TOO LOW?!

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mekta3
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gaaawd that a retarded john deere tire/rim/car combo

just stop


mrgreeneyes
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benzo.

if you wanna be TRULY low AND not kill tires every 2 weeks.. you need toe/traction/rucas in the rear, tension rods up front, and a REAL alignment on a REAL hunter rack.

but if youre doing 17's... you need to SERIOUSLY consider how much you wanna man-up on tires... takes a lot of trial and error for sizing... ive been thru 3 sets of tires in less than a year... and am finally close to happy with fitment/grip

tucking tread on 235/40/17 on 17x9.5+15 (front has 3mm spacer to clear coils) and got tread and sidewall on the rear... but they will be 245/40/17 or 255/40/17 soon... i think... cant decide

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mekta3 wrote:gaaawd that a retarded john deere tire/rim/car combo

just stop
if you think sooo.

This is retarded.





Still retarded, because it's not low enough.

Like i said, if my fitment is retarded, then so is over half of the worlds, and i need more low.
Modified by Future_gohan at 10:56 PM 3/11/2010

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mekta3
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no not you silly gohan,

nismo benzo

Future_gohan
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lols

I was so confused no lie.

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Future_gohan wrote:lols

I was so confused no lie.
GOHAN, Mekta is my brother. he sees my car every day with the same 235/40/17 on battles everyday. loves it.

john deere as in GREEN wheels on benzos....


ILoveMyRHS13
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But gohan, your fitment is perfect.

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ILoveMyRHS13 wrote:But gohan, your fitment is perfect.
lol there isn't any gap(unless you consider i used news paper to make a gap) but the front tires don't go into the wheel well at all. I want it too lol

Maybe once my super heavy kat(hes fat) goes back into my car it'll lower some.

and oh, like i said, i was confused. (15hrs at work does that to me)

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thannnks for ur tips/input greeneyes..its nice getting helpful comments instead of people who cant/dont bother reading that i have new wheels on the way and just had it on the lowest it could possibly go just to see how it would look, then changed it

since u have 9.5s in the front..what size spacer would u supposed id need to get for the fronts 9"+20?

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lols



to have your rims fit like those, you would probably need to run a 15mm spacers and like 215/40/17s

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nismobenzo
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thanks..im pretty set on 235s just cus my roads are treacherous lolthats a pretty decent sized spacer just for clearance tho =0

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nismobenzo wrote:thanks..im pretty set on 235s just cus my roads are treacherous lolthats a pretty decent sized spacer just for clearance tho =0
I was saying if you wanted it to fit flush like our battles do for clearance I didn't even need spacers, but he has different coils, so you might not even need a spacer

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nismobenzo
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yah ill just have to see how i sit with the new wheelsbecause i have less than a half inch clearance right now..its suuper close

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nismobenzo
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soooo..question fellas...traction rods or toe rods..which will i want/need?

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Lev_96_240sx
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You need both for good track performance. Get toe first to get the car aligned properly. Traction rods are more of a luxury that keep your rear wheels planted better. In other words, you WANT traction rods but you NEED toe rods.

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thanks that answered my question perfectly

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nismobenzo
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toes(check)..now im just waiting for my ruca ;D

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Godspeed?

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nismobenzo
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something like that..they retail for 65but i didnt pay that much

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Sounds like a quality part for that kind of money.

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zach-Ka
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Most definitely....

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nismobenzo wrote:something like that..they retail for 65but i didnt pay that much
Figured. I wasn't sure because ISIS toe rods come in the same bag.

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nismobenzo
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lol most of these parts are probably made or distributed in the same placebut im just assuming they are godspeeds sold by someone else a little cheaper..i mean paying +100 to adjust my toe isnt in the budget now =/

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nismobenzo wrote:lol most of these parts are probably made or distributed in the same placebut im just assuming they are godspeeds sold by someone else a little cheaper..i mean paying +100 to adjust my toe isnt in the budget now =/
No but i hope it is when it falls apart a few months down the line.

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nismobenzo
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aw so supportive..these seem pretty heavy duty for the needed application..like i coulda payed more and got these orrr know how to shop around and find something nicer a little cheaper*not from this company*

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Cheaping out on the vary thing your car sits on isn't the smartest thing you can do.

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nismobenzo
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Future_gohan wrote:Cheaping out on the vary thing your car sits on isn't the smartest thing you can do.
dont worry..everyone has xxr's

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Future_gohan wrote:



Cheaping out on the vary thing your car sits on isn't the smartest thing you can do.
that shiz is piff..... but why is it crooked

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<--------- This thread.

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nismobenzo
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AZ89two4Tsx wrote: <--------- This thread.
expecally since i havnt gotten my wheels in yet...all this jibbajabba will pay off once u see my new wheels i sweears!


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