Aggressive 20" wheel setup

[Slizzard]

Hey guys I'm new here and fairly new to the marauder game. I was looking to get away from that grandpa look and ran across a good deal on a set of K3 Projekt 20" wheels. The specs are 20x9 +18 and 20x11 +20. This is NOT my first time running an aggressive set up on my cars but it is on these Panthers. I saw the potentional of the fender size and shape and HAD to give these a shot. I don't mind doing some minor fender pulling with my Eastwood fender roller later (if needed) as the factory fenders & quarter panels are already thin which is a +.

I slightly modded the ride height by chopping 1" on top of the front springs and adjusting the rear air ride sensor to match the front.

I'm running 245/40/20 up front and 285/35/20 in the rears for now. I originally had 35 walls in front but it looked too skinny (ugly tire gap still) so I changed them out to 40 walls. I refuse to chop away at the front springs anymore and do not want give up the factory ride quality. I can't stand DONKS on the Panthers and the factory 18s look too bland.

I understand everyone is entitled to their opinions but here goes nothing... you'll either hate it or love it. Any questions please feel free to ask away :)


Before


http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170525_153123.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170525_153123.jpg.html)

After

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170525_173337.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170525_173337.jpg.html)

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170529_163545.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170529_163545.jpg.html)


http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170527_104153.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170527_104153.jpg.html)

[RubberCtyRauder]

stick out too far for my taste. marauder wheels are not bland, 18" may be small in today's world, but it wasn't ehen they came out.

[GSRighttt]

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What's ya plan for those bland 18" grandpa rims? Just wonderin

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[Slizzard]

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What's ya plan for those bland 18" grandpa rims? Just wonderin

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Lol I'm all about limited production cars bc of the rarity of them so the wheels are placed in storage. I have no intentions on selling them.

[Zack]

Yeah. No.

[Slizzard]

stick out too far for my taste. marauder wheels are not bland, 18" may be small in today's world, but it wasn't ehen they came out.

Alrightyyy, flame suit on. Bring it..i have thick skin :D

I am aware of them slightly poking out hence the title name. I am not stretching skinny tires on wide wheels, I'm not hellaflushed (tucking rims into fenders from being slammed), I have a 2 finger tire gap as planned and retained full factory functionality. It's not that serious..just wheels and a nice drop.

[Mackdombles]

I love the diameter and the design. I would need a shot from the front or rear to decide if they stick out too much. Judging by the pics you provided, 7.75 out of 10.
Good show O. P.

[BAD MERC]

It looks aggressive and I like the stance but they take away the look that makes it a Marauder. Now it's a Grand Marquis with nice wheels to those that don't pay attention to the tiny letters in the rear bumper.

[RubberCtyRauder]

Alrightyyy, flame suit on. Bring it..i have thick skin :D

I am aware of them slightly poking out hence the title name. I am not stretching skinny tires on wide wheels, I'm not hellaflushed (tucking rims into fenders from being slammed), I have a 2 finger tire gap as planned and retained full factory functionality. It's not that serious..just wheels and a nice drop.

I'm not flaming you, its not for my taste is all. the offset makes them stick out. I like lowered with the wheels tucked in like mini tubbed. wider than the car body is a totally different. your car you can modify as you like

[MOTOWN]

The wheels look nice , but the offset is wrong , you want a more tucked look , my first set of budget 20s had a +40mm offset on a 20X10 wheel which sticks out too far in the front for my taste , that has been corrected with my second set of 20s which were substantially more money to get the correct offset for the car and my liking , but as long as you like it thats the only opinion that matters.

[SOSA03]

Nice wheels ,I would probably go with a bigger tire in the rear

[Slizzard]

Nice wheels ,I would probably go with a bigger tire in the rear

Thanks guys on your inputs. I chose the current tire sizes based on the tire calculators equivalent sizes when converted from 18" to 20". I'm experimenting with the sizes and wheel fitment since I'm new to this chassis.

[Jtrip]

Car looks good in the last picture, nice lowered stance. But yea, they stick out a little too much for me.

[fastblackmerc]

Not liking them.

[hotford]

All ya need now is the Demon wheel flares and your good to go...........

[Slizzard]

Car looks good in the last picture, nice lowered stance. But yea, they stick out a little too much for me.

Thanks man. The last pic is how she sits with the rear air ride adjusted.

[Drewstang]

If the backspacing was right and they were tucked under the lips, I'd rock them all day long.

[Red Rum]

They stick out a little too much. But I have a 20/9 20/10 rear FOOSE NITRO Wheels on my 04 DTR. And car runs great with them on. Check mine out. I went to two car shows this past weekend. And walk away with the harware. And my off set is pretty much correct.

