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Old 11-29-2006, 12:19 AM
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New Wheels....

I just put these on tonight.







I will get some better pics eventually, and I already know, I need some lowering springs. Don't know what brand to go with...I've heard a lot of positive stuff about Eibach, Tenzo, and H&R. Let me know what you guys think.

*Can't believe those drums rusted already! The hubcentric rings also did not fit on the back wheels, has this been an issue with anyone else?

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lower it and youll be good
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NICE
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yep thats all you need. springs.
Old 11-29-2006, 12:29 AM
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Yeah, I just have no idea which brand I should go with.....
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what size tires do you hav e. and then the caps might not be going on because your lug nuts are sticking out too far
Old 11-29-2006, 12:42 AM
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Tire size is 215/45/17, they are Falkens. I had the lug nuts all the way tightened up, I didn't think they were out too far.
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look tasty, thinking about picking up a set of those and having them powder coated. But anyways. I have an Eibach prokit and i love it. Not a major drop, but very subtle and an awesome ride. Makes 100% difference in handling and overall feel. Not that there's anything wrong with the others, that just my take from my experience
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How much would powdercoating run? I'd love to see those in black with a chrome lip. They look great.
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I've never had anything powder coated, but that sounds like it would be a good idea. The rotors and drums are both a little rusty...i guess I need to get some paint thrown on them. Any other ideas out there?
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Show some pics of the rims with the whole car please. I wanna see how it looks.
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I added one more pic in the top post. Is that sort of what you were looking for? It's the best I could do, the car is kinda crammed up next to the fence by my backyard. I'll try to get some better ones tomorrow.

Haha, and it sorta looks like a 4x4 vehicle sitting up so high.....hopefully that will get fixed in the next month or so.
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Originally Posted by The_Blur
How much would powdercoating run? I'd love to see those in black with a chrome lip. They look great.

About $50-$100 per rim, the chrome lip may even be more.
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looks good man. how come i've never met you yet? you have the only other orange balt in the area that i've seen so far....
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Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm pretty happy with them so far...just need to go get an alignment done at some point tomorrow.
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anyone else out there like them?
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Originally Posted by vaacoustic
anyone else out there like them?

They look good from what I can see. You need to get some outside day pics showing the entire car.
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nice
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