New look for the 'Balt - Brakes, Wheels, Springs

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Jun 6, 2009 | 11:10 AM

blaSSt

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New look for the 'Balt - Brakes, Wheels, Springs

Went through the four corners and I'm very happy with the upgrades.
Wheels - MSR 045 with BFG g-force SuperSport A/S 225/40/18

Brake Upgrades:
Chrome Brackets
Painted Calipers SBOM
Chrome COBALT decals
Slotted rotors
Springs: Sportlines

Rear Shots:

Jun 6, 2009 | 11:12 AM

ctcsoccer7

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looking nice....

Jun 6, 2009 | 11:20 AM

toolman

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Looks nice! Aren't the slots in the rotors supposed to go the other way? You might have put them on the wrong side.

Jun 6, 2009 | 11:22 AM

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Very nice but I'm not sold on the brakes.

Jun 6, 2009 | 12:04 PM

chevymanva

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Looks real nice def inprovement in my book.

Jun 6, 2009 | 12:09 PM

ctg5040

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i agree with toolman i'm pretty sure you have those on backwards.

Jun 6, 2009 | 12:09 PM

1badBlueberrySC

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Originally Posted by toolman

Looks nice! Aren't the slots in the rotors supposed to go the other way? You might have put them on the wrong side.

No his are correct!

Jun 6, 2009 | 12:31 PM

red_line_cobalt

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what size are those rims. i like em

Jun 6, 2009 | 12:36 PM

jschatte

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I really like the calipers! but you could be a little creative in your rim selection...

Jun 6, 2009 | 12:39 PM

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I hate to say this, but the rims really aren't doing it for me on the 2.4. Which makes me sad, because I love the MSR045's

Jun 6, 2009 | 01:12 PM

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blaSSt

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Thanks for the comments. Rotors are definitely correct. Rims are 18x8, was not my 1st choice, but the ones I wanted were on long back order.

Jun 6, 2009 | 01:23 PM

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I like those rims. Nice looking car.

Jun 8, 2009 | 02:34 PM

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Nice decals on the caliper man!

Deff a nice touch. I've done those for a few cars before.

Jun 8, 2009 | 04:03 PM

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Nice decals on the caliper man!

Deff a nice touch. I've done those for a few cars before.

You put decals on calipers professionally ?

Jun 8, 2009 | 05:09 PM

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http://houseofgrafx.com/products/ind...894be97d1dfcc7

I painted my calipers black and will be getting the letters in white

Jun 8, 2009 | 10:02 PM

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charged_sunfire

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You put decals on calipers professionally ?

No, i own a vinyl graphics shop

Jun 8, 2009 | 10:06 PM

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I like!!!

Jun 9, 2009 | 10:40 AM

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I am highly impressed with how that turned out. Im a little inspired and might do something similar

Jun 9, 2009 | 10:57 AM

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did you use a high temp orange or a high temp base with SBOM over top? Also where did you get the bracket at? Did you buy them from somewhere or have them chromed yourself?

Jun 9, 2009 | 11:09 AM

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Rangerondubz

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Damn those rims are like ******** now, still looks good though

Jun 9, 2009 | 11:13 AM

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red_line_cobalt

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wont the letters burn off?

i would paint that area what ever color i want i to say cobalt, let it dry, then putthe stickers on and paint over. then pull the decals off and BAM.

Jun 9, 2009 | 11:51 AM

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that is nice, keep it up.

Jun 9, 2009 | 11:54 AM

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dman090

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i just dont like the MSR045's

but other than that looks good

Jun 9, 2009 | 12:00 PM

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That's a freakin HOT ride!!! Those wheels look amazing!

Jun 9, 2009 | 10:16 PM

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blaSSt

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did you use a high temp orange or a high temp base with SBOM over top? Also where did you get the bracket at? Did you buy them from somewhere or have them chromed yourself?

Friend of mine owns a body shop. He uses a high temp primer with basecoat/clearcoat. I do this with all my rides. I had the brackets polished and chromed at a local plating shop.

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wont the letters burn off?
i would paint that area what ever color i want i to say cobalt, let it dry, then putthe stickers on and paint over. then pull the decals off and BAM.

They shouldn't. The vinyl decals are under the clearcoat. All three of my rides have this setup. My Camaro's looked like day one after 8 years, including autocrossing with very high temps.

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That's a freakin HOT ride!!! Those wheels look amazing!

Thanks all for the compliments.

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