You don't need to have stretched tires to be aggressive. 18" x 10" +30 offset 265/35/18

 

Indeed you don't. What arch work did he undergo to fit them under?
I would imagine he rubs a lot with that setup

 

Fenders are definitely rolled, looks like they have a pull on them as well.

 

that Forrester look very mean, love it

i think the crux of this is that running such aggressive set ups has to mean compromising the handling, ride and practicality of the way the car drives and lets not even talk about tyre wear

the flip-side being they look really menacing and have considerably more road presence...i think they look really cool and it's great to see something different, but wouldn't want to have to deal with the reality of running such an aggressive set up. look forward seeing to seeing how the scene develops

 

Running this sort of setup doesn't really compromise anything.... other than a little bit of comfort, the big bumps are some what exagerated LOL

The handling on my car is incredible but then it does have a lot of money popped in to the handling setup, but it drives like its on rails, love it!!

That Forrester does look amazing, its all good and well having the arches that close etc when you drive on roads that are smoother than silk

Aggressive setup FTW

 

lol doesn't affect handling but u spunked aload of cash on the suspension setup, slight contradiction there. It would probably be epic if it wasn't dragging on the ground.

 

it would look like a ******* roller skate lol.

You must drink 24 beers everyday the **** you talk

 

huh? even ppl who run em slammed in this thread agree there are issues especially with the handling. If u are just doing it for looks it kinda makes the whole point of owning a scoob pointless. You're just a bunch of materialistic posers

 

Hows that a contradiction ? The money was spent on all the suspension etc when I had the Inovite Red lines long before the car was slammed down, and now it is slammed the handling feels better, sharper and more responsive and at no point have I bounced across the road yet.... which proves the point, no you don't compromise your handling when it is this low!

 

lol unbelievable

 

the roads in your area must be a hell of a lot better than the rest of the country then

 

Or I clearly don't drive as hard as the rest of you LOL

 

Im in love with these rotas I miss my rota torque drifts I had on my 200sx

 

wanna buy some

 

With those 9" rotas, what kind of ET would work on the 2008 Hatch to get the rims out to the arches??

I've found these .. 18 9 ET +35

 

Well having read this whole thread i gotta say something


Fella your car looks ace with those rims..... and it's nice to see something different on the scooby scene!!!!!!


Everyone is entitled to an opinion....... thats the idea of this forum ain't it??????


If we all agreed on everything, then all our cars would look, handle & perform in the same way............. and that would just be boring!!!

 

thay would fit nicely mate or even a 30 with a push

 

Ok not 9's but how about 18x10.5 +22 with 275/35/18

 

that looks great!!

 

Ok, how do you not get the arches to rub?

ive rolled my arches but still getting rubbing rear right

rubbish pics though

 

stiffer springs

 

Coilovers it is then lol

 

As Budgie said stiffer springs also some camber in the rear can help a bit and a smaller profile tyre

 

Is it hard to adjust the camber?

I had to get spacers to fit my wheels over the brembos so thought id go for a wide look. think i need to get smaller rears

 

You'll obviously need some camber bolts to do it.
If your rubbing whilst only running springs then getting coils will only make it worse if you plan on going lower.

I run a spacer on the front (5mm) to clear the Brembo.
If you want to pm me your spec i'll be able to advise where I can

 

heres mine with the new front end mods done just got to sort grill now

 

^^^

looks great

wiley

 

Where did you get the domokun on the front bumper?

 

do like that Ads

 

choc ice man