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^^^that guy managed to fit 235/60R17 on a 17x8 +28 offset wheel on an '08 STI with only a 1" lift and had to do the follow:
"I had the fenders rolled way before hand, then after doing some test fitting/driving through...
yeah i know, if it clears the perch at all it should be good (beside any wheel flex or whatever you want to call it). I agree on the fender liner, I'm wondering if it would be as simple as heating them up and reshaping them to avoid rubbing, or if the actual wheel well will hinder that.
I've been in contact with ADF, awesome customer service (considering i haven't even bought the lift kit yet). He said he hasn't had too much experience with my exact model, but was concerned about spring perch clearance. I did some quick REAL rough measurements and I'm pretty sure the perch...
10 mm skinnier and 40 mm further away from the spring perch with the method wheels. Sounds like may as well test fit it before going through with it. will town fair tires test fit tires?
Hopefully that is the case, I'm thinking that at full lock the fronts will rub the liner. It'd be nice if the tires didn't rub the actual fender though, which I don't know if that will be the case because of the lower offset wheels.
Do you notice a significant difference in acceleration with...
i'm in the process of lifting my 2013 WRX Hatch. probably with some 2" anderson design fabrication strut top spacers (and trailing arm spacers). the goal being able to fit some 225/70R15 General Grabber AT2 tires on the car with no rubbing issues. The wheels I have in mind are the following...