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Old Oct 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...
Old Oct 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?
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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here they are! what do you guys think of them?

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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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looks nice, better side pics please :D
Old Oct 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.
Old Oct 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
Old Oct 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
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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looking good man, now just lower it.
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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Your fun is about to begin

Looks good, does need drop though. Congrats!
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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From my cousins pic of the EIBACH meet....



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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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that yellow hardtop is just awful; doesnt even color match; dope wheels though
Old Oct 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.
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 01:32 AM
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Your fun is about to begin

Looks good, does need drop though. Congrats!
Originally Posted by imput1234
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 Oct 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!
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by type59
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.
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by mike[piston eater]
looks nice, better side pics please :D
since you asked here are some better side shots

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Old Oct 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.
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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it will look dumb if you lower it more, like getto
Old Oct 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
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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Yeah man its at a perfect height; nice work

Time to change teh siggay
Old Nov 1, 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
Old Nov 1, 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 ****
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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How much lower (inches?) are they than the OEM side?
Old Nov 1, 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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