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Moving tires out, side panel debris?

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Old 12-01-2004, 08:14 AM
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Moving tires out, side panel debris?

I am considering new wheels, and at the moment favor OZ Racing Superleggera 16x7 (+37 ET) on perhaps Falken Ziex Ze-512 205/50R16. I currently have the stock 5-Star R83 16x6.5 (+50 ET) wheels with Goodyear Eagle NCT EMT 195/55-16. If I understand offsets correctly this new combination will move the tire about 5/16” away from the brake side and also move the tire 11/16” further out to the wheel side (street side). My question is how much more debris can I expect being thrown on the side of my car because of this setup. Will I be looking at installing mud flaps to reduce this potential occurrence.
 
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Old 12-01-2004, 10:36 AM
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Dependends on many things that you kick up, but im sure mudflaps will
help...


Most of the kickup I get from the front tires are on the rear fender arch
and aero side skirt faux vent hole... so I had to cut a piece of Xpel
and protect the skirt from chips around that hole.
 
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Old 12-01-2004, 10:48 AM
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I'm running pretty low and wide now with 15mm spacers on the car. Moss front mud flaps blend right in with the front wheel archs and have worked great since I put them on. Best part is there like $8.00 . The flaps for the rear look wierd though.
 
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