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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by zx12guy
typical 5 spoke/star wheels
well are the spokes completely flat? curved? is the lip stepped or is is flat? that's why i asked for pics. 5 spoke isn't enough detail.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian T

Uggggg...17x7.5 with LE37s...we need to avoid this look like the plague. I don't know what it is about this wheel fitment, but it's nasty. Someone explain to me why it sucks.
It sucks A) because the offset is too high. B) The wheels aren't wide enough. and C) Because those wheels are ugly. D) Becuase the wheel is sunken in and not flush with the fender.

If you think it looks great, you are probably not a canadiate for buying wheels.
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Originally Posted by zx12guy
typical 5 spoke/star wheels
Post a pic...
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Wangan_X
i could go for some 18x9's but not bigger, i know the biggest tire that will fit is 255 without rolling, but with rolling i would assume 285? what did terry run a +38 offset?
why not bigger? If you are running a 9 or 9.5 with a decently low offset a 255 WILL NOT fit... I don't care what you read on EVOm it won't work, unless the fenders are extremely modified.

I think you guys are a little mixed up. THE POINT to rolling fenders is NOT to fit a wider tire (in most cases). It is to run a lower offset which will make the wheel more flush with the fender. Which is the look we are going for here.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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i saw a evo with 255's on JIC FTA2's w/o fenders rolled
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Originally Posted by Wangan_X
i saw a evo with 255's on JIC FTA2's w/o fenders rolled
You're again missing the point. LOW OFFSET. Learn how offstes work, and you'll figure out why a 255 won't work.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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ok, you want stretched tires(which alters tire wear),negative camber (which again severly alters tire wear), and rolled fenders, which I have no problem with.

I really want to continue the performance of the evo, if not improve it, in doing this will i lose cornering capabilities, if so will it be a oversteer or understeer issue.

by stretching tires will i be riding on the sidewalls
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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thats why you buy my SSRs which are 8.5 wide with a 235 or 245 wide tire!
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Originally Posted by Wangan_X
ok, you want stretched tires(which alters tire wear),negative camber (which again severly alters tire wear), and rolled fenders, which I have no problem with.

I really want to continue the performance of the evo, if not improve it, in doing this will i lose cornering capabilities, if so will it be a oversteer or understeer issue.

by stretching tires will i be riding on the sidewalls
First negative camber does not severly alter tire wear if you get the toe setting correct. Obviously it will have ALOT more wear then what your family sedan will have. But the evo is meant to run lots of negative camber in teh first place. Thats why people on evoM get camber plates so they can run a shit ton of neg camber. And thats why you have a evo so you can drive the shit out of it. Its not a car meant for prolonging tire wear.

Second stretched tires will not severly affect wear...but again driving a performance machine like the evo you burn up tires...you gotta pay to play.

3rd if anything you will get hint more of oversteer. But the evo is a understeering pig especially in slow tight corners such as autoX or deals gap so any affect you get from the stretched tires will not be adverse...it actually will improve performance
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Originally Posted by japspec4g63
thats why you buy my SSRs which are 8.5 wide with a 235 or 245 wide tire!
or yeah buy erics wheels
honestly after tires mounting, balancing and shipping they will come out to teh same price as erics wheels. And the SSR's are not crazy radical. If you rather stay conservative I suggest the SSR's



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