[1Marauder]

Like the bold rear tires, looks like front may be a smidge wide, but I'd like to see a photo from front on ground after you drive it around for a few days.

One of the features the Marauder had that made it fully indistinguishable for it's cousins was the stock rake the Marauder had from the factory. When moving to larger tires and therefore changing all of the perspective, it is easy to forget the rake is what made it look tough.

From past experience, the air ride is sometimes tough to get the back height "set" at the right height for mechanics that havent worked with these. Recommend making a sharpie mark on bracket at the low (where it sits now in last picture) so when you want to adjust, if you want to adjust, you have a "low" bench mark. Then you can make adjustments and fine tune/tweak the rear height more easily.

Car looks really tough, remincent of a HOT WHEEL of our car. What brand/kind of wheels are those?

Ande like all others before me, just send the old wheels my way--I'll even pay the freight!

[jus4kix03MM]

They stick out a little too much. But I have a 20/9 20/10 rear FOOSE NITRO Wheels on my 04 DTR. And car runs great with them on. Check mine out. I went to two car shows this past weekend. And walk away with the harware. And my off set is pretty much correct.

Looks good sir! I have the same 20s. OP, your wheels look good man.

[Red Rum]

Looks good sir! I have the same 20s. OP, your wheels look good man.

Were you talking about my ride ? Or the car on this thread jus4kix03;1535955 ?

[Slizzard]

@ Red Rum he was talking about us both. OP= Original Poster

Btw what tire sizes are you running?

[MOTOWN]

They stick out a little too much. But I have a 20/9 20/10 rear FOOSE NITRO Wheels on my 04 DTR. And car runs great with them on. Check mine out. I went to two car shows this past weekend. And walk away with the harware. And my off set is pretty much correct.

If you haven't noticed your offset is wrong as well.

[guspech750]

This view looks really good. I'm not a fan of the tires sticking out either. But I do like the style you choose.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170601/f1ed3fac2b5d58f25aad60b92ad0d7 56.jpg


Sent from The White House on taxpayers dimes.

[mm svt]

It's a good looking SB, the correct spokes and color wheels, just a little more offset inward, gonna want some mud flaps

[Red Rum]

I am running Pirreli P-Zero Scorpions 245 30 20 up front. And 275 30 20 in the rear.

[Red Rum]

If you haven't noticed your offset is wrong as well.

So my offset is wrong as well. I am fine with the way it is. So thank you. But it is just your opinion. It is like a *** everybody has one. My car looks good. And that is all that matters too me.

[Red Rum]

If you haven't noticed your offset is wrong as well.

So my offset is wrong as well. I am fine with the way it is. So thank you. But it is just your opinion. It is like a *** everybody has one. My car looks good. And that is all that matters too me.

[2,4shofast]

Do you have any pics from the rear of the car? I would like to see what it looks like. Make your car the way you want, wheels have always been a touchy subject around here. I have been hearing it for 10 years :cool4:

[Slizzard]

Do you have any pics from the rear of the car? I would like to see what it looks like. Make your car the way you want, wheels have always been a touchy subject around here. I have been hearing it for 10 years :cool4:

Sorry not at this time. I've been busy at work I'll try to snap a few shots soon. Thanks for all the positive comments. Yeah man I had no clue how sensitive some of these members are getting with the wheel game LOL!

[1Marauder]

I like them!

Take pictures from FRONT and rear... and side!

[Gerry24]

My old 08 MGM LS, I really liked that car... It was more for cruising or what we say down here "STEADY MOBBIN". :coolman:

[Slizzard]

It's been raining a lot where I'm at so I haven't taken any updated pix. I'm going to warn you all that are disapproving my set up but it looks similar to this mustang's fitment. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ it's my ride, I'm cool with it, I get a lot of thumbs up when rollin on the road and there's no traction control issues. Plenty of meat on the tires.

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170605_143510_1.png (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170605_143510_1.png.html)

[Slizzard]

It doesn't look like the rain is letting up anytime soon but you get the idea.

Front:

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170605_145936.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170605_145936.jpg.html)

Rears now with 275/40/20 to match the front tires height:

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170605_145532.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170605_145532.jpg.html)


http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170605_145717.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170605_145717.jpg.html)

Next to the the Supra project ��

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170605_151511.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170605_151511.jpg.html)

[2,4shofast]

Thanks for the pics, I like the set up they wheel color really looks good with the SB. My setup isn't as aggressive as yours, as long as you are happy that is all that matters/:beer:

[Gerry24]

Looks good to me bro :beer:

[Slizzard]

Thanks guys. I'll take some side shots at a later time.

