Originally Posted by HaXx
alright, well seeing as you are not 1 post then gone, never seen again, im more inclined to outline some information.
you can go wide for very cheap if you do the install and wrap the car yourself. you will need to buy a couple hunderd dollars in tools, but you can do it. looking back on going wide myself, i paid to have it pro installed, and paid to have it pro wrapped. the second time around id opt to install myself, but still have it pro wrapped. chopping fenders and paying your friend to weld it, and then spraying sealant over it is not rocket science, but wrapping required finesse. id rather the finishing touches(wrapping the car) not spoil the whole thing and make the build look like trash.
im going to talk about kits, wheels, suspension, and wrap.
kits
if you want rocketbunny or rallybacker you buy them direct from japan, its easy to order. shopgreddy.com has therocketbunny kits, rallybackerusa.com has their kits. if you want a varis or aimgain, or any other rare kit, you need to go through a USA supplier that will order the kit on your behalf, sometimes they keep small inventory though.
-rocketbunny is by far the most popular, and for good reason, affordable, well fitting, tried and true. versions 1,2, and 3
-rallybacker is second popular, extremely affordable, great quality, and authentic jdm
-varis- rare shit and expensive as shit. possibly the biggest flex in terms of snapping necks
-aimgain- not too common, great kit
rocket bunny makes up ~60% of the market, rallybacker ~30% and all other kits combined make up 10% of the market. if you want your car to look like garbage, buy an ebey rep kit and i, along with everyone else will laugh at you and your car. if $3,000 is really that much money to you, this aint for you.
Wheels
you want 18x9.5+25 fronts
..............18x10.5+15 rears
or very similar. do not get wider than a 9.5 in front, as those wheels need to turn inside the wheel well, and the larger the wheel, the more things it rubs against. 10.5 and 11 are the go to sizes for rear. 275/35/18 is a great tire size for the rears, and you can get federals on ebay in that size for 100/tire. the front tires are cheaper bc they are smaller, 245's or 255's
kansai makes these spec wheels for about $1000 a set, and cosmis makes these spec for ~1,000 a set. enkei make these specs too, xxrs make similar spec too, xxr gets hate, but the fact is they are fine for daily driving. you can post a wtb ad for widebody wheels and have several options to choose from on the widebody fb page, people are constantly look to upgrade. you will need 50mm spacers on all 4 wheels, you can buy wheels in 5x100 or 5x114.3 and get conversion spacers, because you need spacers regardless
another option is forgestars in 18x9.5-25 front 18x11-6 rear with a 25mm spacer rear, very common setup and these are always available for sale used.
suspension
you can install the kit and wheels and come back to suspension later if you have to, but you NEED coilovers, or air if youre a fruitcake. BC makes great super-low coils. you will most likely want super lows. the wheels are so wide that the fenders literally have to be cut out because the wheels will be where the fenders once were. buy spc toe arms too. rlca are not a must
wrap
cheetahwrap is $400 a roll, wrapping supplies are about $100, heat gun, razors, magnets, knifeless tape, etc. id pay to have it done though
sample buiild:
rallybacker v2 full kit............................................... .$2,000
pro install........................................... ....................$2,000
Pro wrap.............................................. ...................$2,500
wheels Kansai KNP 18x9.5+22 front 18x10.5+12 rear...$1,000
tires Federal 595 275/35r18 front 255/35r18 rear...........$400
coilovers Tein/fortune auto/bc racing...........................$1,000
there are some odds and ends like spacers and toe arms, alignments, that stuffs cheap. and shop around, you can get coils used, wide spec wheels used, save some good money if youre not picky about what wheels u want, im picky though about color of wheels.
well, there u go, more information you were looking for. feel free to reply because i obviously like talking about this stuff
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