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Anyone think this is more of a gimmick than something truly functional with measurable benefits?

I am sure it will look great but was about to pull trigger on some new wheels and this mod would obviously change things greatly.

http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-Dry-Car...-P3622C438.aspx

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Interesting. i dont think you would bother for the weight saving alone (curiously they dont mention how much weight saving..). The front 1/4s are alloy anyway arent they? FWIW you can run a 300mm -ish wide tyre with the stock 1/4 panels, so keep that in mind. I have found running 295's up front helps with the understeer issue. Get an offset front bush on the upper control arm for a fraction of the price (extra -1* neg camber) and see how much crisper turns wil be with that.

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Anyone think this is more of a gimmick than something truly functional with measurable benefits?

I am sure it will look great but was about to pull trigger on some new wheels and this mod would obviously change things greatly.

What kind of wheels are you looking at ?

- Adam

now waiting feedback on setups with 11's all round running 315 tyres. these fenders were designed with this setup in mind.

was originally going for either RE30 19's or TE 37 18's staggered fitment

interesting option is the custom made jongbloed, about $3600 a set.

http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index.php?sh...mp;hl=Jongbloed

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