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Old Apr 9, 2019 | 09:17 AM
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love your car Ricebox. sits perfect and that color is glorious.
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Old Apr 9, 2019 | 04:50 PM
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Ricebox, as already said, your car sits perfectly. What wheel and tyre specs?
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Old Apr 9, 2019 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Macer
Ricebox, as already said, your car sits perfectly. What wheel and tyre specs?
sorry i should have wrote that. its 18x10 +20 265/35/18
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Old Apr 10, 2019 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricebox
sorry i should have wrote that. its 18x10 +20 265/35/18
negative camber in front and back?
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Old Apr 11, 2019 | 09:03 PM
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Just got my new RPF1's.

17x10 +38 Square
255/40/17 Falken Azenis RT615k+
Rolled fenders f+r (rears probably not needed with this camber)
Front Camber -2.2*
Rear Camber -1.8* (I will probably bring this back to around -1 or so)
Caster is about 9.5*

No Rear rubbing. Rubs the front driver side liner on very sharp right turns (like parking), and the front pass side slightly rubs the top of the liner on larger dips. I think this is due to ride height, but I am maxed out height wise with these Quantum T5-RS's... Anyone know of a strut top spacer or something to get a little more height? My driver side liner is a bit beat up and torn in front of the wheel from the previous owner. Hoping a fresh liner fixes this.








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Old Apr 11, 2019 | 09:29 PM
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Does anyone have any experience with how much caster affects wheel position on an FD? I am running about 9.5* which seems a little high to me, and getting a little rub in the front of the driver side liner when doing near full lock turns, like parking. The guy at the alignment shop just said to leave it because he didn't think it would change wheel position much and "more is always better with caster". On my STi, adding caster moved the wheels forward a decent bit, but that is a McPherson strut car.
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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 09:42 PM
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18x10 30 rear 275-35-18 soon to be 285/30
18x10 33 front 245-40-18 soon to be 265/35




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Old Apr 22, 2019 | 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by yusoslo
18x10 30 rear 275-35-18 soon to be 285/30
18x10 33 front 245-40-18 soon to be 265/35
Stock fenders F/R? With a roll?
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Old Apr 23, 2019 | 04:15 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 07:51 PM
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Yes just a roll. No pull, conservative camber. May need to go to -1.5 deg for the 285 but as as now no rubbing.
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Old Apr 27, 2019 | 09:30 PM
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I found a mint set of Bronze Volk SE37A 18x8.5 + 38 and 18x9.5+38 on YAJ.




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Old Apr 28, 2019 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by RX7 RAGE
I found a mint set of Bronze Volk SE37A 18x8.5 + 38 and 18x9.5+38 on YAJ.




Perfect FD right here, Exactly what i plan on doing to my FD as well!
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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by atm0706
Just got my new RPF1's.

17x10 +38 Square
255/40/17 Falken Azenis RT615k+
My custom center caps just arrived. Too bad the car will be on jack stands for a little while... Caps are by flatoutgfx.com they did an awesome job!

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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 06:03 PM
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Will 18x9.5 et 45 fit all around with either 255/35r18 265/35r18 tires? Would i need spacers on the rear to get them flush?

It's lowered on cusco coilovers with at least the front fenders rolled. I forgot to check the rears.
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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by RX7 RAGE
I found a mint set of Bronze Volk SE37A 18x8.5 + 38 and 18x9.5+38 on YAJ.



Looks awesome! Always loved those Volks. What tire sizes are you running?
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Old Apr 29, 2019 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GDSpeed
Looks awesome! Always loved those Volks. What tire sizes are you running?
245/3518 and 265/3518 Firestone Firehawk Indy 500. It's a very sticky tire, great in the canyons.
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Old Apr 30, 2019 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Beans912
Will 18x9.5 et 45 fit all around with either 255/35r18 265/35r18 tires? Would i need spacers on the rear to get them flush?

It's lowered on cusco coilovers with at least the front fenders rolled. I forgot to check the rears.
With that size and offset you'll probably need spacers on the front and rear to get them flush. I had 9.5 +22 years ago and they sat pretty flush on the front but you'll definitely need to roll the fender. Might want to back off from that just a tad actually, maybe +25 or +30 just to be safe. On the rear you'd need quite a bit more to be flush but I don't remember the offsets I had in the past to give you an idea and my fenders have been flared since 2009. I believe I posted all that info with pics in this thread though.
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Old Apr 30, 2019 | 09:23 PM
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how would this fit.


9.0Jx18+15
10.0Jx18+25

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Old May 1, 2019 | 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by RX7 RAGE
I found a mint set of Bronze Volk SE37A 18x8.5 + 38 and 18x9.5+38 on YAJ.
LOL Dammit so it was you that I was bidding against... Sorry for bringing the price up so high
I ended up getting the other set in silver, exactly the same size. (But the finish is not as mint as your set...)
Looks like I'll need a 25mm spacer up front (I'm running 225/40/18 for the time being) and at least 15mm out back!!
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Old May 1, 2019 | 09:47 AM
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Yeah, a little more than I wanted to pay for these wheels, but I've never seen a full set of bronze FS before, so I had to win no matter what. You have +38 offset too all around? This set is sunk in compared to the aggressive TEs I had on before. I might consider spacers in the future.
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Old May 2, 2019 | 03:10 AM
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ssr sp1 18x9.5 +43 18x10.5 +51 (spacer used) on 255 front and 275 rear


te37 saga 18x9.5 +30 18x10 +35 255/275 as well
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Old May 4, 2019 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by RX7 RAGE
Yeah, a little more than I wanted to pay for these wheels, but I've never seen a full set of bronze FS before, so I had to win no matter what. You have +38 offset too all around? This set is sunk in compared to the aggressive TEs I had on before. I might consider spacers in the future.
My set is 8.5+33 and 9.5+38 in silver. Good to know my fronts will be 5mm out from yours, but my tires are also 10mm narrower than yours, so they net off. Looks like I'll still need 15 or even 20mm spacers. I'm surprised how yours look, given stock fenders!
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Old May 4, 2019 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by tbkonwso


te37 saga 18x9.5 +30 18x10 +35 255/275 as well
That looks BEAUTIFUL. Great fit.
What sideskirts are those? and are they the FEED side steps?
What about the rear wing insert?
Cheers
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Old May 12, 2019 | 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by adey
That looks BEAUTIFUL. Great fit.
What sideskirts are those? and are they the FEED side steps?
What about the rear wing insert?
Cheers
jdm replica side skirt with feed side step , wing insert is kevlar odula made by group a
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Old May 12, 2019 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by tbkonwso


ssr sp1 18x9.5 +43 18x10.5 +51 (spacer used) on 255 front and 275 rear


te37 saga 18x9.5 +30 18x10 +35 255/275 as well
i have similar offsets,what do u do to avoid rubbing in front on,harness and plastics
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