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Old 03-25-2011, 10:55 PM
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nice wheels, i like how in the 3rd pic, it sorta looks green. I wish someone would put gold/bronze wheels on a cement.. or would that look weird. Not sure if I like the staggered look though, the shadow in the 1st pic kinda emphasizes that..
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I'm planning to paint the brake calipers this weekend and am considering adding 10-15mm spacers behind the wheels since they'll be off anyway.
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Old 03-25-2011, 11:07 PM
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^Only do spacers if you do studs at the same time. Only way to be safe.
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Old 03-26-2011, 12:47 AM
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i woulda done a 245/40/18 on them back tires to make them look more like the front ones. because the fronts dont look so stretched..
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Originally Posted by jtk2
my wheels are 18x8 on the stock tire. im not a big fan of tooo stretched of a tire also. on the stock tires the highest i would go is an 8.5" wheel.
are the stock tires 225/45/18s? if so i would stretch those on a 18x10.5 lmao im running 225.40 on 18x10 screw it whats another 1/2 inch???


someone be ballsy enough to run 18x10's 0-20 offset stretchin tires.... get coil overs lol do it!!! stop being a bunch of babies!!!!!!!!!!!
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^ lol
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Old 03-26-2011, 02:37 AM
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yea stock tires are 225.45.18
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Old 03-26-2011, 03:20 AM
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Yes stretch them bad boys lmao 225/45's on an 8.5 is nothing!! Shoot I have 215/35's on my 8.5's and I feel like I should have gone 205/40's
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Old 03-26-2011, 03:37 AM
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Yea thats a little bit much. For me I don't like them that stretched. And if I did Houston roads would tear my sh** up!! And I'm not all for that. I think 225.40 would be perfect on a 18x8.5.
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Old 03-27-2011, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
are the stock tires 225/45/18s? if so i would stretch those on a 18x10.5 lmao im running 225.40 on 18x10 screw it whats another 1/2 inch???


someone be ballsy enough to run 18x10's 0-20 offset stretchin tires.... get coil overs lol do it!!! stop being a bunch of babies!!!!!!!!!!!
Trust me, you have no idea! I've been waiting to do that since I got the car back in October.... But there isn't any freaking coilovers! Sh*t is making me go crazy
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Old 03-27-2011, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by greenbean24
Trust me, you have no idea! I've been waiting to do that since I got the car back in October.... But there isn't any freaking coilovers! Sh*t is making me go crazy

tein has coilovers. and if you really want to spend some money ksport has air ride. lol
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Originally Posted by jtk2
if you really want to spend some money ksport has air ride. lol
MORE INFO PLEASE!

Pm me, don't wanna thread jack
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just get basics for now till something better comes out! stop making excuses damnit!
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^lol, it'd would have been nice if Tein would actually produce the FLEX coilovers as it appears those can slam from seeing on other cars. The Basics probably go no lower than S-Techs. I'd rather get the suspension before wheels, which is what I'm doing now. It'll be a moment before some coilovers are released for the tC 2 that will go low low, so riding on OEM everything seems to be a better idea than anything IMO until then.

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Originally Posted by dropzone
^lol, it'd would have been nice if Tein would actually produce the FLEX coilovers as it appears those can slam from seeing on other cars. The Basics probably go no lower than S-Techs. I'd rather get the suspension before wheels, which is what I'm doing now. It'll be a moment before some coilovers are released for the tC 2 that will go low low, so riding on OEM everything seems to be a better idea than anything IMO until then.
qfmft!

Im not trying to ride around on agressive wheels with a boo boo drop, that IMO looks worse than an all stock car.

Im with you dropzone, just gonna wait it out i guess
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Old 03-27-2011, 01:25 PM
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remove one of the collars from the basics once coil overs that come out that offer a lower drop sell the basics someone will buy them and get the better ones, im willing to bet they get lower then s-techs which would be doable as a temp drop... i just cant stand oem height lol
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Old 03-28-2011, 02:14 AM
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@ Wellesley,

Hellasunk, That's what I was afraid of. Since I most likely will not be changing the stock wheels any time soon, is there anything that i can do to remedy that or at least make it look a little better until I go flush with new wheels?
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Old 03-28-2011, 02:24 AM
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Longer studs and spacers
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Old 03-28-2011, 02:47 PM
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Or spacers with studs built into them, like project kics.
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Old 03-28-2011, 03:21 PM
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Is there a part number or specific length / pattern that I need to get?
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