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Problems with lowering and 17" x 7.5" rims?
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teeys
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mine were scrubbing bad at the drivers side. i took to it with a rubber mallet.. worked wonders like you wouldnt believe.. no paint cracks that i can see and the panel stayed in shape perfectly. took like 6 hits with the rubber mallet. i'll show a photo if i can be f**k taking my wheel off again

but yea say no to hammers.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My EL is lowered with superlows, and has 17x8's wrapped in 235 rubber. I dont have any problems with rubbing at all. I do have lowered Monroe GT Gas shocks in the front though. The only problem I have is my exhaust rubbing on my panard rod with people in the back
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a el sedan with pedders sports ryder springs and shocks running 18x 8 with no scrapes or other problems
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

FASTFREDDY720 wrote:
I have a el sedan with pedders sports ryder springs and shocks running 18x 8 with no scrapes or other problems

Post up a pic or two..
You can out them in your gallery.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have the stock 17 inch rins on my xr8 and have pedders superlows that i compressed by another 30mm and i have no problems with thetyres rubbing the guards only the exhaust scrapes on uneven roads superlows will be fine theyre not too low anyway they only take away that huge ugly gap that comes with factory suspenision
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wild6 wrote:
I have the stock 17 inch rins on my xr8 and have pedders superlows that i compressed by another 30mm and i have no problems with thetyres rubbing the guards only the exhaust scrapes on uneven roads superlows will be fine theyre not too low anyway they only take away that huge ugly gap that comes with factory suspenision
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Thats on an AU isnt it?
What did you oay for your pedders setup installed, springs/shocks/install type thing?
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