[1Marauder]

Thanks for the photos. Looks tough!

Can't wait to see the stance overall!

[daddyusmaximus]

I like the style of the wheels. What ones are they? I went round and round about wheels when I first got my Marauder. Just wasn't digging the OE wheels. Still would like something different, but it's near impossible to get the correct offset without paying $1500 a wheel. The OE wheels are growing on me more and more now that I'm spending every dollar I can find on a Jeep build.

[mm svt]

I like the widening of the factory wheels

[adtaylor]

Slizzard,

From another SB brother I also recently went with a more aggressive look. 20" setup 255's (front) and 315's (rear). When it's all said and done it's your car, you will never be able to please everbody.

[SGT_MERC]

Slizzard,

From another SB brother I also recently went with a more aggressive look. 20" setup 255's (front) and 315's (rear). When it's all said and done it's your car, you will never be able to please everbody.

What offset and width are they? Front and rears.....

[adtaylor]

What offset and width are they? Front and rears.....

Front - 20x8.5 (+38)
Rear - 20x10 (+42)

[2,4shofast]

Front - 20x8.5 (+38)
Rear - 20x10 (+42)

Great set up bro:beer:

[adtaylor]

Great set up bro:beer:

I appericate it alot coming from you, I have always loved the way yours look and the stance it has.

[1Marauder]

Love the stance, and the full wheel arches. And Jason, your car is off the hook.

If I could get just 1/10 of your coolness, and sound System I'd be over the moon!

[2,4shofast]

I appericate it alot coming from you, I have always loved the way yours look and the stance it has.

Thank you very much, I remember talking to you about 4 years ago about offsets and sizes, you killed it bro! Looks incredible.


Love the stance, and the full wheel arches. And Jason, your car is off the hook.

If I could get just 1/10 of your coolness, and sound System I'd be over the moon!

Thanks Grant, its not that awesome but I appreciate the comments.:beer:

[1Marauder]

Maybe you can help me with offsets now for my CVSport.

[Revue]

Next to the the Supra project ��

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170605_151511.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170605_151511.jpg.html)

Man, that MKIV and MM look great next to eachother.

I'll snap a side by side of my S14 and MM (when I get the MM, lol)

[jus4kix03MM]

Were you talking about my ride ? Or the car on this thread jus4kix03;1535955 ?
I was talking about both yours and the OPs car.

[jus4kix03MM]

Jason is right. Wheels have been a very touchy subject here. Make your car look the way you want. http://s37.photobucket.com/user/jus4kix79/media/mara-stangs/IMG_0328.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

[SGT_MERC]

Jason is right. Wheels have been a very touchy subject here. Make your car look the way you want. http://s37.photobucket.com/user/jus4kix79/media/mara-stangs/IMG_0328.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2


Everyones cars look awesome......
I always liked your stance. What are the specs on your wheels?

[jus4kix03MM]

Everyones cars look awesome......
I always liked your stance. What are the specs on your wheels?

Thank you.
20x8.5 fronts 255/35/20 +35
20x10 rears 275/40/20 +40
Foose Nitrous

[1Marauder]

Hey guys I'm new here and fairly new to the marauder game. I was looking to get away from that grandpa look and ran across a good deal on a set of K3 Projekt 20" wheels. The specs are 20x9 +18 and 20x11 +20. This is NOT my first time running an aggressive set up on my cars but it is on these Panthers. I saw the potentional of the fender size and shape and HAD to give these a shot. I don't mind doing some minor fender pulling with my Eastwood fender roller later (if needed) as the factory fenders & quarter panels are already thin which is a +.

I slightly modded the ride height by chopping 1" on top of the front springs and adjusting the rear air ride sensor to match the front.

I'm running 245/40/20 up front and 285/35/20 in the rears for now. I originally had 35 walls in front but it looked too skinny (ugly tire gap still) so I changed them out to 40 walls. I refuse to chop away at the front springs anymore and do not want give up the factory ride quality. I can't stand DONKS on the Panthers and the factory 18s look too bland.

I understand everyone is entitled to their opinions but here goes nothing... you'll either hate it or love it. Any questions please feel free to ask away :)


Before


http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170525_153123.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170525_153123.jpg.html)

After

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170525_173337.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170525_173337.jpg.html)

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170529_163545.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170529_163545.jpg.html)


http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy186/4p81/20170527_104153.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/4p81/media/20170527_104153.jpg.html)



What is you wheel offset?