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Old 01-19-03 | 11:41 PM
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I put the stock 97+ rims on and my car looks weird.
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Old 01-19-03 | 11:42 PM
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Heres another shot. I'll try to get a better pic tomorrow.
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Old 01-19-03 | 11:49 PM
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Damn they look so small , like putting 16 inches on a gs 400 they dont look right, i agree with you plus your car is white . White cars need the tire to fill that whole wheel area
Old 01-19-03 | 11:49 PM
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Yeah they look pretty tiny. But we can't see the tires, all we see are black holes right now, so in the light it might look better. What mods did you do to your car when your stocks were off?
Old 01-19-03 | 11:52 PM
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SC4oo,

That first picture with your 92-96 rear bumper doesn't do your car justice. Are you thinking of keeping those wheels?

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Old 01-20-03 | 01:30 AM
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I actually don't have any stock wheels so these are my winter/mountain/long trip and etc. wheels. Maybe the 97+ silver ones would look better. The rear bumper looks hideous, I'm thinking about getting the newer rear bumper cover/side panels... since I already have the back lip painted for the 97+.

The tires also look under inflated. Stock wise, 225/55/16 is suppose to be at 32 psi. These are 225/50/16, anyone know what the the psi should be set to? It's at 35 right now and looks really flat for some odd reason.

Check out my sig to see how my car looked before.
Old 01-20-03 | 02:06 AM
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get the 97 rear bumper with the wings...
Old 01-20-03 | 03:01 AM
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what are you doing to your car?!? it looked so nice before!
Old 01-20-03 | 03:43 AM
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putting it back to stock until next car show. Hopefully I fix the cracks on my sideskirts by then but if not, oh well... Also using the roof rack...
Old 01-20-03 | 04:45 AM
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Your exhaust is showing too.
Old 01-20-03 | 05:08 AM
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your car looks nekkid!!!

35psi in the back is more than fine haha 32-34 is where I would keep it at
Old 01-20-03 | 05:21 AM
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The mufflers sag too low without an aftermarket rear bumper, and going lower profile sidewalls didn't help the car's image either. Also did you revert back to stock suspension because the car looks slightly lifted. Maybe it's just the thin tires messing with my eyes...
Old 01-20-03 | 07:00 AM
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Yea, the exhaust looks weird. I didn't raise it, still on the Supra TT's Eibachs. I agree the tire size didn't help. But I had them sitting the the garage so I used them. I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks it looks weird.

Man, I just took a look at them again and it looks like a flying saucer. Those stocks are small and with the eibachs, they stick in alot.

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Old 01-20-03 | 06:00 PM
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more uglies
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Old 01-20-03 | 06:01 PM
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I'm putting my rims back on for sure.
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