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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 05:59 AM
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the work equips look better than the 02's. but are still small. i want some drag (fake work wheels) in 15x7.5 just as an extra set of rims. but i'll take 17 over 15's almost any day.

to me these cars need 17's or 19's. 20's are too big , 18's too boring and blah.
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 06:30 AM
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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 06:48 AM
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what im gettin out of this with 15s u really cant tuck em like u can with 17s 18s or 19s n tuckin tha wheels in is in essence what makes a car low??...i'm just tryin to understand
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 06:49 AM
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my rims are wide and my offset is lower, therefore they stick out past the fender, these guys claiming they are lower only because I have 15's and a front lip.
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by oBnoXious_XB


i know what you mean, mang!
what ever you do to get your car on the ground, 15" or 20" is going to be the same. If your lip touches the ground, there is no more to go. period.
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 06:56 AM
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so i just claim to be low but will never be as low as you...am i getting this right???
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:02 AM
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lets just say, if everyone has a stock lip kit all around. just measure the bottom edge of the fender front and back to the ground. and of course the car has to be drivable. that would be the lowest you could go. its a big debate on how to go low with the size of rim. I run 16". i can go lower, and i will. obnoxious' box is low. and he runs 15's.
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:02 AM
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yeah it seems there is 2 defintions of low here
tuckin wheels??
clearance- how far off tha ground??
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:04 AM
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some go by clearance from the ground, some go by fender gap.
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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yes i get what you are saying...
but for one to claim that its the lowest... we must see measurements...
and ofcourse it must be drivable!!
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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haha ok my understandin was on point i guess
being LOW is a personal preference it seems
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:08 AM
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but then its "oh, he has 15's of course hes lower" even if i didnt have 15's it would be because i have camber, it would never end...
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:15 AM
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then let simplify this....

separete by tire size...
camber and all that extra stuff is just a way to get lower...
know what i mean...?
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:19 AM
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yeah, but the thread title says lowest xB, not lowest xB on 17s with stock lip, etc etc...
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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then i guess....
we need to measure ...
don't matter what you are on as long as they coils....
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:28 AM
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apex of fender to ground
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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right!!
sounds good...
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:36 AM
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front - 23 inches
rear - 22 7/8 inches
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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front - 22 1/8 inches
rear - 22 inches
Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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will take pics tomorrow during daylight

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