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Old 08-25-2013, 03:25 PM   #29
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If you lower you'll get some negative for free anyway. Depending on the drop it shouldn't be too super pokalicious.
Only the rears gets natural camber. The fronts won't.
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Old 08-26-2013, 02:56 PM   #30
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I run 18x9.5 +30 all around on our FR-S and love it. I just tracked our car at Barber Motorsports Park too and it was amazing. No understeer and no excessive oversteer.

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9.5 square on rpf1s as well, 225/40 federals and it feels great.. plenty of room.
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You should be fine. You will need camber plates up front and possibly LCA for the rear. Depending on if you're trying to go low or not you wont need fender mods much if at all, and your fender lining might get slightly rubbed but not much at all.
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You should be fine. You will need camber plates up front and possibly LCA for the rear. Depending on if you're trying to go low or not you wont need fender mods much if at all, and your fender lining might get slightly rubbed but not much at all.
Already have whiteline top hats so front camber should be fine. Only really worried about inner clearance that's why i'm hesitant to go above 42 offset, especially with a 255/35
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Already have whiteline top hats so front camber should be fine. Only really worried about inner clearance that's why i'm hesitant to go above 42 offset, especially with a 255/35
Yeah i didn't want to go above 40 so i went with 35 all around lol. I think i only rubbed fender liner when i had installed 255/40 tires on. I quickly changed to 35 profile tires and i was fine. No rubbing.
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Yeah i didn't want to go above 40 so i went with 35 all around lol. I think i only rubbed fender liner when i had installed 255/40 tires on. I quickly changed to 35 profile tires and i was fine. No rubbing.
Yea gotcha. Get some more pics mang! And a ground to subframe measurement. Looks great
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All great info this really helps for my choices on wheels to order to.

Something I didn't ask and should have is WHAT camber you guys running ft & back with 9.5 and approx how much lower then stock all way around?
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I run 18x9.5 +30 all around on our FR-S and love it. I just tracked our car at Barber Motorsports Park too and it was amazing. No understeer and no excessive oversteer.

That looks damn good what could you on?
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Yea gotcha. Get some more pics mang! And a ground to subframe measurement. Looks great
Thanks! I'll try. Ground clearance is definitely not an issue. I kept it as functional as i could whilst looking good
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All great info this really helps for my choices on wheels to order to.

Something I didn't ask and should have is WHAT cber you guys running ft & back with 9.5 all way around?
with 9.5 and 255 tires i had to max out my camber plates at -3 up front. The rears just have natural camber because double wishbone which set at -2.5. I could probably back out the camber plates to be at -2.5 in the front to look a little more aesthetically pleasing but I MIGHT have rubbing issues.
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with 9.5 and 255 tires i had to max out my camber plates at -3 up front. The rears just have natural camber because double wishbone which set at -2.5. I could probably back out the camber plates to be at -2.5 in the front to look a little more aesthetically pleasing but I MIGHT have rubbing issues.
Holy shit -3 wow ok.... I'm assuming you're really low? I was only thinking of 1-1.25" lower then stock.
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No im not low at all. Im porbably like 1.5 lower than stock. Mind you I am on 18s as well. and 9.5 +35 offset pokes alot upfront lol
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