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Old 06-08-2011, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by rx8dorifto
Anyone with 17x9.0 offset +28 with 255/40/17 tire?

I know the rear would be just nice, but the front wheel would come out too much from the fender right?

the front may be nice but I'm thinking the back would be a little sunk?
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Old 06-08-2011, 10:56 AM
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rx8 has more room in the front than the rear bro
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Old 06-08-2011, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
Cinder Blocks as a lowering mod:

-Lower for photoshoots and that sort of thing but keep OE height to avoid bottoming out!
-Cheaper than any other method
-More reliable than air
-Fully adjustable without too much effort
-Available locally to nearly anyone
My high school friends used to do that when the lowered mini-truck scene became a fad in the early 90's.
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Originally Posted by rx8dorifto
Anyone with 17x9.0 offset +28 with 255/40/17 tire?

I know the rear would be just nice, but the front wheel would come out too much from the fender right?
I am running that wheel/offset but with a 245/45 tire.
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Old 06-10-2011, 03:30 PM
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I have 245/40/17 slicks on 17x9.5 @ +15 should look very close to what you are doing...the slicks are more like 255.

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I need to get some pics on here as soon as my coil-overs get here *cough* adam *cough*..
I kid I kid, but I can't wait and the girls for the photo-shoot are exited too
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Old 06-10-2011, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Grace_Excel
My high school friends used to do that when the lowered mini-truck scene became a fad in the early 90's.
that "fad" is still going stron but I really miss those days, I was in a club with my car back in those days and on any given Saturday there'd be about 30-40 of us driving around slammed and having fun.....sigh.
I've seen dudes do the cinder block (or even weights from a weight set) to lower their cars at car shows, they would hide them by leaving their trunk shut or draping something over them, talk about epic fail and lol at the same time.
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Old 06-11-2011, 05:08 PM
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i really love this shot:

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That shot is pure money!
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Old 06-12-2011, 05:48 PM
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looks so sexy !! specs please. And did you mess with the camber at all.
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Old 06-12-2011, 06:30 PM
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^^ Plan on lowering the rear anymore?
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Old 06-12-2011, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RX8inSTL
^^ Plan on lowering the rear anymore?
the rear looks weird cause the way it was parked

one side is completely tucked and the other just has no gap

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Old 06-12-2011, 08:32 PM
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Looks hot man, interesting angles.
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Old 06-12-2011, 09:01 PM
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Munchy - Nice shots, looks like you could fit some more tire in there though. Or some spacers :P

New wheels finally on. The color is pretty dynamic depending on lighting, but this should give you guys an idea:

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Old 06-12-2011, 09:01 PM
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Munchy, I am going to totally rip off that setup bro. Every 8 should try and look half that good.
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Old 06-12-2011, 09:03 PM
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Looks great Tilt. color is great and size is perfect. Get some black side markers though please! =P
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Old 06-12-2011, 09:09 PM
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looks good tilt. Any color wheels looks good on a white 8 especially green like your ce28ns. What are the specs on those RE30 ?
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Old 06-12-2011, 09:32 PM
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You guys are ballers. Looks great Munchy & Tilt!
I rolled and pulled my fenders. They turned out great. Next step, coilovers. Won't be long.

BTW, I really miss my rew powered bagged ranger. I still subscribe to minitrucking though
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Tilt, those wheels look amazing. May be my new favorite setup on here.
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Old 06-13-2011, 01:59 AM
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Need more pictures Tilt!
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:03 AM
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i love white cars and coloured wheels
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I'll be Debbie downer. Not feeling the red. Maybe a different angle/lighting would sway me.
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Originally Posted by J8635621
I'll be Debbie downer. Not feeling the red. Maybe a different angle/lighting would sway me.
same here. needs diff angles and diff lighting. if they continue to look like this though they will be my least favorite wheels on your car.

granted i dont like that style in the first place.
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Depending on lighting, they will look more candy red with metallic gold flake or darker blood red/burgundy. When I do an actual shoot I'll try to show what I mean. I've never been one to choose wheels/finishes based on what others were into, so it's all good either way

These are 18x10.5 ET25 + 5mm spacers (effective ET20 w/265/35/18 R-S3's.

I've been wanting RE-30's for a while now and am super happy to finally have them. They're like the Volk RPF1
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