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Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:15 pmby Finky
Any body know if 9.5" on a pre facelift will fit fine??.. Without slamming the car of corse....
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:44 pmby drndrn
If you're not planning on really lowering the car too much, I'd steer clear as it'll look a bit.. Silly. Having such aggressive wheels with a high ride height makes the rims look like they stick out even more.
If you are planning on slamming the car, then camber with lots of guard rolling and trimming should do the trick. I'm going to be putting 18x9.5's on in the next week or so too.
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:58 amby Finky
Well I was hoping to lower it as much as I can without having to pretty much flatten the guard inner lip and harden up my coilovers so there isn't alot of travel..? Stretched tyres too..I'm sure that helps a bit too
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:40 amby drndrn
Oh yeh stretches tyres are a must.
You'll definitely need to roll your guards flat to fit these wheels properly. Can I ask why you don't wanna roll them flat?
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:48 amby Finky
For resale and cracking paint haha
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:51 amby GT_Tony
if you roll it properly the paint dont crack. and you wont notice it unless you were looking for it
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:18 amby drndrn
Yeah, I highly doubt rolling your guards flat will lessen resale value, it's not visible from looking at the car 99% of the time, and it doesn't really affect anything in a negative way (that I can think of anyways).
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:44 amby sheppo9
You might have to get a slight pull in the rear guards too - depending on what tyre size you go with and how much camber you run.
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:00 amby Finky
Well I have a fair bit of camber already so it should be alright
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:01 pmby bert_
you should be fine.
im currently running 18x9 +38 with rolled front and rear guards. going to try my mates 18x9.5 +38 on saturday and see how they fit. my car is lowered 2" all around with natural camber.
rolling your guards and pumping them out shouldnt damage your paint as long as the person doing it uses a heat gun.
if your after some one to get your guards done ask phillb on this forum. he did my car with alot of care, took his time and did a great job!
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:57 pmby 41DZZ
Hey Guys,
I'm looking at CR Kai's in 18x8.5 +43. I know some guard rolling and camber will be needed but how much? I just want the concave look on them
As a side note, Coils will be coming also.
Thanks,
Aidan
Re: Fitting 18x9.5 rota grid's?
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Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:01 pmby bert_
41DZZ wrote:Hey Guys,
I'm looking at CR Kai's in 18x8.5 +43. I know some guard rolling and camber will be needed but how much? I just want the concave look on them
As a side note, Coils will be coming also.
Thanks,
Aidan
what size tyre do you plan on running?