Protege stance/stock vs. after exhaust

[Onehalfasia]

doesnt matter, the weight of the car is now sitting out much furthur from the bearing, giving it way more leverage to wear the bearing out. dont believe me.. but you'll see in a few thousand miles

-jon

I believe you, i'm just hoping they'll last, especially with the rough suspension

[Hadoken]

I'll definitely believe the wheel bearing thing, I just went from a +45mm offset to a +38mm offset and even that made my already worn out bearings a little noisier. Those rims are hot though. You might run into the same problem area in the rear that I just had to hammer into submission today, the bottom of the door sticks out into the wheel well and makes a square ledge that the tire was rubbing during aggressive turns.

[Onehalfasia]

I'll definitely believe the wheel bearing thing, I just went from a +45mm offset to a +38mm offset and even that made my already worn out bearings a little noisier. Those rims are hot though. You might run into the same problem area in the rear that I just had to hammer into submission today, the bottom of the door sticks out into the wheel well and makes a square ledge that the tire was rubbing during aggressive turns.

yeah, i had a feeling that might be the culprit, was it difficult to hammer out, seems fairly solid.

[Hadoken]

Not difficult at all, maybe a little awkward since you can't really see where you're hitting. I used a 4lb sledge though so it might take some more time with a regular hammer. It ****s up the bottom of the door pretty bad though, you can see it all crumpled up and the paint cracked if you look in the seam along the door, but you can't notice unless your trying to look for it. There's too much parking lot damage on my car for me to care but I'm sure a lot of people would have problems with it, although I am disappointed to have to deal with rust prevention anyway.

[jamaican]

So he needs more spacers? Im a noob @ wheels.com =[

the lower the offset number, the more the wheel sticks out, giving it a wide stance

stock offset is 45mm, look at my wheels in my sig.

his are "10mm", look how they stick out

[TRRC]

Looks good, super agressive. I would advise against it, but, seeing as how you're already using them... F.Y.I., when rolling/smacking your fenders into submission, hit them with a heat gun to soften the paint, it's less likely to crack then. Stance looks Awesome, by the way.

[Onehalfasia]

Looks good, super agressive. I would advise against it, but, seeing as how you're already using them... F.Y.I., when rolling/smacking your fenders into submission, hit them with a heat gun to soften the paint, it's less likely to crack then. Stance looks Awesome, by the way.

thanks, although recently went back to truck status to improve handing.

[FE3-323]

it looks badass tho

[southerncross]

i really like the way those wheels sit flush with the fender lips and the tire cambers in. . . really looks mean IMO. thats kinda the look i want to get at once i get my suspension right.

[FE3-323]

indeed, it gives the bg a whole new aditude

[D323]

doesnt matter, the weight of the car is now sitting out much furthur from the bearing, giving it way more leverage to wear the bearing out. dont believe me.. but you'll see in a few thousand miles

-jon

wise advice