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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #10 on: 24 May 2013, 17:36 »
Ahhhh sweet! I'm 225/40/18 on the back and 215/40/18 on the front. Spacers will be bought then!

Yer man I wanted as little stretch on front as possible due to the power it's got to lay down. The rear stretch is just right

What does stretch have to do with the power?  :huh:

Believe it or not, properly fitted, wider tyres are better at getting the power down than thinner stretched one's  :grin:

That would have been my initial thought... :huh:

Not really sure what you're getting at then? :grin:

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #11 on: 24 May 2013, 17:38 »
Yeahhh don't really want that!

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #12 on: 24 May 2013, 17:48 »
Ahhhh sweet! I'm 225/40/18 on the back and 215/40/18 on the front. Spacers will be bought then!

Yer man I wanted as little stretch on front as possible due to the power it's got to lay down. The rear stretch is just right

What does stretch have to do with the power?  :huh:

Believe it or not, properly fitted, wider tyres are better at getting the power down than thinner stretched one's  :grin:

That would have been my initial thought... :huh:

Not really sure what you're getting at then? :grin:

I think you didn't mean what you said initially Chris! We are all on the same page...I think.  :grin:

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #13 on: 24 May 2013, 20:30 »
I get what you all mean anyway!  :wink:
Any arch rolling involved at all do you reckon?

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #14 on: 24 May 2013, 21:23 »
I get what you all mean anyway!  :wink:
Any arch rolling involved at all do you reckon?

No. You will be fine.  :wink:

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #15 on: 25 May 2013, 00:10 »
Great, cheers guys!

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #16 on: 25 May 2013, 13:21 »
Ahhhh sweet! I'm 225/40/18 on the back and 215/40/18 on the front. Spacers will be bought then!

Yer man I wanted as little stretch on front as possible due to the power it's got to lay down. The rear stretch is just right

What does stretch have to do with the power?  :huh:

Believe it or not, properly fitted, wider tyres are better at getting the power down than thinner stretched one's  :grin:

That would have been my initial thought... :huh:

Not really sure what you're getting at then? :grin:

I think you didn't mean what you said initially Chris! We are all on the same page...I think.  :grin:

Nope, definitely meant what I wrote  :grin:


I get what you all mean anyway!  :wink:
Any arch rolling involved at all do you reckon?

Yes bud, your front arches will need rolling to get rid of the lip on the inside :)


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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #17 on: 26 May 2013, 11:19 »
Ahhhh fair enough, i'm fairly new to this so do you know a price range of arch rolling?

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #18 on: 26 May 2013, 18:07 »
Ahhhh fair enough, i'm fairly new to this so do you know a price range of arch rolling?

People sometimes hire them out. Or you could take it to a body shop. £100 maybe... :undecided:

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Re: 9.5j 18" wheels, will I need any work to make them fit?
« Reply #19 on: 27 May 2013, 10:23 »
Yeahh i've been having a look around, might give it a go myself. Just the risk of splitting the paint  :undecided: