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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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Alright.... Now I have Volk CE28N's on my FD. Their 18' all around and 9 1/2 deep, gun metal with a polished lip, all around. These wheels came off of an EVO and I just bought them because I was in need of wheels. I was planning on keeping the rear wheels and getting smaller wheels for the front. I think that it might be cheeper if I just buy a whole new set of wheels. I wanted to know if anyone has advice on what wheels I should use and some specs. I would really appreciate it.
Old Feb 9, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by sickFDnj3S' date='Feb 9 2005, 01:14 PM
Alright.... Now I have Volk CE28N's on my FD. Their 18' all around and 9 1/2 deep, gun metal with a polished lip, all around. These wheels came off of an EVO and I just bought them because I was in need of wheels. I was planning on keeping the rear wheels and getting smaller wheels for the front. I think that it might be cheeper if I just buy a whole new set of wheels. I wanted to know if anyone has advice on what wheels I should use and some specs. I would really appreciate it.



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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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do they fit the front? if so USE EM!
Old Feb 10, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Feb 9 2005, 10:28 PM
do they fit the front? if so USE EM!



Yeah they fit the front but when i turn the wheel on a turn or drift they cut up the plastic. On top of that it feels like my car is all over the road.
Old Feb 10, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sickFDnj3S' date='Feb 10 2005, 06:17 AM
Yeah they fit the front but when i turn the wheel on a turn or drift they cut up the plastic. On top of that it feels like my car is all over the road.

And the offset would be??
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Originally Posted by Mp5' date='Feb 10 2005, 05:07 PM
And the offset would be??



Never did the calculations
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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The reason your car feels like it is all over the road is because you have changed your scrub radius. If you imagine a line that runs through the steering axis, you need to keep the distance between where this line touches the ground and the centreline of the tyre the same as the old tyres.



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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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what size tires are on it? and figuring out the offset would be helpful.



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