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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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Anyone riding on 8inch wide rims?

Anyone riding on 8inch wide rims? If so how do you get clearance from the front? my tires stick out pretty far upfront, i just got the eibach lowering springs 1.2F 1.4R and the front is just annoying, the rears work great. i have about 1 finger gap of suspension in the front before it bottoms out on my fender

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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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That poke is about perfect. Just get some camber bolts and drive a little slower
 
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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That poke is about perfect. Just get some camber bolts and drive a little slower
i think camber will make it work but im trying to see my options first, the cheapest is to drive slow over bumps, like less than 10mph ^.^
 
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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Better shots? Are you on 8" wide wheels right now? What are the full wheel/tire specs? I had 17x8' with a front offset of 38 and a rear offset of 35, with 205/40-17 falken ze512 tires and it looked similar to what yours might be. I loved how they fit on mine.

 
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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Better shots? Are you on 8" wide wheels right now? What are the full wheel/tire specs? I had 17x8' with a front offset of 38 and a rear offset of 35, with 205/40-17 falken ze512 tires and it looked similar to what yours might be. I loved how they fit on mine.

they are 35 offset all around, do you just ride very slow over speed bumps?
 
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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tires are 205/45/17
 

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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 11:58 PM
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tires are 205/45/17

off topic.. but where did you get your rims I NEED these on my fit!! lol btw fit looks amazing!!
 
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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what offset you running?
 
Old Jul 7, 2011 | 01:34 AM
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@NewFitGuy09: they are matte black 17x8 rota torques, i bought them from ebay from the seller aspecwheel, the shipping was fast too. if i were you i would get them 7 or 7.5 inches wide, but i couldnt find that wide in matte black so i went for 8 inch wide rims, 8inch fits good in the rear, just the front bothers me cause its right under the fender, im just afraid if i hit a bump going 50mph i will bend my fender, get 7 or 7.5, buy a spacer for the rear only, and roll your fenders and you will be set :> and check out my progression link for more pics
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-generation-ge-08-present/65884-my-fit-progression-silver-storm.html

@RetroAttack: 35offset all around
 

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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 10:32 AM
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8" wide FTW! Im going 9's up front.. but for a different reason. /ninja
 
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