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Old 10-28-2009, 11:16 PM
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^It's ok, to make up for it you need to do another photoshoot with April
haha TopGear knows best...
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Old 10-29-2009, 10:51 PM
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ill have pics posted tomorrow afternoon with my new setup getting my tires swapped over and fenders rolled in the morning!

will i have any problems fitting in the front?
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Old 10-30-2009, 02:49 PM
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here they are! what do you guys think of them?

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Old 10-30-2009, 02:51 PM
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looks nice, better side pics please :D
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Old 10-30-2009, 02:56 PM
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ill get some this afternoon. i just snapped these pics as they were bolting the wheels on and setting the car down off the lift.

and with a 245/40 its not a huge stretch.
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Old 10-30-2009, 02:58 PM
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thats good to know cause i plan on using my 245s on whatever wheel setup i get in february or march
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Old 10-30-2009, 07:05 PM
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nice JEW...just please stop by autozone or walmart and get some Meguiars Hot Shine for those Tires....TY
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looking good man, now just lower it.
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Old 10-30-2009, 09:18 PM
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Simple and clean! I like!
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Old 10-30-2009, 09:54 PM
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Your fun is about to begin

Looks good, does need drop though. Congrats!
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From my cousins pic of the EIBACH meet....



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Old 10-31-2009, 12:50 AM
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that yellow hardtop is just awful; doesnt even color match; dope wheels though
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Old 10-31-2009, 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
nice JEW...just please stop by autozone or walmart and get some Meguiars Hot Shine for those Tires....TY
i work at autozone. ill shine them when i go to work tomorrow.
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Old 10-31-2009, 01:32 AM
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Looks good, does need drop though. Congrats!
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looking good man, now just lower it.
what do you mean i need a drop we had to lift my car with my stock jack to get the lift out from underneath it. ill take some pics first thing in the morning im as low as i can go on tein basics. i do however need to get better coilovers so i can go lower.

heres how my car sat with my old wheels.

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Old 10-31-2009, 03:16 AM
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that's how it's suppose to be. better not be a normal jack either, has to be stock jack!
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Old 10-31-2009, 10:11 AM
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that's how it's suppose to be. better not be a normal jack either, has to be stock jack!
that the only one i have that's low enough to fit under my car.
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Old 10-31-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by mike[piston eater]
looks nice, better side pics please :D
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Old 10-31-2009, 10:49 AM
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You can get a stock jack under your car? damn that's high ****. lower it more, haha

looks good tho.
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Old 10-31-2009, 10:52 AM
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it will look dumb if you lower it more, like getto
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Old 10-31-2009, 11:07 AM
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loks cleaner with now i actually like these wheels on an 8, some guy in my auto class had these on his r33 skyline and they didnt look as nice on his car
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Old 10-31-2009, 11:32 AM
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Yeah man its at a perfect height; nice work

Time to change teh siggay
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Old 11-01-2009, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by thejew89
what do you mean i need a drop we had to lift my car with my stock jack to get the lift out from underneath it.
Don't get too worked up, your car looked high in the pictures you posted. You're car looks good though, you definitely need to change your signature picture, lol...





On another note, I really want some of the OEM front mudflaps, just to see how close they are to hitting the ground haha
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Old 11-01-2009, 06:35 PM
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dude they would be scrapin on your setup. I have them on s-techs and theyre ALMOST torn to ****
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Old 11-01-2009, 07:05 PM
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How much lower (inches?) are they than the OEM side?
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Old 11-01-2009, 07:10 PM
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hard to say exactly as my car has a bit of a rake to it, but id guess at least 2 inches lower
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