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Old May 2, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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A few years ago a bought a set of Foose rims and Goodyear eagle LS2 tires. I loved the rims but they stuck out way past the fender.
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I abosultely hated the look. The first thing I did to help fix the problem was adding EGR fender flares. It didn't completely hide the width of the wheels, but it was a start.
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Next, I tried was making a flat wing piece that attached to the bumper to hide the tire from sticking out.
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I changed the tires. The tread on Pirellis is much more narrow than the Goodyear Eagles.
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And then, I decided I wanted to make bumper flares to match my fender flares.
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And this process took a couple years before it was perfect.
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Old May 2, 2015 | 10:11 PM
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And everyone that looks at this thread will end up a with a crick in their neck.
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And eventually it ended up looking like this.
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Final look
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Pretty neat. Looks good and factory, as though it should have been there.
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