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Old 12-11-2011, 10:26 PM
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heres a few.. the fronts rub very minorly when you turn the wheel all the way but its only on the inner liner, not the fender. idk if its different on the camaro or not




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Are you lowered?
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nope stock height. im gonna lower it once i get my FM10s on
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I may have to pull the trigger on the ones for 850. Did you have any speedo calibrating to do?
Old 12-11-2011, 10:42 PM
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i didnt do any, but it wouldnt hurt. mines off maybe 4-5mph? you can use a calculator to see how much of a difference it makes
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos
Old 12-11-2011, 10:45 PM
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So your going faster than what your speedo says?
Old 12-11-2011, 10:48 PM
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yea but its not much. my mileage is probably off too now that ive been running them for 3 years (20k miles maybe) but i dont think its enough to matter now that im at 143k miles
Old 12-11-2011, 10:58 PM
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I asked him if it would effect the mileage, and he said you would have less miles on your odometer than actually traveled. But, it wouldn't show anything until a ton of mileage. Like 400-500k.
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i might have been thinking wong them... your right, it would think i went 67 miles but i really only went 64 if i was doing 64mph in a hour
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Other way around. If you went 64 mi then it would log you 61, but it won't show up on the odometer for a long time.
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my bandit- If I threw a spacer on the front, say 1/2 inch, would that decrease the rubbing? I would rather have it stick out a little than have my tires rub.
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Mine don't rub at all, and I haven't rolled the lip or hit anything with a hammer.
Old 12-13-2011, 06:16 AM
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i ran 19'' ruffs 278s for the longest..they fit fine with out having to hammer anything or roll the fenders..
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Originally Posted by xX-Z28-Xx
my bandit- If I threw a spacer on the front, say 1/2 inch, would that decrease the rubbing? I would rather have it stick out a little than have my tires rub.
i wouldnt, but i had my fenders rolled after an accident but i never noticed a difference, but i think the 245/45s should be fine without much rubbing, and like i said, its so small, that it only cleaned off the area it rubbed, it hasnt worn it down
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Ya I might need to do that...
Old 12-17-2011, 09:47 PM
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My only concern is the bolt pattern.
Old 12-17-2011, 10:59 PM
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never had a problem in the 3 years 20k miles. my fikses are actually 5x120 also (used bmw setup) when you break it down, .65mm spread out between the 5 lugs is so small its nothing
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I don't know if with the taller tires there would be any rubbing. In the rear I'm running 295/30 with no rubbing.
Old 12-18-2011, 10:09 PM
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I don't think there would be....
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Bump for some more...



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