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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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Yea 18x10 45mm offset rear 18x9 front with 36mm offset... honestly shockwave, I don't think you should change a thing, your ride looks sweet.
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Thanx derek.

but you know how it is. Its always something.

Going with a bigger wheel will be a quick fix, but i like the way the s197 sits on 18s. The trick with 18s is that you have to get it low to look good. 19s i also like, but the a 35 series tire on a 19" wheel is not much of a change in tire height from a 40 series 18" tire, meaning i might still have gap issues.


Listen to me i am complaining about a gap!! lol!!
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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i just didnt wanna scrape at all...and worried about being a seesaw on speed bumps
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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im as low as you can go and dont scrape anything except my mufflers and thats cause they are mid mounted and they just barely scrape. I got under her the other day to be sure i wasn't hitting anything else and it was just my mufflers my kits the tein tech s
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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as low as the ground will let you :P
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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I'm surprised nobody here has an S197 on bags.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by xxDerek
At a 2" drop, I've never hit the bumpstops; however, I run my Tokico D-Specs pretty stiff, so that's why I'm sure.
That's simply not possible. At around 1.5" you almost touch them. And if you were to open you trunk and push, you can push right down to them. And the car weighs a lot more than you do.

Bumpstops get "hit" everyday, or pretty much every car even stock ones. The jarring some get isn't hitting them, it's a matter of how violent you do. Good dampers are a key here. Damping the movement and subsequent impact makes it a non-event.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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I suppose having a functional car is of lesser importance than being slammed yo!
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Vapour Trails
I suppose having a functional car is of lesser importance than being slammed yo!
To some people yes...

Same thing can be said about having a fast car being more important than a functional one to some people.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
That's simply not possible. At around 1.5" you almost touch them. And if you were to open you trunk and push, you can push right down to them. And the car weighs a lot more than you do.

Bumpstops get "hit" everyday, or pretty much every car even stock ones. The jarring some get isn't hitting them, it's a matter of how violent you do. Good dampers are a key here. Damping the movement and subsequent impact makes it a non-event.
Well I don't hit them very hard then I guess lol... Either way I don't have problems



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