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    could someone link or post these tires, I wanna see lol

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    Too easy

    When I got my Yokohama's put on, I took a coping saw with me when I did the pick-up. I just turned the wheel to see where it would hit, and knocked the corners off. The cladding cuts super easy, you shouldn't have a problem and unless you know what the cladding looked like before, you'd never notice the cut now.
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    Rob Hawley
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    You should make it home ok.

    I made it home with 285/60/18s on wheels with a lower offset (stick out more) than stock.

    I used a disk grinder to trim my cladding - it cut through the plastic like butter and left a nice finish when done, no need to sand.
    Steve

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    Thumbs up

    The Nittos are the best things i ever did to the VX. Its been weeks since i got them and i still cant get over how good they make the VX look. My trimming was done by the shop (and they did a poor job). I guess i'll try sanding it down. But the Nittos look so good that i'ld have trimmed the whole cladding if i had to.

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    Isuzu dealer did mine, since the replaced my pealing chrome rims and mounted the Nittos at the same time. They used a utility knife and cut just enough. A hack job but I used a sanding block and various grits of paper to smooth it out and round off the cut, you couldnt tell it was ever cut. Any amount of lift and its not a problem.
    Mike Skurich
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