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11-12-2005, 04:12 AM
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Retarded, but possible
Well, one of my long asked questions was just answered by one of my friends and me...will 275/17/40 wheels fit on a 2000+ eclipse? The answer, to my dismay, is yes....yes they will. I could not believe that these HUGE wheels and tires actually fit, and WORKED with this car. Granted, in the end the car looks like a "beaner mobile" (ie. the wheels stick out about 3'' from the fenders), but it actually worked. The only real problem that we found was the the rear fender did not allow enough suspenssion play, the fender actually ends up hitting the wheel when the shocks are compressed...possible causing a cut tire. BUT, if there is only 1 person in the car, and big bumps are avoided, this car can become a lateral g machine. I took some turns today that nearly made me shit my pants because i was going so fast. I was able to brake incredibly hard...you would have to feel it to really appriciate how crazy this was. Launching was a dream, however, wheel hop was 100x worse if you broke lose at all. All in all though, if it didnt look so incredibly homosexual, i would do it for the summer. The reason i put them on was because my buddy stores his Cobra for the winter, and these are his summer tires...we were bored and checked it out. I will post some pics tomorrow when its daylight...it really is the craziest thing ive ever seen on a 3G.
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2000 Fed. Spec GT-"Lafawnduh" Mods: SPEC 2+ Clutch, Fidanza Flywheel, PowerStop Rotors, Red Stuff Pads, Stainless Brake Lines, B&M Short Shifter, Energy Suspension Shifter Bushings, Deyeme Firm Motor Mounts, KYB AGX shocks with Eibach Proline springs, Halo Projector Headlights with HID 12000K Conversion, TYC Carbon Tails, Kicker SS6.5 Component Front, SS MB8 Custom rear, Tsunami 2F Capacitor, ***New Stuff*** JVC KD-AV7010 In Dash DVD Player, Kicker L7 12" Woofer, Kenwood KAC-X10D Mono Amp Last edited by rodbls; 11-14-2005 at 12:39 AM. 
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#2
11-12-2005, 05:01 AM
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i think u mean 275/40/17
rim size is last #
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#3
11-12-2005, 09:08 AM
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Re: Retarded, but possible
What was the offset of the wheels? It would have to be some crazy ass offset to get the wheels to kick out enough to clear the suspension. With my evo 8 wheels which are 17x8 with a +38 offset and 235/45/17 tires they come VERY close to the suspension.
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11-12-2005, 02:43 PM
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Re: Retarded, but possible
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I dont know what the wheel offset was, but in the front it only rubs a little on the plastic part of the inside front fender, nothing bad at all. It clears the struts and everything fine. In the rear, it is seriously like 1mm away from hitting that upper control arm (i think thats what it is...its the metal piece that goes above the weel). I think they are like 17x9.5 or 10. These wheels are seriously huge...the footprint is outragious. Ill post some pics here in a little.
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11-12-2005, 05:36 PM
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Re: Retarded, but possible
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2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT Debagged, 18" MKW Rims, 5% Tint, Ralliart Eyelids, Outlaw Racing IM and TB Spacers, Ingals "Stiffy", Energy Suspension Polyurethane Motor Mounts, Tanabe Lower Tie/Strut Bars, Progress Rear/Eibach Front Sway Bar, D2 Racing Lowering Springs, RRE Headers and Axelback, AEM CAI w/ Bypass, 12000k HID Heads, 3000k HID Fogs, Sunroof Wind Visor, Drilled/Slotted Front/Rear Rotors, and Ceramic Brake Pads.
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11-13-2005, 12:20 AM
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Re: Retarded, but possible
go to imageshack and host the pictures. then it will give you the code to copy and paste here.
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#8
11-13-2005, 03:07 AM
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Thanks Guys.
Sidewall Shot, 275/40/17  Wheel Shot  Beaner Style from the front  Angle Shot  Big Foot!!!  Beaner Shot from the rear  It really does make the car look like a beast!  The only place it rubs in the front.  Another angle...  This is the metal pice in the rear that i said was really close, but not touching. It is REALLY close...  Let me know if you guys think this looks bad...at first it was a little bit of a shock, but it's looking better the more i get used to it.
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#9
11-13-2005, 07:54 AM
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Re: Retarded, but possible
it looks like a 4x4
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11-13-2005, 02:30 PM
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Re: Retarded, but possible
that looks just like a guys' car around here...ridiculous!!!!
i forgot to mention that the guy that has his wheels setup like that here has "power racer II" tires on it....i'm not joking, that was the brand/name of the tire
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503/2000 Last edited by Sleepr awd; 11-13-2005 at 09:28 PM.
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#11
11-13-2005, 09:07 PM
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Re: Retarded, but possible
That is so funny definetly very odd looking
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2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT Debagged, 18" MKW Rims, 5% Tint, Ralliart Eyelids, Outlaw Racing IM and TB Spacers, Ingals "Stiffy", Energy Suspension Polyurethane Motor Mounts, Tanabe Lower Tie/Strut Bars, Progress Rear/Eibach Front Sway Bar, D2 Racing Lowering Springs, RRE Headers and Axelback, AEM CAI w/ Bypass, 12000k HID Heads, 3000k HID Fogs, Sunroof Wind Visor, Drilled/Slotted Front/Rear Rotors, and Ceramic Brake Pads.
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