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Old 11-16-08, 10:40 PM
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the wheels look vossenesque. I think they look solid. Drop it yesterday. lol. A nice coilover set up and she will look nicer. Great start man. Just noticed the falken fk452 tires. They are awesome. Great tire with a nice price, and it well known as being the quietest high performance summer tire and also carries micro profiles like 30 and 25 series. I will be getting another set in the future. I was considering the invo but why mess with a good thing.

word to the wise... do the coilovers because you will probably have some rubbing with the meaty tires sizes you are running.

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Old 11-17-08, 02:37 AM
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how's the tire noise?
Old 11-17-08, 06:07 AM
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we are not blessed with such option, let alone springs..
Old 11-18-08, 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by nardeezy
Assuming you have the right tire setup, why would it cause trouble to the tranny?
because you have more contact in the rear of the car then you do up front since the rears are wider. also you'll never get the tires 100% exactly the same size. you can get them very very close though.

ive always been up in the air on this. i have an awd and i wouldnt think about doing anything except staggered wheels, however i dont wanna ruin the car while doing it lol.
Old 11-18-08, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by stvincent
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we are not blessed with such option, let alone springs..
word^ ...who would've guessed we would've been left out lol
Old 11-18-08, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
Just noticed the falken fk452 tires. They are awesome. Great tire with a nice price, and it well known as being the quietest high performance summer tire...
really? i didn't know that. 452 is pretty good for their price but imho they are definitely not the quietest. i had 452 before and t1r is quieter to me, and if you got money, the michelin ps2 are even quieter
Old 11-18-08, 02:56 PM
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Old 11-20-08, 03:51 PM
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definitely needs some slammage, other than that, looks good!
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Looking nice so far. Seems as though you have your mind in the right direction with what to do next.

Before my F, I owned a 250awd. I had staggered wheels on it with a very close OD on my tire size. If you're gonna do it, do it right. Which you did!

In terms of drop, since AWD don't have coils I would go something aggressive such as the DF210's for the GS. Or maybe even TEIN S-techs.

-Sam-
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I know for a fact that those sized 452's will rub in the back if lowered with Tanabe NF210's. It will be a bad rub on the outside fender, cutting the outter sidewall of the tires. Well, it all depends on the wheel offset but my custom iForged wheels rubbed real bad with the Yokohama's S-Drive's.
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