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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Wheel Fitment?

Ok i kinda at wheel so i need all you wheel pro's help. im thinking about getting a set of TSW Nogaros 19's. they will be in a staggered set up with 19x8's in the front and 19x9.5 in the rear. the offsets are 40mm. will these fit on a stock body fd?
kinda need to know ASAP so i can get them ordered.
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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Wrong forum...

Post in the tires/wheels/suspension/brakes forum...

I am sure this post will get moved there anyway.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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sorry still kind of a noob..... thanx.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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IMO you'd be much better off with 18s. 19s look silly on an FD......
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 07:40 AM
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19s can look good on an FD, just depends on style, and what kind of performance you want out of it.

But those sizes seem pretty conservative, and should easily fit. Probably need to drop the car a good bit too.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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i use 19x8.5 + 38 and 19 x9.5 + 45 and theres room for more .. i think u ll be fine but if i were you i would be going 18s for many reasons
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Wheel fitment

thanx for all the feed back guys i appreciate it a lot. one more question what the lowest offset i can get on a 9.5 or 10" rear wheel without needing overfenders? my fenders are rolled

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