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Old 01-27-2008 | 04:02 AM
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Default Staggered OG racer-x rims?? yay or nay?

Hey everyone, was really thinking about getting some new rims and i fell in-love with the silver OG Racer-X rims.. but i was thinking would a TCM BOX look better with all around 15x8 with the 5" lip? or 15x7 in front and the 15x8 in the back? let me know, im having a hard time figuring out.. and i am not lowering the box, maybe an inch just to get rid of the annoying wheel gap, but other than that, im not doing alot cause i dont want rubbing
Old 01-27-2008 | 04:17 AM
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I went on the Axis website and I couldn't find the wheel. Do you have a pic or a link?
Old 01-27-2008 | 05:00 AM
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either get flares and do all 8 or no flares and stagger it 7 up front 8 in rear.
Old 01-27-2008 | 05:31 AM
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yeah, 813..if i do decide to get ALL 8 than i will get flares, if not i aint getting flares and just doing the staggered and Metro, here it is ..... http://axiswheels.com/wheels.php?id=racer-x
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^^^Thanks for the link. Those are some NICE looking wheels...
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My personal vote is to do 8s all the way around and do flairs. For some reason I have never been a fan of the staggered wheel, on any car.
Old 01-28-2008 | 06:19 AM
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aight man^^ thanks for the input, ive always loved your box, and you (Seem) to know what your talkin about, lol i was thinkin about the 8's all around anyway, after i sat there and looked @ the pics on the website, the staggered YELLOW xB looks odd for some reason, so yeah im goin with 8's all around! cant wait!
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great to see another box going w/ 8's all around :D
Old 01-28-2008 | 03:30 PM
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great to see another box going w/ 8's all around :D
lol its your box and wheels that made me fall in love with them! but make sure and post pics of what they look like installed, i mean on YOUR ride that is.. cannot wait to see them!!
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will do. I may just throw my stock tires on them for the time being until my new tires get here. Hopefully on before the end of the week.
Old 01-28-2008 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TCMdescendant
aight man^^ thanks for the input, ive always loved your box, and you (Seem) to know what your talkin about, lol i was thinkin about the 8's all around anyway, after i sat there and looked @ the pics on the website, the staggered YELLOW xB looks odd for some reason, so yeah im goin with 8's all around! cant wait!
thanx man, I did a LOT of research when I did my 8s and looked at tons of diff pics and just did not like the way staggered wheels looked, And the Racer x wheels just don't look the same in a 7inch wide version anyways.

I can't wait for you to get them on too. I want a set as well, but don't really care for the rose gold lip, it looks good, but would look horrible on my car, I guess I will have to wait and see if they do any other colors, or I will have to get mine painted.
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just threw up one rim w/ the new flares. Still snowing out here so these arent going on yet. Let me know what you think. oh and yea i know i gotta paint the calipers :p






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Damn, Justin... I think you gotta double up the flares!

Have you considered removing the black window tape? Might look pretty good with the colormatched visors.
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Why does it look like you have a projector retrofit?
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
Why does it look like you have a projector retrofit?
yea i was planning on removing the window tape this weekend.

oh and about the retrofit.... idk what you're talking about
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MAN those look nice, can't wait for you to get tires on and see the whole car with them.
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Originally Posted by hotboxn
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Why does it look like you have a projector retrofit?
yea i was planning on removing the window tape this weekend.

oh and about the retrofit.... idk what you're talking about
Uhuh... sure

Yea I think my window tape's coming off too... it's too effin cold right now though.
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Originally Posted by Gothbox
MAN those look nice, can't wait for you to get tires on and see the whole car with them.
thanks bro, ill post up pics once its got the tires on and the rest of the flares on. I'm picking up camber plates for the rear and the top camber strut mounts for the front to try to pull the top of the front wheels in to sit flush w/ the flares. I may need to drill out the strut though too to get 1-2degrees more to get it perfect but we'll see. All i know is ill prob be going through a set of tires a season with all that camber :/
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oh and ian here's a thread for my retrofit, nothing special, but it works for now. i put Sienna HID's into 08 camry projectors, i didnt wanna pay out for more expensive projectors. I dont really have the money for that. It looks good for my liking though
http://www.scionmilitia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104
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^ That's pretty sweet, man.



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