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Old 01-24-2011, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
Offsets are perfect. What tire sizes are you planning. You'll need to roll your fenders really flat front and rear. Do you have a camber kit in the rear, you'll likely need to dial in your camber out back.

How low do you plan to drop it?
how come not front? Is the natural camber up front fine? how many negative degrees up front would natural camber be on slammed ride?
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 12:59 AM
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Old 01-24-2011, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by toymachine2009
how come not front? Is the natural camber up front fine? how many negative degrees up front would natural camber be on slammed ride?
I didn't recommend the front because the a-arms are pricey and you can get away with not needing them. I haven't gotten an alignment yet but I'm dropped ~3.5" up front and I suspect I'm running between 3 and 4 degrees of camber or so. That is enough to clear those widths/offsets and tire sizes.
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
I didn't recommend the front because the a-arms are pricey and you can get away with not needing them. I haven't gotten an alignment yet but I'm dropped ~3.5" up front and I suspect I'm running between 3 and 4 degrees of camber or so. That is enough to clear those widths/offsets and tire sizes.
How fast does -3 chew your tires up front tho.
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 02:58 PM
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Old 01-24-2011, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by toymachine2009
How fast does -3 chew your tires up front tho.
My fronts usually lasted twice as long as my rears. I would go through my rears every 9 months or so and my fronts every year and a half or so, maybe a little less. I was driving my car about 15K-20K per year when I was daily driving it.
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
My fronts usually lasted twice as long as my rears. I would go through my rears every 9 months or so and my fronts every year and a half or so, maybe a little less. I was driving my car about 15K-20K per year when I was daily driving it.
holy crap your fronts lasted a long time with about -3 degrees of negative camber. Thats what I like to hear cause I wanna go lower and I only have rear camber kit and toe bolt nothing up front..
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 03:43 PM
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^Yup I got almost 30K out of my fronts (Falken FK452s) when I was running -2.75 degrees of camber. They were very bald on the inner part of the tire when I swapped them out.
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
^Yup I got almost 30K out of my fronts (Falken FK452s) when I was running -2.75 degrees of camber. They were very bald on the inner part of the tire when I swapped them out.
yea i bet.. Couldnt you have switched the tire around on the wheel tho?

Also yea when you get that inner camber wear you start getting that cupping and you hear a thump thump thump very lightly. Happened to my rear tires.
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 04:18 PM
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Need advice on tires guys... front wheels 19x9.5 12offset 225/25 or 235/35 tire brand is Forceum gettin a deal on them thats why.
 
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Old 01-24-2011, 05:08 PM
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I have no clue if Forceums (never heard of them) run large, true or small. Anyone every stretched these before? TycoRC did 235 up front and his fronts aren't even pinched all the way flat and he's fine. His Nexens run small though so its more like a 225.
 


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