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Old 01-28-2011, 02:26 AM
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Yea, realized after i posted i think thats why.
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Old 01-28-2011, 03:29 AM
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17x9 +14 was just the fronts lol

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I haven't Posted in a while. Heres some pics of my progress so far.
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Old 01-28-2011, 03:56 PM
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some one is running a negative offset on a tc i think hes 18 or 17 x 9 his offset is like -1 or something like that. I saw it on WFC... let me find it..

edit: found it "I'm running 17x9.5 et-5 but I planning on going 17x10f n 17x11r. Just depends on how much time and effort you're willing to spend to get the fitment right. But if this is your first time 17x9 et15 with either 205-40r or 215-40r and 205-35f or 215-35f wouldn't be a bad start. I use to run around 18x9et5 but I had camber maxed out all around. -4.5r and 3.2f" this is on WFC.
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Old 01-28-2011, 04:22 PM
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^The one you're posting about(Samsneez I think) is running a big wheel adapter to get those numbers, if he was to get them redrilled to 5x100 and rebarreled to spec it'd look much better. I'm just not a fan of flared/pulled fenders, which may seem to be in these guys futures.
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yea thats what i was reading doesnt make sense i would get them redrilled but i think hes saving to get them redrilled and get them wider. thats what happen to shin he flared up his fender then wanted to make it look as stock as possible thats why in the pic that you posted it shows all that body work on the rear fender.
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Old 01-28-2011, 04:50 PM
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but for some... they just want to push it and see how wide they can fit.. thats my plan to see how much i can push it.. see how wide and the lowest offset i can pull off...
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Originally Posted by yellowxhoodie
having to run ridiculous amounts of camber just to run low offset wheels so you can say you did is stupid.

you will regret it when you burn through tires faster than gas.
was expecting a comment like this

anyways, this thread is mostly for hellaflush guys who love camber and don't care about wearing out tires fast
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Old 01-29-2011, 05:06 AM
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hoodie wasn't hating on hellaflush...just stating a fact O.o
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Old 01-29-2011, 06:21 AM
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Im not hating on hellaflush or anything, i can appreciate a well stanced car just as much as the next guy. The key word there is well.

Having to run oni camber just so you can say you fit a certain size wheel is just stupid in my opinion.

Even if that one dude was running -5 or -10 or whatever, thats still a long ways from -40
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Old 01-29-2011, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 09SocalTC
hoodie wasn't hating on hellaflush...just stating a fact O.o
welll actually..
if toe is in check you can run with a good amount of camber for a nice long time, true story
and the quarter panels might be widened to avoid crazy camber.
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Old 01-29-2011, 07:08 PM
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i'm sure everyone and their mom's cousin's best friend's mailman's dog knows about the "0 toe == no camber wear" thing, and it's true. to a point. correcting toe will help a bit, but
1. correcting toe w/ ridiculous camber like that is gonna take a helluva lot of work/research.
2. you'll still get shorter-than-average tire life.

idk, call me conservative but this seems excessive to me.
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Old 01-29-2011, 07:17 PM
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Pretty sure he might be going for this?

Familiar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r6lt...e_gdata_player

This is not as extreme, yet dumped...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJxPw...e_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOj6Z...e_gdata_player
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*might widen the quarter panels, which means i won't have insane camber, but to a point where hellaflush peepz will like
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Old 01-29-2011, 08:04 PM
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Have to done any measuring yet to see how much youll have to widen anything?

Im not hating, im all for pushing the envelope and doing diff things but this seems a little obscene.

With the amount youll have to modify the cars body, it will looks completely diff and likely ruin the cars natural flow
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i'll see how it goes thx for your opinions and thoughts
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Old 01-30-2011, 03:43 AM
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Flip one of the wheels and do a test fit before going any farther...IMO your wheels look awesome as they are now.
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Old 02-06-2011, 05:38 AM
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In response to the videos posted..

I cant quite understand why people like driving around a car that looks like the suspension is broken.
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Old 02-06-2011, 05:50 AM
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^^
I agree. Don't get it when it's that extreme. There's tasteful and then there's... well that.
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Old 02-06-2011, 09:33 AM
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its more of a younger person type thing
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Originally Posted by 09SocalTC
its more of a dumbass person type thing
totally agree
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