Same here... 17x8 +35 coming soon...
Aggressive fitment anyone?!
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Same here... 17x8 +35 coming soon...
Perfect.
perfection is in the eye of the beholder haha
my fronts were at 17x8 +20 and i thought that was perfect
right now theyre at +28 with some negative camber, i have no poke -_-
but +35 will look pretty cool
my rear is +33 with some negative camber = FaF
Yeah I am pretty excited about them. Still going to keep the Volks and get them refinished. I have a set of 5/8mm spacers in that GB too, so I can always throw those on if I want to get super aggressive lol.
My current 215/40's will go on the 17x8's for now. Once my Galant VR4 is running and 5-lug swapped, it will get the 17x8's with 235/40's and then Volks and spacers will go back on the Protege.
My current 215/40's will go on the 17x8's for now. Once my Galant VR4 is running and 5-lug swapped, it will get the 17x8's with 235/40's and then Volks and spacers will go back on the Protege.
With 17x8 +38 & -1.0 camber, my rear still rubs through hard cornering. Coilovers this winter should cure that, hopefully. Along with cleaning up the rear fender lips... After I install the coils, I may get some 10mm spacers and extended studs to get to +35. 
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funkalicious21
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Good stuff! My Current setup is 17x9 +35 in front and 17x9 +35, +25mm spacer = 17x9 +10 in the rear. The rear has a -7 camber and the front has about -3. My plans later are to run 10's in the rear with a different setup. =D
Without the 25mm spacers in the rear, how much room is there to the strut? I'm guessing it wouldn't bolt up without the spacers...
funkalicious21
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With a -3 camber it had a credit card clearance.
lol, nice. So you could probably run a 17x10 +20 and clear the strut? I feel like my math is wrong... lol
funkalicious21
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You know... I really don't know... I have not measured the clearence of the current setup. I'll try to do that soon. I'm really eager to find out myself.
yah cuz if your rear is a +10 you must have a lot of room until u hit your strut
i did my math for the fronts plus a test fit and a 17x8 +45 is the highest you can go until you hit the strut
thats a 17x9 +20 - perfect fitment btw
and a 17x10 -5
just to clear the strut in the front with a 17
There seems to be a large disparity between the 2 measurements above. Unless there is over a 10mm difference between the front and rear...
Actually, come to think of it, fd's are a 16x8 +50 and they clear the strut... I think w/ 8" wheel +50 offset is about as high as you can go, tho.
Actually, come to think of it, fd's are a 16x8 +50 and they clear the strut... I think w/ 8" wheel +50 offset is about as high as you can go, tho.
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Wagonbacker9
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without a small spacer, they don't clear.. so 50 is even a tad high.
funkalicious21
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yah cuz if your rear is a +10 you must have a lot of room until u hit your strut
i did my math for the fronts plus a test fit and a 17x8 +45 is the highest you can go until you hit the strut
thats a 17x9 +20 - perfect fitment btw
and a 17x10 -5
just to clear the strut in the front with a 17
Man... you'd poke like crazy.. -5? on a 10? That won't look right at all, I can't even pull that one off...
funkalicious21
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I agree with wagon, 50 is really high. I have my 17x9 +35 with BC coilover and that has a credit card clearance. And if i made that into a 8" it would be a 17x8 +47? With no camber and fully aligned.
Wagonbacker9
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yeah the clearance issue is on the spindle mount on the stock struts as well. 3mm spacers clear up the issue.
funkalicious21
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Oh s***!!!! Specs?!
