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New wheels (new to me anyway..)

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Old 11-27-08, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by excluesive
hey are either of you banging the upper control arms on the wheel wells.... i am and trying to find how/if you had a fix
like i just mentioned, my uca's do some tapping up front occasionally and im on flex. i plan on going with 18k springs up front and 16k out back with waaaaaaay more aggressive valving. this should keep the maxing out to a minimum. ive heard of cutting the towers and stuff like that but i wouldnt roll around like that with how much i drive my car because it is allowing the suspension/steering components to extend to angles they were not intended therefore causing added stress and promoting premature component failure (like being slammed wasnt enough)

if you ride slammed, your uca's will bottom out, its just a price you gotta pay to be the boss

BTW thanks for the comments guys!!!

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Old 11-27-08, 10:45 PM
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Sweet ride
Old 11-28-08, 12:49 PM
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Nice car...

Wheels, stance, fitment.... all good.....

hella dumped too... looks clean....
Old 11-28-08, 12:55 PM
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275/35's what I have out back..on 19x10's but then again my offset is +35
Old 11-28-08, 01:24 PM
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nice! i also like the blacked out grill and headlight housings
Old 11-28-08, 02:02 PM
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Oh yes! Very nice homie....about that turning radius? Cuz i'm not that low and driveways are a b**ch!
Old 11-28-08, 02:22 PM
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Your new Wheels look nice.
Your ride looks good and 4play4doors' GS also

Nice and SLammed
Old 11-28-08, 03:33 PM
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why dont you take a pic from the passenger side? lol
Old 11-28-08, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LongV
why dont you take a pic from the passenger side? lol
oooh, low blow haha.
for some reason i always forget that side......
Old 11-28-08, 06:38 PM
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Old 11-28-08, 08:57 PM
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looks great
Old 11-28-08, 09:43 PM
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Damn you guys are BELLY SCRAPING!! Nice pics bro
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