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Originally Posted by Srenity I will never ever get that type of setup. With an engineering background it just blows me away that somebody would buy wide wheels and proceed

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Old 07-18-2012, 11:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I will never ever get that type of setup. With an engineering background it just blows me away that somebody would buy wide wheels and proceed to throw skinny tires on them with so much negative chamber that half of the tire is literally off the ground. The entire point of wide wheels is to fit wide rubber. The entire point of wide rubber is to increase grip. How does wide rubber increase grip? By increasing the size of the contact patch. This setup does the exact opposite of this.

I know it is just for looks but it looks ridiculous too.
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Found this one on my350... anybody's here?

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Found this one on my350... anybody's here?

IDK but damn that looks good.
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found this one on my350... Anybody's here?

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Found this one on my350... anybody's here?

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Hell of a stretch. Tire sizes?

Is that keng714's Z?
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Looks good Flushnismo I couldnt imagine being that low. I already scrape everywhere!

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Yah that my z. Custom built steplip work vsxx 20x10et-10 20x12et-10 245/30 285/30
-3 degree of camber
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Yah that my z. Custom built steplip work vsxx 20x10et-10 20x12et-10 245/30 285/30
-3 degree of camber
I saw your car at a local anime carshow and I absolutely feel in love with your setup
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how you fitting a 285 on there with only -3 camber...damn....i run a 19x10 ...-15 with -3.2 camber and its a tight fit with a 265/35
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I can't believe anyone would run that much of a stretch, i mean just a 285 on a 12" rim. I run a 295 on a 10.5" wheel and will go up to a 305 with next tire change.
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