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I guess you call these Mooncakes?!?

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Old 09-17-08, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by radicalrev
woww...those are s techs? maybe it looks kinna high on 19's...but perfect on 20's....
are your springs settled yet or did you just put them on along with the rims? give it time to settle i don't think it would be that high??
Old 09-17-08, 05:31 AM
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Holy crap! Black chrome actually looks really good on your car! The wheels compliment your car very nicely Great choice
Old 09-17-08, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by montgb
The offset isn't a problem - I'm running the same wheels with plenty of rubber. He said he was going for the stretched look. It should look nice when dropped further.
ohhhh i see... the drifter mod
Old 09-17-08, 06:02 AM
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Japanese forged wheels .... yeah i'd call those mooncakes.
Old 09-17-08, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MY2J
ohhhh i see... the drifter mod
yeap, stretched tires FTW!! lol naa, i just dont want to do any fender mods when/if i get coilovers so i thought ahead a little.

thanks for the positive comments guys!
Old 09-17-08, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by EyeEstwo50
yeap, stretched tires FTW!! lol naa, i just dont want to do any fender mods when/if i get coilovers so i thought ahead a little.

thanks for the positive comments guys!
you could have avoided any fender mods with the correct offsets
Old 09-17-08, 06:25 AM
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swap out thoes s-tech for some h&r, i have stock 18s and its pretty close to perfect, with out goin to coilover IMO, clean car BTW
Old 09-17-08, 10:37 AM
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car and wheels lookin good
Old 09-17-08, 10:50 AM
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love the wheels!
Old 09-17-08, 10:56 AM
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Wow those look great on your car! Watch out for potholes with that setup.
Old 09-17-08, 03:39 PM
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its so wierd that it isnt lower than it is... i have f-sport with 18" and it looks pretty much like yours.... wierd... but damn will it look nice bagged
Old 09-17-08, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by gman1227
swap out thoes s-tech for some h&r, i have stock 18s and its pretty close to perfect, with out goin to coilover IMO, clean car BTW

how much drop for h&r springs?
Old 09-17-08, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MY2J
you could have avoided any fender mods with the correct offsets
offsets are +36 all around LOL....
Old 09-17-08, 04:42 PM
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Nice wheels, love how black chrome looks on SGM.
Old 09-17-08, 06:25 PM
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i like it.. nice job
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