DPE GT7 staggered
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The backs will tuck in if you lower your ride. I have 20" DPE's all the way around but the wheels came in before my Eibach springs. I was pissed because they stuck way out, I thought they had messed up on the fitment. They assured me that they will come in when I lowered it and they did. they look real nice now.
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cr@pola!!! it rubs in the back too, now I have some slices in my tire. now I need to get the fenders rolled. I was told they would fit, no fender rolling required.
The reason I went with a 19 in the front was I wanted to get as much meat between the rim and the road as possible to lessen the likelyhood of warping a rim. by staggering I could get pretty close to stock diameters. Stock diameters are F/R, 25.98"/26.69" and I'm rolling on 26.03"/26.74". If I used a 20" in the front I would have to use a 30 series to get close to stock diameter, which is a little too thin for my comfort. with the 19" in the front I could get a 35 series. The front wheel takes most of the hits and is usually the one to get warped in my experience.
The reason I went with a 19 in the front was I wanted to get as much meat between the rim and the road as possible to lessen the likelyhood of warping a rim. by staggering I could get pretty close to stock diameters. Stock diameters are F/R, 25.98"/26.69" and I'm rolling on 26.03"/26.74". If I used a 20" in the front I would have to use a 30 series to get close to stock diameter, which is a little too thin for my comfort. with the 19" in the front I could get a 35 series. The front wheel takes most of the hits and is usually the one to get warped in my experience.
#23
Originally Posted by DHCrocks
cr@pola!!! it rubs in the back too, now I have some slices in my tire. now I need to get the fenders rolled. I was told they would fit, no fender rolling required.
maybe because those tires brands are known to be wider than the size stated. So if you compare a michelin 285 wide tire compared to the BFG KDW 285's, the michelin's would be a little more narrow.
#24
Originally Posted by sfgr415
Car looks good. Do you mind telling me what size lip you have front/rear. I didn't know you could have the inside of the wheel polished. BTW, those rear tires look meaty.
BTW I got my fenders rolled and that did the trick.
#25
Originally Posted by G352NV
Looks sweet! But the offset looks wrong. Did you order them like that or did they just send em like that?
If you're rubbing now, trimming the inside of your rear fenders may not be enough because the tires are so wide. it's hard to tell by the pics...but, the tires seem to be sticking out past the fender
You may try compensating by lowering your car to create more negative camber...but your tire wear will be drastically affected with too much...to compensate for this you can flip the tires every 7500 miles...etc, etc.
You can try putting 275's on the rear next time...it will help and won't look too streched. If you're running a 20x10.0, a 275x30 tire is wide enough to protect your rims.
Good Luck!
Last edited by shyrock; 07-08-2006 at 02:09 AM.
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