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Old 07-15-2005 | 07:39 AM
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iforged has crap customer service cause vincent gives priority to e46/porsche etc

which he can make $ on again/again..

s2k's wouldnt get priority cause what.. maybe 2-3 peope would buy em

dpe are nice wheels.. i deal w/ them regularly down here in fl,(buying wheels off them) never had a problem and wheels are first rate

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Old 07-15-2005 | 09:20 AM
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Thanks for all the comments guys....

Yes, Ryan Castro is one of the co-owners of DPE... He's got a crazy sick widebody E36.

I've purchased a set of DPE's through Elusivefx.com before and have never had any problems, thats why i want another set. Their customer service is not like Iforged, these guys actually deliver on time...
Old 07-15-2005 | 02:21 PM
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I like them, the price is not bad comparexd to other custom wheels. What offset do you plan to run or would you run with a 18x10 rear?
Old 07-15-2005 | 04:06 PM
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Still trying to figure the offsets out.. any suggestions?
Old 07-15-2005 | 04:31 PM
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18x10 +73 to +75 w/ 285/30/18 tires
Old 07-15-2005 | 05:36 PM
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u shouldnt need to figure em out ryan there will do it up

^^^above works perfect 285/30 is a must on 10" wheel

do 18x8 front

then camber fronts to create over steer


then slam on some tein flex w/ edfc.. swap out spring rates -2.0 kg/mm lower for front and have perrrrfect neutral car
Old 07-15-2005 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rijowysock,Jul 15 2005, 04:36 PM
u shouldnt need to figure em out ryan there will do it up

^^^above works perfect 285/30 is a must on 10" wheel

do 18x8 front

then camber fronts to create over steer


then slam on some tein flex w/ edfc.. swap out spring rates -2.0 kg/mm lower for front and have perrrrfect neutral car
I am considering a similar set up. Would I be better served doing 9 or 9.5 in the rear to avoid throwing the car off?
Old 07-15-2005 | 06:29 PM
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wider is better.. more traction

i always say.. go as wide as you can possibly go.. then mess w/ suspension first(dampen/height) then mess w/ camber.. then have a neutral car
Old 07-15-2005 | 10:45 PM
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I wouldnt say wider is always best, I honestly think the stock s02 setup is probably the best street tire setup you can get in terms of balance etcc.

If your going to mess with suspension than corner balancing is what you should do first if you really want to get serious on handling. Other than that your really just lowering your car for looks.
Old 07-16-2005 | 05:03 PM
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I personally would like the front and rear tires size to be as close in width as possible to eliminate oversteer...



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