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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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Newly installed wheels w/ aggressive rear offsets... pics, looking for opinions

Installed these tonight on my C2S, they're off of a GTS. There's a definite difference from the 67mm offset wheels I took off, is this sticking out too far?









 
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I say yes.
 
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In the rear, yes. Might even cause a bit of road rash on the rear fenders. Kind of a "boy racer" look in the pics, but may not be as extreme in person. If you like them, then you're the best judge.
 
Old Mar 15, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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In my opinion, it looks off... I've had only the factory NB wheels on since day one. If the suspension travels enough, I could definitely see the tire hitting the fender.
 
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From the pics, front may be o.k., but the rear tires... I bet they rub.

I like the black wheels with the tint, good luck on the fit.
 
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I've seen many NB using WB offsets... Not sure why these seem so far out, perhaps the wheel's width? They're 50mm, 11.5, 305 tires...
 
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Agree...something is off. Wheel width more than 11" in rear. Do you still have spacers on perhaps.
 
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Too far out. Color combo is great. Not liking rear look. Voting no.
 
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something looks off. i have widebody turbo wheels which sould be the same width and offset and they dont stick out that far.
 
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I agree with most. The front is OK, but the rear sticks out too far.
 
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I have the factory 997.1 turbo wheels on. Rears are 19x11 ET 51. And I run 295s.

Your wheels in this picture set are .25 inches wider (.5 inches divided by 2 plus one mm for the 50 offset) and the 305 tire is more square than a 295 tire. I think that is adding to the visual protrusion.
 
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I prefer wheels that don't stick out. You are going to mess up your paint and to me it looks funny. I would not run those for fear of damaging the paint.
 
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seems to be unanimous, they will be in the market place shortly... Thanks for the opinions.
 
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Camber and lower it.

No not like a cheap import, but an aggressive track alignment
 
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GTS is a wide body-that's why you are sticking out too far!! Can you say "Road Rash"
 


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