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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:34 AM
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Cool After the wheel nightmare.... what u think???

if you guys have been following my drama you guys know what happened..a lol
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:36 AM
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Wheels look nice. Tires look a little small, but the fitment looks nice!
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:40 AM
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thanks, tires arnt what i wanted but had to settle.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:41 AM
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Think you would have had issues with 35 series sidewalls?
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:44 AM
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I have to raise car one level going into drive ways, i adjusted my links to be perfect on the road. No rubbing at all except drive ways. Hey how do i make it so my car show when i post like yours?? btw thats bad ***!!!
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:52 AM
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 01:56 AM
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It's in your account options. You insert the link into your signature...but I'd crop the picture first to make it a little smaller.
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 02:22 AM
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Ha got it lol
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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Those wheels look great on your car. It looks way nicer than a M6...

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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 11:43 AM
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What were your final offsets on these wheels after spacers?

What size wheels?


I want to run===
20x8.5 +32 and a 20x10 +42

Any input on this? Or tire sizes?

Going to run lowering links as well
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I ended up with offsets of 28+ in the rear running a 245 wide tire and a 24+ on the front running a 225 wide tire in front. I was running 1/2 " spacers all around. This was not by choice but because the rims I got at the time would not clear calipers. I had to do this to clear. Now I also had links. Links are great I able to do this because of them also.

Right know I'm running 42+ rear on275 wide tires and 38+on 245 wide tires on links. In my opinion this is a perfect set up.
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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Oh the only way u could so your set up on 32+ is with 225 wide tires and at that u will be rubbing. I would not do more than 38+ I'm at this and rub still a tiny bit. In the back you will be ok with 275 even 285 possibly hoping that calipers clear
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Originally Posted by 559cl55amg
I ended up with offsets of 28+ in the rear running a 245 wide tire and a 24+ on the front running a 225 wide tire in front. I was running 1/2 " spacers all around. This was not by choice but because the rims I got at the time would not clear calipers. I had to do this to clear. Now I also had links. Links are great I able to do this because of them also.

Right know I'm running 42+ rear on275 wide tires and 38+on 245 wide tires on links. In my opinion this is a perfect set up.

Did anything rub on the prior setup with the spacers?

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Yea it did I wasn't able to lower the car to the height I wanted. I had to manually hit the height adjust button to go into drive ways. In the road I was ok. It became a pain going into drive ways. It was still a nightmare
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Yea it did I wasn't able to lower the car to the height I wanted. I had to manually hit the height adjust button to go into drive ways. In the road I was ok. It became a pain going into drive ways. It was still a nightmare

Did it rub in the front, rear or both?

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if you guys have been following my drama you guys know what happened..a lol
That car is sweet!!
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