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Well, I would raise or lower the car depending on how it will currently sit. I can also adjust front and rear camber accordingly. Would I have to relocate the rear bumper tab on the Sedan? I would assume the location would be the same for coupes too. Here are pics of how the car sits last summer before storage. I can lower or raise it. But I don't really want to lower it anymore. I have enough trouble getting around as it is. lol.

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Sorry no real close up pics but its about 1 finger gap from the tire to fender. Those currently are 205/50/16.
 
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Well, I would raise or lower the car depending on how it will currently sit. I can also adjust front and rear camber accordingly. Would I have to relocate the rear bumper tab on the Sedan? I would assume the location would be the same for coupes too. Here are pics of how the car sits last summer before storage. I can lower or raise it. But I don't really want to lower it anymore. I have enough trouble getting around as it is. lol.

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DSC_1466.jpg

DSC_1482.jpg

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Sorry no real close up pics but its about 1 finger gap from the tire to fender. Those currently are 205/50/16.

For some reason I thought you had a coupe haha. Either way, you still have to relocate the rear bumper tabs and shave part of the bumper. You'll probably have to go a bit lower if you wanna go with x9 +30 though. And if you want to run a 1 finger gap, the fronts will poke quite a lot and won't look good. You'll basically have to tuck tire all around for it to look good. And tbh, 215/45 on x9 is not even much of a stretch but if you want, you can work your fenders more to fit 225/45.
 

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Thanks man, means a lot coming from you guys! haha

Hmm, does anybody have a picture of how 215/45 would look on a 9 inch wide? I wanna see how much stretch there actually is.
 

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Thanks man, means a lot coming from you guys! haha

Hmm, does anybody have a picture of how 215/45 would look on a 9 inch wide? I wanna see how much stretch there actually is.

That'll depend on the brand, and even the model.

Here's some 215/45 x9's.

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As you see, the stretch varies. But like I said it's not much of a stretch at all, even with the stretch-friendliest rubber. I have Falken FK452's like the last picture and the stretch is exactly like that. And Falkens, in general, are known for being stretch-friendly.

Just pull the trigger already lol :slap:
 

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^^ Thanks a lot! That helped a lot!

Hmm, 215/45 isn't actually THAT much. I guess i could go 215 than. Looking at the pictures I like how the 452's and the star spec stretches. So it is a toss up between the 2. The 452's have a higher treadwear. Hmmmm.
 

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^^ Thanks a lot! That helped a lot!

Hmm, 215/45 isn't actually THAT much. I guess i could go 215 than. Looking at the pictures I like how the 452's and the star spec stretches. So it is a toss up between the 2. The 452's have a higher treadwear. Hmmmm.

I heard the 452's have a really good stretch and better for daily driving.
 
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I have 215/45 Hankook V2 Ventus on my 17x9's and they ride amazing. Super quiet etc.. and the stretch is just like those pics above. Theres alot you can do with a stretch like that.
 

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18 x 9 +21 on 215/40. Will i have to pull the fenders or just roll them? I want to get the fenders done this weekend.
 
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