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Old 05-16-2012, 05:27 AM
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im looking to get a wheel set up to get that flush/stanced look and was wondering what would be the reasonable sizes for this? (post pics of your xD it helps) Thanks! :D
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depends on your height too. are you on stock suspension or lowered/looking to go lower?
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i'm guessing they wanna go really low if they are looking for flush/stanced.
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i would assume too, but i also know a lot of ppl have different opinions on what flush/stanced is lol. especially if its their first time lowering a car.
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this is true. i was gonna go stance...but now i'm just going tuck.
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completely stock yea i am looking into lowering it as well. like this with a bit more offset, not hellaflush just flush
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here's my setup. 16x8 front et 45 with 25 mm spacers. 16x9 et21 no spacers. if i hadnt of rolled my fenders already it would be more flush i think.

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that's one good looking D.
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wow that looks really nice, how much you lower it? that seems like a reasonable height for cali roads haha
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Originally Posted by Domino
that's one good looking D.
ty ty.

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wow that looks really nice, how much you lower it? that seems like a reasonable height for cali roads haha
ty as well. i really dont know how much its lowered from stock height. i can take some ground-to-fender measurements and we can compare if you'd like. i scrape my exhaust all day. ill lay frame around DC.

i actually am getting my exhaust fixed saturday since i cracked it somewhere lol. hopefully a new muffler too, since the axle-back just sits too low to make sense. our exhaust is our lowest point, followed by frame, then oil pan/trans/gas tank. luckily the trans and oil pan sit parallel to the wheels, so i havent scraped either yet. all in the name of stance.

guess it depends how low you wanna be.
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most likely no lower than what you are now lol, im guessing youre on coilover or springs?
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coilovers. lowest springs are tein stechs. those are a 2.2in drop. i had them before the coilovers. i was nowhere near as low as i am now with those.
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