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CraigH that really is a pretty car, and you nailed the stance. I'm glad to see an example of tucked but drivable, That's what I'm shooting for.

Reading through the build you have put some time into her and netted some well-deserved positive results.
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CraigH that really is a pretty car, and you nailed the stance. I'm glad to see an example of tucked but drivable, That's what I'm shooting for.

Reading through the build you have put some time into her and netted some well-deserved positive results.
Thanks, keeping it a nice ride and going low is always a challenge, not just with ride quality ect but with tucking exhausts etc to stop them scrapping all the time.

I have recently got a set of 225/70r15’s that I am going to setup and see how they look. Always like the classic look and the larger wheel tyre combos.
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Thanks, keeping it a nice ride and going low is always a challenge, not just with ride quality ect but with tucking exhausts etc to stop them scrapping all the time.

I have recently got a set of 225/70r15’s that I am going to setup and see how they look. Always like the classic look and the larger wheel tyre combos.
Craig which tyres did you get? Still using Vitour?
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Originally Posted by CraigH
Thanks, keeping it a nice ride and going low is always a challenge, not just with ride quality ect but with tucking exhausts etc to stop them scrapping all the time.

I have recently got a set of 225/70r15’s that I am going to setup and see how they look. Always like the classic look and the larger wheel tyre combos.
With the tall sidewalls they look really tucked up in the fender but still have decent ground clearance. At least from my mockup it looks that way.
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Craig which tyres did you get? Still using Vitour?
Hi Primoz, yes I have a set of 215 and 225 Vitour tyres.
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Hi Primoz, yes I have a set of 215 and 225 Vitour tyres.
Please share your findings when you install them.
Any specific reason you are going with "original" setup versus 18" ones you've got?

I must say both looks are great.
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Please share your findings when you install them.
Any specific reason you are going with "original" setup versus 18" ones you've got?

I must say both looks are great.
I like having both sets for two different looks, but the 215’s were a little short and caused some scraping of exhaust. Saw the 225’s at a good price so got them to do some testing. Keep in mind Vitour tyres always were a bit shorter than generic heights at each size. Have not measured these yet so we will see how it goes.
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