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Old 03-23-08, 12:36 PM
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This weekend has been a very productive one for me. I received my wheels from Derrick @ D2 on friday. They look even better in real life. The specs on the wheels are: DONZ Bugsy 20 x 9 and 20 x 10. The tires are Falken FK452 245/30 and 275/30. The rears have a nice stretch to them and look great. I also had my coilovers installed. They are K-Sports purchased from MVPmotorsports. I am very very happy with these coilovers. I couldn't find any reviews on the site about them, so I was a little suspicious as to their quality. I've read about them on other enthusiast sites and heard nothing but good reviews, so I went ahead and purchased them. I think the car is looking great but, I'm a little biased! I'll let the pictures do the talking for me....
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Very nice! The stance looks awesome now
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3.5" rear lip......
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Yes, the front windshield is tinted...
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wow... so sick! its just so sick!
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The next mod will be a tanabe exhaust. I think that it would set the wheels off nicely....
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car looks pretty clean, i just love that color GS.
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Last one, comments and criticisms are welcome!

Thanks for looking,
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that's dumped!!
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Car looks great man, but I think maybe a bit higher in the back
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Originally Posted by RI-Lex
Car looks great man, but I think maybe a bit higher in the back
I was thinking the same thing. About 1/4" to 1/2" higher. I'm just not really in the mood right now to take the wheels off and raise it up. Maybe tomorrow...
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Wow! The car looks great saddle. The chrome finished lip actually works with your combo.. Are your fenders rolled in the back?
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The car is looking really good! Yeah, I agree that it's tucked a little too much in the rear compaired to the front. You may want to raise it up just a little. I like the wheels. The rear end would look nice with that Tanabe exhaust! Great job!


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