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05-08-2012 | 02:27 AM

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05-09-2012 | 12:10 AM

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I just bought a 06 TC about 2 months ago and I'm looking to do 4 to 5 auto cross races a year. I live in a small town with bad roads so I know I don"t want to drop it more than 2" but I'm afraid that even 2" could be too much. I'm looking for suggestions on lowering springs, sway bars, struts, etc. and what order I should do them in. Also I was thinking of running 15" rims and tires on race days to save money on track tires. I don't have a huge budget so I will have to make these mods slowly as I can save up the money. Thank you in advance for any opinions you have.

Hotchkis suspension set ( comes with rear and front sway bars and springs)
whatever type of front sway bar ( something cheaper - wont make much difference) and the H brace for the back.

05-09-2012 | 02:53 PM

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Oh and 16" rims would work good too. The SPEC tC came with 16" rims... 15" rims will probably not clear the brakes anyhow.

im sorry but you're wrong....

15's clear brakes no problem

05-09-2012 | 06:18 PM

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^Did you run 15" wheels before, or am I thinking of someone else? Also it should be noted this is on OEM brakes.

EDIT:The pic isn't showing correct for me, if it's a tC on 15s then ignore my question.

05-10-2012 | 02:30 AM

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In my opinion 15's look terrible on a tc. I am not one for big wheels. I refused to run anything bigger on my xb1 than a 16" wheel. BUT whatever, that's just my opinion.

Now for the curious stuff... Are you running spacers to clear brakes, if so how much space?

05-10-2012 | 03:55 PM

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05-10-2012 | 06:18 PM

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Looks good, reps or not or are those BMW wheels? Clean drop, pretty perfect stretch.

05-10-2012 | 06:47 PM

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Looks good, reps or not or are those BMW wheels? Clean drop, pretty perfect stretch.

Thanks. Not replicas, legit BBS RC090 (style 5's).

05-10-2012 | 07:14 PM

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My bad, I was confused on the wheel name. I normally don't like all black mesh/bbs wheels but they look really good on the car.

05-10-2012 | 07:29 PM

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My bad, I was confused on the wheel name. I normally don't like all black mesh/bbs wheels but they look really good on the car.

Oh no worries mang tons of mesh type wheels that are and look like BMW/BBS.

05-10-2012 | 08:43 PM

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Yeah, I get them mixed up + the reps. Too much to keep track of. What are the specs? Sorry if you posted already

05-10-2012 | 09:00 PM

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the wheels are 17x8 +20, on car with adapters 0 front and -5 back.

05-10-2012 | 10:30 PM

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Damn, look good for "only" being an 8". Adapters make them look aggressive + stretch. Rear shot?

05-10-2012 | 11:45 PM

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No rear shots yet, waiting to paint spoiler and rear lip.

05-13-2012 | 12:23 AM

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Azul, those wheels look very nice on your tC. Is that a black chrome lip? I like it.

05-13-2012 | 03:59 PM

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Thanks. Nope just a high gloss black lip.

05-13-2012 | 05:50 PM

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^ I like that they lips and all are black. I personally like a fully painted set of mesh wheels. Most people strongly disagree with me and want to see polished lips but different strokes I guess.

I raised my car about 1 1/2" in the rear and 1/2" up front. Hasn't been this high in a while :/

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