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nasty93
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looks tight!
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Lemonade
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Lookin good Jay! Nice ride! Wanna trade for a S-10 Blazer?
Lems ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Luke87GT
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Wanna trade for a S-10 Blazer?
lol
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Stangless
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J24I
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One of my all time favorite cars! 98-05 GS300/400/430
Can u elaborate on fender shave?
Fender shave is cutting down the fender line where you would roll it. You can DIY with just a dremel and have to worry about getting that nasty fender wave you often see from a bad rolling job. The real plus is extra clearance to go lower without pulling the fenders. There are a couple DIY threads on clublexus
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J24I
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Originally posted by Lemonade:
Lookin good Jay! Nice ride! Wanna trade for a S-10 Blazer?
Lems
How are the tires? ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Lemonade
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Originally posted by Lemonade:
Lookin good Jay! Nice ride! Wanna trade for a S-10 Blazer?
Lems
How are the tires?
Very low miles!
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Luke87GT
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One of my all time favorite cars! 98-05 GS300/400/430
Can u elaborate on fender shave?
Fender shave is cutting down the fender line where you would roll it. You can DIY with just a dremel and have to worry about getting that nasty fender wave you often see from a bad rolling job. The real plus is extra clearance to go lower without pulling the fenders. There are a couple DIY threads on clublexus
I did that on my 93 coupe and was horrified at how thin that metal got once the lips were ground off... It's nice not to worry about putting waves in your fender
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Stangless
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J24I
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Originally posted by Luke87GT:
One of my all time favorite cars! 98-05 GS300/400/430
Can u elaborate on fender shave?
Fender shave is cutting down the fender line where you would roll it. You can DIY with just a dremel and have to worry about getting that nasty fender wave you often see from a bad rolling job. The real plus is extra clearance to go lower without pulling the fenders. There are a couple DIY threads on clublexus
I did that on my 93 coupe and was horrified at how thin that metal got once the lips were ground off... It's nice not to worry about putting waves in your fender
Typo on my part. I meant to say you DONT get that wave on the fender like you see on bad rolling jobs. But I understand what you're saying, shaving the fender actually takes away strength in the fender vs rolling them. If clearnace isnt a issue, rolling is probably the better option. Plus you wont have all that exposed metal from shaving off paint from the lip.
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Luke87GT
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Did you shave those fender-lips yourself?
I hate that wavy look that is so common with rolled fenders! At the same time, shaving them compromises strength and leaves some of that sharp metal exposed to potentially cut the tire.
Always a trade-off, I tell ya. Is shaving a common practice in the Lexus world? It's very rare in the Mustang world obviously.
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Stangless
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Luke87GT
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Anyone else on this forum drive a 98-05 GS 300/400/430?
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Stangless
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94sssnake aka svt5150
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Anyone else on this forum drive a 98-05 GS 300/400/430?
Yup... 99 GS400 Spectra Blue Mica. Bought it back in 01. Great cars.
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maeco
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Clean gs bro!
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Looking for clean white mustang email me
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Luke87GT
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Originally posted by Luke87GT:
Anyone else on this forum drive a 98-05 GS 300/400/430?
Yup... 99 GS400 Spectra Blue Mica. Bought it back in 01. Great cars.
Got pics available?
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Stangless
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J24I
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Originally posted by Luke87GT:
Did you shave those fender-lips yourself?
I hate that wavy look that is so common with rolled fenders! At the same time, shaving them compromises strength and leaves some of that sharp metal exposed to potentially cut the tire.
Always a trade-off, I tell ya. Is shaving a common practice in the Lexus world? It's very rare in the Mustang world obviously.
I did the shaving. Its pretty common in the lexus world just because of the extra clearance for the low offset wheels and its very easy to do. Wish I shaved my mustang fenders instead of rolling them when I had the ccw's.
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Luke87GT
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Originally posted by Luke87GT:
Did you shave those fender-lips yourself?
I hate that wavy look that is so common with rolled fenders! At the same time, shaving them compromises strength and leaves some of that sharp metal exposed to potentially cut the tire.
Always a trade-off, I tell ya. Is shaving a common practice in the Lexus world? It's very rare in the Mustang world obviously.
I did the shaving. Its pretty common in the lexus world just because of the extra clearance for the low offset wheels and its very easy to do. Wish I shaved my mustang fenders instead of rolling them when I had the ccw's.
I hear you on that.
It's interesting that you never really hear about shaving in the Mustang world. I think if I ever had to clearance the fenders again, I don't think I would use a roller since I have not had the best experience (ie. wavy fenders)
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Stangless
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J24I
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Got new smaller tires, lowered it more, alignment, and did more work on the rear fenders.
I'm not even halfway down the threads of the coilovers still.
I lowered the rear about 10threads further just to test the fitment and make sure rim to fender contact is not possible. It tucks right in.
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J24I
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and one more 
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Exactly how I want my Lexus to be. Clean bro
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Luke87GT
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J24I, do you have a pic of your shaved fenders up close that you can share with us?
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Stangless
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a302juGRnot
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very nice update man...i like your style
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H/C/I slammed and flushed NOTCHback
H/C/I 1995 mustang gt sold
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Put an Aristo swap in it, 2jz GTE. I see em on eBay going for $1800-2500 . That would be sick.
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Luke87GT
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The 19x9.5/19x11 rim size typically uses your 22/25mm offset when using the stretched tire look.
I notice that the 1.1.2 are also available with a 30mm offset front and rear in the same rim size.
I'm wondering if that would be a better option for someone going with a less stretched tire look?
Ie 255mm front / 285mm rear.
What tire sizes are you running?
Do you think a 30mm front and rear (9.5/11") will have clearance issues towards the inside of the wheel well?
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Stangless
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VENOMUS PONY 5.0
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I have a 99 Lexus gs300 black on black. I don't have it lowered but I have 20x9's up front and 20x10's out back. I do want to lower it someday
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Mystery stang in the works..
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Luke87GT
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Originally posted by VENOMUS PONY 5.0:
I have a 99 Lexus gs300 black on black. I don't have it lowered but I have 20x9's up front and 20x10's out back. I do want to lower it someday
Lets see some pics! What offset and tire size?
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Stangless
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