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Old 04-19-2011, 10:30 AM
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I love the green!




and I dont remember if i posted this one of mine. I bumped into it so i will post:


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Old 04-19-2011, 11:07 AM
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hotdoghogie- The color definitely goes well with the car. More pictures!

Tiltmode43- Can't wait to see the change brotha! Your stock look was super clean. This new kit will be full of win

THmotorsports- Looks good man
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THmotorsports- lets hear the specs. i love your setup!
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Old 04-19-2011, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by THmotorsports.com
I love the green!




and I dont remember if i posted this one of mine. I bumped into it so i will post:


TH, since you've successfully raced your car with stance coilovers, how low is too low before you start f&%ing up your suspension geometry???
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:17 PM
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hotdoghogie- The color definitely goes well with the car. More pictures!

Tiltmode43- Can't wait to see the change brotha! Your stock look was super clean. This new kit will be full of win

THmotorsports- Looks good man
thanks man!

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THmotorsports- lets hear the specs. i love your setup!
I posted before on them. But the wheels are Gram Lights 17x9.5 + 15

tires are 245/40/17 Kumoh ecsta v710



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TH, since you've successfully raced your car with stance coilovers, how low is too low before you start f&%ing up your suspension geometry???
LOL....i get asked that all the time. Honestly I dont know. I have had it very low and had it at slightly low. Using 17s makes the car seem even lower...


This was too low....I would hit **** all the time....or had a hard time going over the slightest bump:

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this height was setup to clear 3 inches....as far as the drive was i didnt really feel much difference with the various Rcompounds. I played with my settings/springs/heights/and alignment setups so much i dont remember what was best anymore.

The STANCE coilovers have a lot of travel. and with some SWIFT springs the car felt very very good no matter where i had the height at. But being too low seemed more of an inconvenience at times. It looks good though...haha
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Old 04-20-2011, 01:58 PM
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Booh, a car doesn't even need a motor for pictures!
true but i will getting all of u pics this sunday
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Old 04-20-2011, 04:44 PM
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thmotorsports- how much rub were you getting with that setup? if any. any rolling or pulling done to the fenders?
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Old 04-20-2011, 06:13 PM
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Ditto.

Specs are subject to change... as always.

Front 18x10 +17

Rear 18x10 +25

Tires are confidential cuz nobody should run this size it looks/is dumb.
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Old 04-20-2011, 10:31 PM
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anyone have experience shaving tabs on the veilside body kit...im thinking bout shaving the tabs on my rear bumper to help reduce rubbing but afraid of the fiber glass cracking and possibly causing my rear bumper to fall off
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Old 04-20-2011, 10:37 PM
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i dont plan to do it myself one of my guys at a performance shop is going to do it...they said they can do it no problem...but they are afraid because my rear bumper is fiberglass so if they do grind it to the bolt and washer they dnt know how well the bumper will hold...what i wanna know will my rear bumper hold being that it is fiber glass
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Old 04-21-2011, 11:39 AM
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Yeah fiberglass isn't too durable. Ask them if they can epoxy a metal base to help distribute the load more evenly.
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Yeah I'll see what they can do
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they shaved off some of the tab and its still rubbing ...idk should i stiffen the rear suspension or change the spring rate??? or worse comes to worse i might have to switch my tires to 245's
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Old 04-24-2011, 11:18 PM
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TH - Looking good as usual, action shots = win
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That's a great sig pic Tilt
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Old 04-25-2011, 02:08 AM
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Haha thanks Ross! We need to see some more pics of your car. What's your current setup, anywho?
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ok before u hate on me i know i need to space out and go lower but this is a work in progress



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Old 04-26-2011, 07:59 PM
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I'm getting closer. Once the JIC's come back to me I'll have a couple nice pics for this thread.
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Old 04-26-2011, 08:37 PM
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Marxtin, what front lip is that ?
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Old 04-26-2011, 09:00 PM
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Marxtin, what front lip is that ?
burnout reppp
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Old 04-26-2011, 09:03 PM
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thanks dude. Looks clean !! Space the wheels and youre good to go.
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Old 04-26-2011, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MaRxtin,

ok before u hate on me i know i need to space out and go lower but this is a work in progress


^ The bodykit is already making your car look low. If you go any lower than that, then your bodykit will scrape like hell.
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marxtin please tell me where you got the winning stick ha
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