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      12-26-2012, 11:18 AM   #23
Kim Schwartz
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Originally Posted by e82n54 View Post
Others have successfully run 4 OE rear wheels for a square setup too. I considered this, but the cost of replacing 18" tires gets expensive fast. I went with 17" wheels because the tires are much cheaper. I bought 17" wheels and tires for close to the same price as 18" tires only.

The wheels are TireRack brand: TRMotorsports 17x8.5 ET40 - $150 each wheel
I had a set of 17x8.5 ET 40mm and found them to clear the suspension by only a few mm. That was too close to me. An 18x8.5 ET 40 would have more clearance as the suspension is angled and the wider the wheel, the further it gets from the suspension.
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