Welcome to the 2GNT Forum!
Home Site Background Info & Specs Mods & Tech Info CAPS Part Reviews Donate 2GNT Stickers
Search Printer-friendly copy 2 Users in Chat
Top 2GNT Technical Interior/Exterior topic #11694
View in linear mode

Subject: "Wide Body Kits" Previous topic | Next topic
xEclipsE RaceRxJan-09-02 11:23 AM
Member since Jan 09th 2002
2982 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11694, "Wide Body Kits"




          

Yall might think Im stupid for this, but on the wide body kits like the Quwhees wouldnt the stock tire just be sunken in? What do you do to make it be even with the end of the kit? Do you get a longer axle or just wider tires? Im shures its wider tires huh. What kind of tires are those? Anyone seen a quwhees wide body kit cheaper than $2000?



2002 Subaru Impreza WRX

1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 10th Anniversary OZ Edition

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

Replies to this topic
RE: Wide Body Kits, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Jan-09-02 11:26 AM, #1
RE: Wide Body Kits, evan2, Jan-09-02 12:21 PM, #2
RE: Wide Body Kits, evan2, Jan-09-02 12:21 PM, #3
      RE: Wide Body Kits, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Jan-09-02 12:34 PM, #4
           RE: Wide Body Kits, Teameclipse804, Jan-09-02 01:10 PM, #5
           RE: Wide Body Kits, 9D9 MITSU RS, Jan-09-02 01:11 PM, #6
                RE: Wide Body Kits, Teameclipse804, Jan-09-02 01:33 PM, #7
                     RE: Wide Body Kits, evan2, Jan-09-02 01:38 PM, #8
                          RE: Wide Body Kits, 9D9 MITSU RS, Jan-09-02 02:49 PM, #9

ModeratorEvuLFleAJan-09-02 11:26 AM
Old School 2GNTer
9791 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11695, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 0




          

You just get wide tires.....havn't seen it under $2k

------------------------------------------------
98 ESi
95 GS

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

    
evan2Jan-09-02 12:21 PM
Old School 2GNTer
3903 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11696, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 1


          

well thats kinda the wide body purpose to make it look wider.. have the wheels tuck in..

im so lost on ur wider tire thing..

wouldnt u just get a different offset on the rim.. so it stuck out more..
or a bigger like 17 x ( ###)


I love dino and 2gnt. ####ers (my word) bliz stole it but i let him borrow it

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

    
evan2Jan-09-02 12:21 PM
Old School 2GNTer
3903 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11697, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 1


          

wouldnt u just get a different offset of the rim..

though the purpose of a wide body kit is to make the body look wider and have the rims tuck in some..

I love dino and 2gnt. ####ers (my word) bliz stole it but i let him borrow it

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

        
ModeratorEvuLFleAJan-09-02 12:34 PM
Old School 2GNTer
9791 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11698, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 3




          

You could do that too. Widebodies look horrible with anything smaller than 18x9.

------------------------------------------------
98 ESi
95 GS

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

            
Teameclipse804Jan-09-02 01:10 PM
Donating 2GNT member
5174 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11699, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 4




          

Ya just get a different offset and WIDE rims. You do need at least 9 inch wide rims or it will look too small.

________________________________________

2004 WRX - WR Blue Pearl
1997 Eclipse GS - Royal Sapphire Pearl

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

            
9D9 MITSU RSJan-09-02 01:11 PM
Donating 2GNT member
6845 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11700, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 4




          

You gotta get big rims. Like 18 or 19. Maybe even 20 depending on how you mount the flares. Wider rims, wider tires, and a lot of fiberglass that isn't good for driving daily. Fiberglass will not stick to the urethane stock bumpers. Get a regular kit, and a great paint job, or a kit and some go fast mods for the rest of that 2k. You got 2k to spend on a kit, I would say get a full kit for 500 or so, and spend the rest towards a turbo kit. Or get the widebody if you really want it that bad. I just heard it doesn't bond well to the urethane bumpers.

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                
Teameclipse804Jan-09-02 01:33 PM
Donating 2GNT member
5174 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11701, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 6




          

> I just heard it doesn't bond well to the urethane bumpers.

Yup, that is very true. I remember that girl with the QUWHEES wide body kit said her car was completely coming apart, like the kit was falling off. Fiberglass pieces are not meant to be bonded to urethane stock bumpers. The right way would be to drill holes or use rivets to attach them, but that would be really ugly.

________________________________________

2004 WRX - WR Blue Pearl
1997 Eclipse GS - Royal Sapphire Pearl

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                    
evan2Jan-09-02 01:38 PM
Old School 2GNTer
3903 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11702, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 7


          

eclipse804 u mean Erin.. with the chamelon one.. she said part was cracked.. but i dont know about falling off..

well rob down in tampa didnt have anyproblems with his..
and theres one in pa i think thats all molded and loooks good

but they are right fiberglass to ureathane is no good..

I love dino and 2gnt. ####ers (my word) bliz stole it but i let him borrow it

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                        
9D9 MITSU RSJan-09-02 02:49 PM
Donating 2GNT member
6845 posts,
Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#11703, "RE: Wide Body Kits"
In response to Reply # 8




          

u could get a talon fiberglass front and maybe it would work. Then get a rear that is close to stock, but then you have bought 2 kits and there's no point.

  

Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

Top 2GNT Technical Interior/Exterior topic #11694 Previous topic | Next topic
Powered by DCForum+ Version 2.2
Copyright 1997-2005 DCScripts.com, Copyright 2005-2026 2gnt.com
Generated in 0.055 seconds, executing 32 queries.