up front. With one in the top hole I max out around -2*.

[HANZO_187]

Lmao I can't wait to get into some investing my car, I'm gonna stance my car out. Maybe not aa low but who knows...I'm gonna stance out though for sure. Your shiits lookin good though!!

[1.5]

Originally Posted by Benedict

Cut that portion of the front bumper. More negative camber. More low. And pull the fenders a tad.

If you have 1-2mm clearance from inner lip to the coilover you'll need to space it out a little to gain any negative camber. You may need to use two eccentric camber bolts up front. With one in the top hole I max out around -2*.

Yes spacers are going in so I have room for more camber. Bumper is pretty good now. I will lower it as soon as I get more camber. I'm hoping to squeeze out another
1 degree out of my current bolts. Which is my goal tomorrow.

Originally Posted by HANZO_187

Lmao I can't wait to get into some investing my car, I'm gonna stance my car out. Maybe not aa low but who knows...I'm gonna stance out though for sure. Your shiits lookin good though!!

I'm not thaaat low anymore these wheels got me riding high. Jump on the mods already! LOL

[ilikerice]

wow, new rims makes your car look like a 4x4, HAHA!

[HANZO_187]

Hahaha, yeah dude I'm like ready to dive in butttt Gotta get a new job and get these expenses outta the way. But first thing I may get started on is some rims and tires...!! I'm stoked as hell!

[Benedict]

What tire model and size are you running? What spring rates?

Getting tight fitment on 17's will leave you with more ground clearance than weak fitment on 15's and 16's. That's why I chose 17's for my car.

It's neat seeing you work with the 17x9.75's. I considered them but bitched out because I didn't want to run that much camber on my daily.

[1.5]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

wow, new rims makes your car look like a 4x4, HAHA!

Yea dude trying to get a little more clearance. They have settled quite a bit now

Originally Posted by Benedict

What tire model and size are you running? What spring rates?

Getting tight fitment on 17's will leave you with more ground clearance than weak fitment on 15's and 16's. That's why I chose 17's for my car.

It's neat seeing you work with the 17x9.75's. I considered them but bitched out because I didn't want to run that much camber on my daily.

I'm running Fallen 512s in 215/40 which is one of the best stretching tires out there just unfortunate they no longer make them, I got a wicked steal from a guy who didn't know what he had. My springs are 200/6kg front and 130/6kg rear. I went with the 17s for ground clearance as well, and because on a sedan nothing smaller than 17 looks right 15s and 16s look like baby wheels. I used to be running those 16s and I was .9" from the earth. So low I couldn't fit my stock scissor Jack between the ground and pinch weld lol.

Lol I appreciate you recognizing the effort required for ~10" wheels all around. I've been toying with the idea of running 205/40s up front but that is soooooo aggressive for a DD.