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Offline 260Devil

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Flares and Wheel sizes
« on: August 23, 2010, 07:22:14 PM »
heyy guys.
ive got some mould on flares that arent installed but i plan to fill them out with some nice wide watanabes. but as we all know watanabes cost an arm and a sister so ive gone for the alternitive. knock offs.
i dont want to spend the money on knock offs if they are not going to fill out my guards. im prepared to do some cutting and fiberglass work to help the flares sit nice with the wheels but i need to the minimum width (if you must) to fill out the guards. its a big question and any help will be hugely appreciated.
thankyou
« Last Edit: August 23, 2010, 07:28:40 PM by 260Devil »
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Re: Flares and Wheel sizes
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2010, 07:33:16 PM »
Oh ffs... ::) Now you ask the question?!
My 17's won't be suitable - they fit inside the std. arch's.

Have a look here: http://www.otomoto.com.au/wheels/17new.htm
You'll need the 17x9.0 -13 for the front and 17x9.5 -19 for the rear to fill the flares out properly.

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Re: Flares and Wheel sizes
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2010, 07:40:35 PM »
ahaha i asked it before but my internet is abosutely horrid and it just went out. i think im just gonna order some wider ones from otomoto
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Re: Flares and Wheel sizes
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2010, 08:15:35 AM »
15 x10 looks very nice get some 3pecie rims and you can go as big as you want with new lips
but rear end squating and exhaust scraping while the front is lifted closer to the sky, and me waving bye bye.