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Old 09-09-10, 08:58 PM
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looking good!! rear fitment will be very nice
Old 09-09-10, 10:06 PM
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nice work but personally i dont understand why the tire stretched out is done, is this so they can be tucked in the wheel well? because i think the rim sticking out wider than the tire looks so so funny. Maybe this is cali style only ive never ever seen this being done in the midwest
Old 09-09-10, 10:28 PM
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its a style man. hellaflush style.
its for fitment purposes. also good for drifting cuz the sidewall are stiffer. plus smaller tires are cheaper. plus it looks good. plus etc
Old 09-09-10, 10:43 PM
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oh ok so its a style now i know, because seriously the first time i saw it im like what the hell why did the person get such small *** tires lol
Old 09-10-10, 02:21 AM
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Wheels look GREAT! Fitment Too! SICK!
Old 09-10-10, 06:29 AM
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What size tire do you have on the rear?
Old 09-10-10, 08:03 PM
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Where did you get barrels made?

$?

I hate you for going air.

Originally Posted by D-Boi
oh ok so its a style now i know, because seriously the first time i saw it im like what the hell why did the person get such small *** tires lol
Stretched tires also get inside the wheel wells better if your fitment is close enough to matter.
Old 09-10-10, 11:29 PM
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good stuff
Old 09-11-10, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by NemeGuero
Where did you get barrels made?

$?

I hate you for going air.



Stretched tires also get inside the wheel wells better if your fitment is close enough to matter.
i bought the lips at a local wheel refinishing place. in santa ana. cost me money. aim me if u wanna know
Old 09-11-10, 06:05 AM
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great progress so far. Cant wait to see the finished project.
Old 09-12-10, 09:01 PM
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the install is done. took me 6 hours to put everything together in the trunk. whole install took me 1 month. i did everything piece by piece so it took longer.
i will have a photoshoot with my buddies later on

heres how the trunk will look. its only temp til i put the carpets back in there
Old 09-12-10, 09:03 PM
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no man...that's not acceptable at all....we need more pics than that
Old 09-12-10, 09:07 PM
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nothing much to take really. looks the same as it was on coils
my rear wheels do not fit rite now. they stick out which causes the quarterpanel to lay on the tire. i will need to do a slight pull and/or add some camber
i will take more appropriate pics when daylight is out
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Holy hell thats a lot of fittings!

How many rolls of thread tape did you use? haha
Old 09-12-10, 09:13 PM
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haha hell yea. the fittings are 39" long all together.
i used about 1.2 rolls. a roll last a long time. even tho i changed my mind a few times too
if i could do it over, i'd buy a manifold. its cheaper and easier in the end.
these valves takes lots of fittings to fit all together. i spent at least 150 bucks


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