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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 03:42 PM
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ugh torn between the 18 or 17s.. its coz I already have 3 17s wheels and only 1 18s lol.. sorry to be off topic but how much those 18 rpf1s weight?
Old Jan 10, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Update:
17x9 +35 Silver, 7 left.

18x9.5 +38 SBC, 11 left.
Old Jan 10, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by paul_dezod

Share pics? Any fender rolling?
18x9.5 et38, w/ 15mm spacer in rear
-1.5 camber front, semi-rolled, fender liners trimmed

-2.5 camber rear, rolled, rear bumber tab grinded, held on w/ zip ties

zero rubbing

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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Ace83
ugh torn between the 18 or 17s.. its coz I already have 3 17s wheels and only 1 18s lol.. sorry to be off topic but how much those 18 rpf1s weight?
they weigh 19-20 lbs if i remember correctly, felt weird holding such a large wheel with one had, lol
Old Jan 10, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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wow it looks so good chicotunner07!
Old Jan 10, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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I wish I had known about the 18s before I put money down on the 17s! It's all good though, they're more rare :]
Old Jan 11, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
18x9.5 et38, w/ 15mm spacer in rear
-1.5 camber front, semi-rolled, fender liners trimmed

-2.5 camber rear, rolled, rear bumber tab grinded, held on w/ zip ties

zero rubbing







Thanks for sharing the pics and such!

How's tire wear in the rear with those camber settings?
Old Jan 11, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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ok. We have less than half of the sets left on the 17x9

For those wanting something more extreme, there are 11 sets of the 18x9.5 left.
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 12:46 AM
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^tire wear has been awesome!

falken 912's 225/40 all around, rotated roughly every 5-10k miles, total mileage so far on them with the whole setup is around 30k miles, and the tires are down to 30-35%, life

they are just slightly more worn on the inside which is expected, but far from bad, my mildly lowered is300 on factory spec alignment eats up the insides of the tires twice as fast, lol
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 02:26 AM
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912s are not unidirectional?
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
^tire wear has been awesome!

falken 912's 225/40 all around, rotated roughly every 5-10k miles, total mileage so far on them with the whole setup is around 30k miles, and the tires are down to 30-35%, life

they are just slightly more worn on the inside which is expected, but far from bad, my mildly lowered is300 on factory spec alignment eats up the insides of the tires twice as fast, lol
I owned an IS300 at one time and know all about alignments on those cars and their woes.

Seriously, for that car. Invest in the Cusco front control arms and get this....Megan rear camber and toe arms. Problems solved.
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ace83
912s are not unidirectional?
theyre labeled inside/outside on the sidewalls, i dont know what you call that, but they cant be flipped
Old Jan 12, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by paul_dezod
I owned an IS300 at one time and know all about alignments on those cars and their woes.

Seriously, for that car. Invest in the Cusco front control arms and get this....Megan rear camber and toe arms. Problems solved.

wow, thanks for the tip, lol, on the other hand, simply with lowering springs, the is300 handles pretty well
Old Jan 13, 2011 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
wow, thanks for the tip, lol, on the other hand, simply with lowering springs, the is300 handles pretty well
I ran that suspension (cusco front control arms and Megan rear toe and camber arms), Enkei RP03 SBC 17x8s, APEXi Coilovers and StopTech brakes all around. Handled and stopped like a champ!

Update:

10 sets of 18x9.5 left and 7 left of the 17x9
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 01:01 AM
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^do you happen to sell those is300 suspension bits?
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
^do you happen to sell those is300 suspension bits?
Yes I can get them all for you. Let me know if you want them. Drop me an email and I will get you taken care of.
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
18x9.5 et38, w/ 15mm spacer in rear
-1.5 camber front, semi-rolled, fender liners trimmed

-2.5 camber rear, rolled, rear bumber tab grinded, held on w/ zip ties

zero rubbing








Cant wait until my set comes in! So you have 15mm spacers and no rub! Nice, I was thinkin I was gonna have to pull the fenders to do this one... also, is there any kinda clear coat on the SBC finish?
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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anyone photoshop these 18s on SBC!!
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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^^ What do you mean by that? The wheels are 18's and they are SBC finish.
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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I'd actually like sumone to photoshop that pik with a candy purple finish on those very same wheels please

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