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solotwo
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OCT 08, 09:22 PM
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I love your old wheels. What size are they? Say on the new wheels, they look good. Be careful with wheel & tire size. The wheels on my car are 17x 8 front and 18 x 9 rear that is according to PO. I went to Dearborn last Friday for Son's rehearsal dinner. On 96 there were a few dips and at speed my rear tires hit. PO put to much tire size on the car. 225/45R17 front & 255/45R18 rear. Fronts rub when executing a real tight turn, like parking. [This message has been edited by solotwo (edited 10-08-2014).]
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FieroMaster88
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OCT 09, 01:13 AM
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The old wheels were 18x7, all 4. New wheels are 17x7 front and 18x8 rear. Front are 225/45/17 and rear are 245/40/18. Drove it tonight and had no rub.
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jediperk
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OCT 09, 01:04 PM
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Those new wheels really compliment your car. Very nice. 
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Jims88
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OCT 10, 07:12 PM
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I think those wheels look fantastic!
I think we have similar likes when it comes to wheel choices.
I hope to mount mine this weekend.
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FieroMaster88
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OCT 10, 08:55 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Jims88:
I think those wheels look fantastic!
I think we have similar likes when it comes to wheel choices.
I hope to mount mine this weekend.
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Lol! That's awesome! Sure to confuse people around town.
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solotwo
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OCT 12, 09:28 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by FieroMaster88:
The old wheels were 18x7, all 4. New wheels are 17x7 front and 18x8 rear. Front are 225/45/17 and rear are 245/40/18. Drove it tonight and had no rub. |
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No rubbing in the front on the plastic wheel wells? Oh i bet it is that you have an 88 and I have 87.
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solotwo
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OCT 12, 09:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Jims88:
I think those wheels look fantastic!
I think we have similar likes when it comes to wheel choices.
I hope to mount mine this weekend.
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Pictures
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solotwo
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OCT 12, 09:30 PM
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What tires are you running?
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Jims88
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OCT 13, 10:07 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by solotwo:
What tires are you running? |
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I liked what Steve Snyder did with his tire/wheel set up.
Same offsets but different tires. Continental Extreme Contact 215/45/17 front, 275/35/18 rear.
The rears will stick out the fender a bit, I'm still fussing with the rough alignment, so I don't have pictures of them on yet.
| quote | Originally posted by Steven Snyder:
Front: Motegi MR-116 17x7 (48mm offset) 215/45/17 Hankook RS-3
Rear: Motegi MR-116 18x9 (45mm offset), 275/35/18 Hankook RS-3
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FieroMaster88
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OCT 13, 10:30 PM
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My fronts are 40mm offset because 48 was on backorder. Rears are 45mm. I'm interested to see if there is a big difference between your car and my car. [This message has been edited by FieroMaster88 (edited 10-13-2014).]
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