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Old 03-23-2011, 01:53 PM
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Re: New wheels photoshoot! Azev 17x8's

Ummm... What? I'm not getting it. What were you trying to do with this look? You've actually added wheel gap by going to a smaller overall tire, to the point that the wheel doesn't even look very big. If you're trying to go for a "stanced" look, you haven't even got the idea of what the whole stance thing is all about. And if you post this on StanceWorks you're going to be laughed out the door.

To clear some things up:

1. Stance is all about the way your car sits. It's height and wheel gap, how close to the ground you sit, the rake angle, etc. To get what would be called a proper stance you need to lower the car. In stock form the SVX sucks for stance, it has 2-3 fingers of gap in the front, non in the rear, and a front lip nowhere near the ground.

2. Stretched tires are meant to do one thing when it comes to stance: Let you run the widest wheel and lowest offset possible. You want the wheel to be in line (flush) with the car's body panels and have the tire sidewalls bend inward to still remain inside the fender.

3. Smaller than stock tires (diameter) are meant to allow you to lower the car. If you go to a tire 1" smaller than stock, the car automatically drops 1/2", but allows you to lower the body of the car even more due to more wheel well clearance.

I've always said that you can do whatever you want to your own car. If it makes you happy then go for it. But in this case I think you've gone a few steps in the wrong direction. (or at least a very confusing one)
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