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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 12:55 AM
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18x10 Porsche Twist with 215/35/18 and 35/40mm spacers. Better pics soon.


 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 01:16 AM
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Looks nice, but where's the sacrilege?

Btw, wasn't your grille polished?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 09:17 AM
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Grille is polished - it's just the lighting in my work garage. The sacrilege for most will be Porsche caps on the wheels. But I don't care anymore - the concaveness of the cap completes the look of the wheel and blanks look dumb.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 01:52 PM
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I would give a crap either...those looks sweet...man your car is low..lol

Just noticed...dang those rims stick out far from the tires...whew.
Understandable since they are 10" wide...
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 03:52 PM
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No problem with the wheels, but are 235s on 10 inch rims really big/safe enough? I thought 255 was minimum and 285 probably the max for those rims.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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No problem with the wheels, but are 235s on 10 inch rims really big/safe enough? I thought 255 was minimum and 285 probably the max for those rims.
He is running 215s...
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 05:42 PM
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I've probably driven the last 150k miles with tire fitments like this, so yes, completely unsafe - or so they tell me.

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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 06:16 PM
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You have airbags on your car by chance?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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You have airbags on your car by chance?
Yep.

Build thread:
Getting off my *** and finally writing a build thread for the Jaguar - StanceWorks
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 08:22 PM
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Man you have done some serious work on your x type...would love to have half your knowledge

or disposable income..lol
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 10:22 PM
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Thanks for the link to StanceWorks. Great story on how you built out your car
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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Aren't those wheels "directional?" Meaning that it looks like you got 4 that are meant for the left side, making the two on the right side "backwards."

Look at the rake of the spokes left and right.
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 11:02 PM
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they are not directional actually.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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Sweet dude, x types look so much better lowered and yours is spot on!
 
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Old Apr 12, 2013 | 05:13 PM
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Nice stance. Don't know why but those wheels almost look OEM...
 
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Vector
Aren't those wheels "directional?" Meaning that it looks like you got 4 that are meant for the left side, making the two on the right side "backwards."

Look at the rake of the spokes left and right.
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Vector,
I think your observation makes sense - they do look odd in that respect.
Must be a german thing... I guess.
 
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