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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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That red fox is sexy, I've heard of clearance problems with 10" rears on foxes though...
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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That red fox is sexy, I've heard of clearance problems with 10" rears on foxes though...
yeah i love looking at that car...i wasn't wanting to go 10" in the rear...17x8 front, with a 18x9 out back (they make a deep dish in the 18x9)...any thoughts on how it would look onyx? does Nitto make a 555R in a 275/40/18?
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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I've talked to this guy, he's got 18x9"s as far as I remember, and there are no problems as long as on stock height springs, anything lower though and you start to have problems.
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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oh and I beleive he has 40 series tires on it.. somethin like 275/40-18
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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sh*t, im dropp 2 inches.....looks like i gotta stick with cobras
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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I tried on my cousins 20x10 +28 deep dish rims from his g35 on my fox on the rear. He has a 285/30/20 tire and damn did it fit perfect.
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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That red fox is sexy, I've heard of clearance problems with 10" rears on foxes though...
yeah i love looking at that car...i wasn't wanting to go 10" in the rear...17x8 front, with a 18x9 out back (they make a deep dish in the 18x9)...any thoughts on how it would look onyx? does Nitto make a 555R in a 275/40/18?
There was a guy on SN95 forums running 17s in the front and 18s in the rear and it did not look good but it all depends how you go about it. If you pick the right tire combo it can look decent. 275/40-18 is going to be a taller tire than stock, they make the 555R in 285/35-18, that's probably the size you'd want to run. If u want wider and a lil taller they also make a 305/35-18, but by the time you price out the Nitto DR in 18" sizes you may want to go with the BFGoodrich...
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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i guess i'm gonna have to scrap that idea...i know the width will be fine, only a 9"..but i didn't think the 18" would cause such a hassle on a fox
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