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Old 10-14-04 | 11:50 AM
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Oh, my I ask the specs of the wheels?
The wheels are 20x8.5 front and 20x10 rear. Offset on the rear's is +23. I don't recall the offset of the fronts.
Old 10-14-04 | 12:16 PM
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The wheels are 20x8.5 front and 20x10 rear. Offset on the rear's is +23. I don't recall the offset of the fronts.
man, 23 in the back, how nice the front i suppose it would be high 20s to low 30s, just my guess
Old 10-14-04 | 12:18 PM
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Nice looking combo.
Old 10-17-04 | 07:43 AM
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Nice car. My 2 cents on the lowering thing is do it. I rebelled against the idea for years. Now that I have done it, I can't imagine not having it. As others have said, once you get used to approaching dips and rises on angles, you'll never scrape again. Coilovers give hieght options that make it mandatory to have as opposed to springs. Your car won't approach sleekness until you drop it.
Old 10-17-04 | 10:51 AM
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Nice car. My 2 cents on the lowering thing is do it. I rebelled against the idea for years. Now that I have done it, I can't imagine not having it. As others have said, once you get used to approaching dips and rises on angles, you'll never scrape again. Coilovers give hieght options that make it mandatory to have as opposed to springs. Your car won't approach sleekness until you drop it.
well said come on, if my wife can drive my gs around town no problem and never scrap, you can
Old 10-17-04 | 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by Lonely Toothbrush
WOW.....nice SC
Rezax II is the most beautiful mesh wheels!!!
I SECOND THAT!!
Old 10-17-04 | 07:13 PM
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Very nice looking SC you have there..As you can see from my sig, I love the mesh look as well..

How is the fit and finish of the Wald kit?..I know on the first gen SC, I have heard a complaint that they didn't fit as well as anticipated..
Old 10-17-04 | 09:57 PM
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Originally posted by reggiek
Nice car. My 2 cents on the lowering thing is do it. I rebelled against the idea for years. Now that I have done it, I can't imagine not having it. As others have said, once you get used to approaching dips and rises on angles, you'll never scrape again. Coilovers give hieght options that make it mandatory to have as opposed to springs. Your car won't approach sleekness until you drop it.
Thanks for the input all! I have actually owned a few lowered cars before and am pretty good at avoiding scrapes by angling the car, etc. This car just seems so low to begin with that it gave me pause before considering lowering it more. The overwhelming feedback for it though makes it a pretty obvious choice.

I'll post up some new pics once I get the coilovers!
Old 10-17-04 | 10:03 PM
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Originally posted by One HoT SC400
Very nice looking SC you have there..As you can see from my sig, I love the mesh look as well..

How is the fit and finish of the Wald kit?..I know on the first gen SC, I have heard a complaint that they didn't fit as well as anticipated..
The kit is actually a very good fit on the second gen SC. The front skirt takes a LOT of manipulating to get onto the car and is an incredibly tight fit. As others have posted before about it, you probably don't need the fastening screws to hold it on once in place. The firont skirt is excellent quality.

The side skirts, however, don't have a good way to control movement in toward the bottom of the car. They are only held by one screw in each wheel well and screws along the top, so they tend to curve in toward the bottom of the car. This leaves a gap at the top. There should be some type of bracket to hold the skirt in place from the bottom or something...

Other than that, they are very close to OEM in regards to fit and finish.

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Originally posted by Dev
Thanks for the input all! I have actually owned a few lowered cars before and am pretty good at avoiding scrapes by angling the car, etc. This car just seems so low to begin with that it gave me pause before considering lowering it more. The overwhelming feedback for it though makes it a pretty obvious choice.

I'll post up some new pics once I get the coilovers!
well, you can think of it as a good way coz' the front wheels of the SC is pretty close to the front end of the car, so going up driveways isn't as painful as what it might seem (still not easy though)
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Originally posted by Lonely Toothbrush
Oh, my I ask the specs of the wheels?
Patience...... my friend..... "If you ordered them.... they will come...." from "Wheel of the Dream"
Old 10-20-04 | 03:43 PM
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Originally posted by GSXOTIC
Patience...... my friend..... "If you ordered them.... they will come...." from "Wheel of the Dream"
But no exact ETA so far.......
Old 10-21-04 | 08:29 PM
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Originally posted by Lonely Toothbrush
But no exact ETA so far.......
They are in my garage....


Just kidding.... I hope they will arrive soon......
Old 10-23-04 | 02:54 PM
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Man, that is one sweeeeeeeeeeet looking ride! Great job!
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Wow love that kid. Noticable but not way out there! Paint looks nicee!
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