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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 09:12 PM
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figured this would be good for search engine reasons.

car is lowered. 17x7 4” BS, 225/50 front. 15x10 5.5 BS, 325/50 tire. Rear end is 4” narrowed from stock. Moser 12 bolt. Turned out pretty good. Front need to be raised a touch to keep it from rubbing. Rear needs a little more massaging to the fender lips. But, very pleased with the way the car looks.

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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 09:18 PM
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Those rears look badass!
Great look car all around though.
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Yessir!
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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 06:05 PM
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That looks mean af!
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Are those nitto 325/50s?
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Old Jul 7, 2018 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbomber5
That looks mean af!
i didn’t expect it to end up looking this good. Lol

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Are those nitto 325/50s?
Yes they are.
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Old Jul 8, 2018 | 11:09 AM
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Any brake rubbing with 17x7 up front? Im considering trying 15x4 4"bs up front to run a 205 tire.
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Old Jul 8, 2018 | 06:59 PM
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Wow. That looks like a beast. Did you have to put tubs in the rear or is the narrowed rear end just to accommodate the setback of the wheels?
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Let me know how they work out traction and how long they last on the street. I've been seriously eying these for my car. The Hoosiers don't last long on the street and without doing a burnout they are pretty worthless anyways.
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Old Jul 8, 2018 | 07:49 PM
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Any brake rubbing with 17x7 up front? Im considering trying 15x4 4"bs up front to run a 205 tire.
Only rubbingis due to the car being so low. Hitting dips in the road, I can hear the tire scrub the fender well.

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Wow. That looks like a beast. Did you have to put tubs in the rear or is the narrowed rear end just to accommodate the setback of the wheels?
I cut the bump stops out. But, I installed a rear that I already had laying around in a third gen. So knew the offset would change to keep the wheel in the correct location. Looks bad *** like that. 15x10 with stock rear needs a 7.5 back spacing. This rear is -2 per side, so 7.5 minus the 2” made it 5.5 back spacing. I did beat the **** out of the inner fender wells and roll the fender lips.

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Let me know how they work out traction and how long they last on the street. I've been seriously eying these for my car. The Hoosiers don't last long on the street and without doing a burnout they are pretty worthless anyways.
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These last a while, hook better than a regular street tire, but cannot hook like a real drag radials or slick.they even perform admirably in the rain.

got my *** drug by a LS1 on a 100 shot last night, twice. I couldn’t mat the gas. Tried to roll in and the bitch would hit second and then have to down shift back to first. I didn’t think I was gonna be racing last night so didn’t put the ET drags on the car. Lol
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God damn those wheels look great....ive been wanting to pull the trigger on these for a while but the rears wont fit over my 5/8's studs.
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I really like these wheels. I keep coming back to this thread to take a peek, but I have nothing else to say.
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Old Jul 10, 2018 | 05:24 PM
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Great looking bird!
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Old Jul 10, 2018 | 09:07 PM
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Man I love those wheels..Nice Ride
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Old Jul 10, 2018 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunters96lt1
God damn those wheels look great....ive been wanting to pull the trigger on these for a while but the rears wont fit over my 5/8's studs.
Just gotta settle for the expensive stuff that looks even better! Lol

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I really like these wheels. I keep coming back to this thread to take a peek, but I have nothing else to say.
hell, every time I see the god damn car I have to stop and look at it from a couple different angles. Lol

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Thank you sir! It’s the prettiest TA I have owned to date. Lowest mileage as well(52k). Probably my nicest F body but not the fastest. Lol. Yet.

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Man I love those wheels..Nice Ride
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Cars stance is VERY nice. Well done
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Old Jul 17, 2018 | 09:34 PM
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Lookin good
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Old Jul 19, 2018 | 04:18 PM
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Thanks gentlemen. The car is super low in the front, so some 1” spacers are going under the front strut to get the bastard off the ground. It bottoms out and scrapes everywhere. A speed bump is not a option.
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I know this is and old thread,but did you have any issues running a 17x7 with 4" backspacing? I figured with that backspacing it puts you right at the fender.
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Old May 2, 2022 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TSZiLLa
I know this is and old thread,but did you have any issues running a 17x7 with 4" backspacing? I figured with that backspacing it puts you right at the fender.

sorry I’m just seeing this. But no, the fitment has been stellar. Still rocking these things til this day.
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