How many of you guys are running 18x10s with the H&R ss's?
04-18-2012, 08:22 PM
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I'm running 335's on 18x11's and I just had to run a spacer(to keep from hitting the subframe bolt...thats for Crash), and I had to roll my fenders. The tires that came on the wheels I have now were 315/30-18 BFG DR's and my friend with H&R SS springs cut the sidewalls up real bad on them because he didnt roll the fenders.
I definitely recommend rolling the fenders and maybe some small spacers. The R888's run pretty wide from what I've seen on a couple cars. Just some food for thought. The D-specs should do well controlling the drop and the motion of the suspension. Just make sure to not loosen it all the way all the time to prevent excessive suspension articulation that doesn't need to be there.
I definitely recommend rolling the fenders and maybe some small spacers. The R888's run pretty wide from what I've seen on a couple cars. Just some food for thought. The D-specs should do well controlling the drop and the motion of the suspension. Just make sure to not loosen it all the way all the time to prevent excessive suspension articulation that doesn't need to be there.
04-21-2012, 01:01 PM
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Another thing that I haven't seen mentioned yet is the offset of the rear wheel. That will come into play BIG TIME when looking at a tight squeeze in the back. When I swapped the 18x10 off my '00 onto my '98, what was a fine fit without issues had a rubbing issue on the inner edge. Just that little change in rear axle length between the two generations was enough for the wheel to fit fine vs rub. Had to massage the inner liner a bit. It's just as harsh as the outside edge. Any cuts into the tires and they aren't safe to drive on anymore. Side wall isn't a blow out you want to risk going down the road.
A different offset between wheel styles will have the same impact on where the wheel sits in relation to the inner/outter fender edge.
A different offset between wheel styles will have the same impact on where the wheel sits in relation to the inner/outter fender edge.
04-23-2012, 09:27 PM
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We used the Eastwood tool, but I dont remember the specifics on how we put it on the car.
04-23-2012, 09:33 PM
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Another thing that I haven't seen mentioned yet is the offset of the rear wheel. That will come into play BIG TIME when looking at a tight squeeze in the back. When I swapped the 18x10 off my '00 onto my '98, what was a fine fit without issues had a rubbing issue on the inner edge. Just that little change in rear axle length between the two generations was enough for the wheel to fit fine vs rub. Had to massage the inner liner a bit. It's just as harsh as the outside edge. Any cuts into the tires and they aren't safe to drive on anymore. Side wall isn't a blow out you want to risk going down the road.
A different offset between wheel styles will have the same impact on where the wheel sits in relation to the inner/outter fender edge.
A different offset between wheel styles will have the same impact on where the wheel sits in relation to the inner/outter fender edge.
Ok thanks man ill keep that in mind, what did you do to take care of the fender lining issue?
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