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Old 01-29-18, 08:39 PM
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I prob got the slowest build on here but oh well life happens... been investing in stocks instead of parts.

Picked up these Weds used for the low low off Instagram 2 weeks ago. Nothing aggressive not trying to win trophies or thumbs but I just got tired of the old man boat after almost 2 years. Just some simple 19s gonna run meaty tires since I commute 90 miles a day but no plans on putting them on until I decided on my my suspension move.


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nice wheels. they do look great .... but its still an old mans boat lol
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nice wheels. they do look great .... but its still an old mans boat lol
lol no doubt that's never gonna change. Tried to stay stock as long as possible but now that I'm starting to look at greener grass I thought I should give ole faithful some love first.
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90 miles a day commute sounds brutal. I would not touch the wheels and suspension at all.
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hahahaha I was thinking I don't think the right front tire is mounted properly, then I realized the rim is positioned in front of the actual wheel tire.....I like them in general, but I do like our stockers...
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Originally Posted by MikeFoxx
I prob got the slowest build on here but oh well life happens... been investing in stocks instead of parts.

Picked up these Weds used for the low low off Instagram 2 weeks ago. Nothing aggressive not trying to win trophies or thumbs but I just got tired of the old man boat after almost 2 years. Just some simple 19s gonna run meaty tires since I commute 90 miles a day but no plans on putting them on until I decided on my my suspension move.

Wheels are not my taste but its cool your gonna modify your car may I recomend bc coilovers with swift springs, they work awsome and they stand behind there product as well as they are rebuildable. Also for suspension i would recomend getting these
http://www.shopfigs.com/v3/cat-G3-LS-CAT/G2ISHP-FRLCA-SP3491K-IN-BRKT
Putting bigger wheels on your car with any lowering puts more stress on that fluid filled lca bushing and it will cause premature wear on the inside of your tire due to toe deflection during braking and acceleration.

I am talking from personal experience and burned through a set of $1200 tires in 14,000 miles because of this.....learn from my mistakes lol
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Originally Posted by 05ls430518
I am talking from personal experience and burned through a set of $1200 tires in 14,000 miles because of this.....learn from my mistakes lol
My Maxima is FWD, and I just wanted to see what would happen...(put my money where my mouth was and maybe my foot in my mouth too)

I decided to not rotate brand new tires, as in not ever. The fronts were shot in 23k, while the rears were like 8/32. According to my calculations, the fronts wore 3X as fast as the rears. Now that I proved this, I needed to buy new tires whereas if I had rotated them, I wouldn't need to buy anything, because I don't really drive the car anymore...
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Thanks for the concern fellas ... not my first rodeo though. I've already taken care of my lca bushings. The highways on my commute are freshly redone and I'm going to run meaty tires anyway. I'm not into the slammed look just going to drop the gap down to the top of the tire. I like the BC with swift setup pretty much with all models but I think I'm gonna spend a little more coin for higher grade. Gonna get the car up in the air and see what else I can replace/upgrade while I'm there.

really been looking into going air but I just can't bring myself to dropping 3k to get it done the right way. If one of these darn robotic stocks finally moves with Besos, Buffet, and Dimon teaming up in the healthcare sector I'll be golden and this stays stock and I go buy a new toy ����
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I got the same color 430... I was gonna put the same wheels also lol. I'm still on the edge with the tint.... no tint.. vip curtains or some kinda light mirrored reflective tint
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Originally Posted by Robles84
I got the same color 430... I was gonna put the same wheels also lol. I'm still on the edge with the tint.... no tint.. vip curtains or some kinda light mirrored reflective tint
you can't tell in this pic but I have Llamar Air Blue80 ceramic film on it. Nice light blue hint to it but the ceramic does wonders on keeping heat out and still being light in color. If you Google that film you should see better pictures of my car the day it was done. If I dis it over I'd go with a deeper blue which there is a ceramic film out there comparable to Llumar quality.
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Finally got around to cleaning these up a bit. I think I'm gonna do a step lip into a 20 though.
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Do they clear bbk
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Mike wanna sell those 18's though
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Originally Posted by yoitskenn
Do they clear bbk

Very conservative but I have a bunch of spacers 10mm 15mm 20mm and 25mm laying around. I think I have 10mm up front and 25mm in rear currently on oem but still have more laying around. If i step lip up though it will not even matter thats a free for all name your spec situation.
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Mike wanna sell those 18's though
Naw man I always keep own backups and really for seasonal changes... might powder coat the oem a dark charcoal while they are off though.
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