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chanomatik · 10-25-2012, 12:35 PM

Alaska is transitioning to Dark Mode right now, but I'll try to snap some shots later today/early this afternoon.

jadewbj · 10-25-2012, 12:55 PM

Looks pretty good.

F1point4 · 10-25-2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by chanomatik

Alaska is transitioning to Dark Mode right now, but I'll try to snap some shots later today/early this afternoon.

This is Victor from Flickr. Your car looks good, love the wheels. Where are the steelies??

chanomatik · 10-25-2012, 02:37 PM

chanomatik · 10-25-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by F1point4

This is Victor from Flickr. Your car looks good, love the wheels. Where are the steelies??

Hey Vic! I uploaded high quality pics from a borrowed Sony camera. You'll see them on Flickr.

The steelies went to my buddy with a 2012 WRX that's hoping to trade in for a 2013 STI. I bought some winter tires for the stock BRZ wheels this morning, but wanted to try wider wheels on summers while it's forecast to be sunny and dry (yet cold) for a while. Odd weather in my favor, for the moment.

chanomatik · 10-25-2012, 04:20 PM

F1point4 · 10-25-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by chanomatik

Needs more lift (not ride height, an actual lift)

chanomatik · 10-25-2012, 05:00 PM

What do you mean!? I'm so confused. Is that lingo for something else?

F1point4 · 10-25-2012, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by chanomatik

What do you mean!? I'm so confused. Is that lingo for something else?

I'm envious you have a high enough garage to put in a car lift so you can work on your car!

chanomatik · 10-25-2012, 07:35 PM

OOOOHHH!!! hahaha I wish. That's my work's warehouse. As long as the floor space isn't being occupied by thousands of dollars worth of heavy boilers/water heaters then I can use it to work on my cars. It's starting to become the new hangout for some of us since we don't have to be REALLY careful. We tend to do a lot of plasti-dipping and painting stuff there.

Funny, I was just thinking about and discussing a lift last night. I don't own a house, but when I do I want to have a big enough garage for a lift. That's my goal. First home shall be last home.

ayau · 11-09-2012, 12:04 AM

do you think there's a chance of the wheels damaging the front strut since they're so close?

Kido1986 · 02-08-2013, 12:59 PM

Bumping this. @GrimmSpeed @chanomatik

How is that strut clearance, especially stock? I'm probably picking a set up for cheap. Do I have to worry about rubbing at lock if I'm hooning? Stock 235s now. Will go 225s when I kill the 235s

chanomatik · 02-08-2013, 01:35 PM

I hooned until snow fell and never had any issues. +48 offset at 8 wide seems okay to me. I won't have a chance to put them on again until snow completely leaves the ground late April, early May.

Kido1986 · 02-11-2013, 11:59 PM

I had clearance issues with the stock tires. It was rubbing the strut

How did you get them on stock setup?

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10-25-2012, 12:35 PM	#29
chanomatik Snow Don't Hurt! Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT CBS Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 2,538 Thanks: 6,416 Thanked 1,497 Times in 902 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Alaska is transitioning to Dark Mode right now, but I'll try to snap some shots later today/early this afternoon.

10-25-2012, 02:37 PM	#32
chanomatik Snow Don't Hurt! Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT CBS Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 2,538 Thanks: 6,416 Thanked 1,497 Times in 902 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)

10-25-2012, 04:20 PM	#34
chanomatik Snow Don't Hurt! Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT CBS Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 2,538 Thanks: 6,416 Thanked 1,497 Times in 902 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)

10-25-2012, 05:00 PM	#36
chanomatik Snow Don't Hurt! Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT CBS Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 2,538 Thanks: 6,416 Thanked 1,497 Times in 902 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What do you mean!? I'm so confused. Is that lingo for something else?

10-25-2012, 07:35 PM	#38
chanomatik Snow Don't Hurt! Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT CBS Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 2,538 Thanks: 6,416 Thanked 1,497 Times in 902 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	OOOOHHH!!! hahaha I wish. That's my work's warehouse. As long as the floor space isn't being occupied by thousands of dollars worth of heavy boilers/water heaters then I can use it to work on my cars. It's starting to become the new hangout for some of us since we don't have to be REALLY careful. We tend to do a lot of plasti-dipping and painting stuff there. Funny, I was just thinking about and discussing a lift last night. I don't own a house, but when I do I want to have a big enough garage for a lift. That's my goal. First home shall be last home.

11-09-2012, 12:04 AM	#39
ayau Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Some rust bucket Location: Polar ice cap Posts: 3,058 Thanks: 312 Thanked 1,046 Times in 556 Posts Mentioned: 37 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	do you think there's a chance of the wheels damaging the front strut since they're so close?

02-08-2013, 01:35 PM	#41
chanomatik Snow Don't Hurt! Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT CBS Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 2,538 Thanks: 6,416 Thanked 1,497 Times in 902 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I hooned until snow fell and never had any issues. +48 offset at 8 wide seems okay to me. I won't have a chance to put them on again until snow completely leaves the ground late April, early May.

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