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Old 02-18-2008, 10:34 AM
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Elemental- Good work. What springs did you go with? looks like HSport. . .
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 11:08 AM
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Elemental- Good work. What springs did you go with? looks like HSport. . .
I'm gonna guess Tein's...(see sig)
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 11:44 AM
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Thanks! Yep the drop was with Tein. I love the ride!
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Elemental
Mini is low LOWERED!!!!!!!


Looks SOOOOOOOO much better now! Very nice man!
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by gnatster
Thanks, I wish that was bug splatter. It's a new paint job for the front end that you see...From the MM.org run to Waco, On the way back I was behind another car that was being driven in a spirited manner. Loads of TX road crap on those smaller Farm to Market roads.
Ahh...Man that sucks, but it gave me a bit of a laugh.
Never the less it is still a piece of art
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Elemental
Mini is low LOWERED!!!!!!!



Are those AXIS wheels ? Looks great ! Looks like a set of wheels a friend of mine had on a TT. Im a big fan of mesh wheels myself
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 04:07 PM
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Are those AXIS wheels ? Looks great ! Looks like a set of wheels a friend of mine had on a TT. Im a big fan of mesh wheels myself

They are Arospeed Kino's
 
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Old 02-18-2008, 07:51 PM
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Hey Elemental, what size tire did you go with?
 
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Old 02-19-2008, 02:26 AM
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Hey Elemental, what size tire did you go with?
215/35/18 the wheel has an et of 45.
 
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Old 02-20-2008, 11:15 AM
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Here are pictiure of adr interspeed 17 x7 wheels..
 
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Old 02-20-2008, 11:31 AM
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Those are 17's???
 
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Old 02-20-2008, 03:15 PM
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yes 17x7 +42 offset
 
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Old 02-20-2008, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MiniJayhawk
Those are 17's???
Crazy...I thought the same thing! Definitely look like 18s. Looks good.
 
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Old 02-21-2008, 03:27 AM
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Here is my tire and wheels 215/40/17
 
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Old 02-21-2008, 08:29 PM
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Now with tire goodness...

225/35-18 Parada Spec 2

May actually put them on the car tomorrow.

 
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rota slipstreams 16x7 et40 wrapped in 225/40 T1R's
 
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Old 02-22-2008, 01:44 AM
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nice track setup, i'm looking for those size tires but i couldn't find any in "extreme summer" tire catagory (ex, re-01r's or direzza z1's)
 
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Old 02-22-2008, 09:23 AM
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rota slipstreams 16x7 et40 wrapped in 225/40 T1R's
Wow, that is one mean looking MINI!!! Very nice indeed!!!
 
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Gnatster, I'm waiting impatiently for mounted pics.

I need some popcorn.
 
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Old 02-22-2008, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Wolfgang80
Gnatster, I'm waiting impatiently for mounted pics.

I need some popcorn.
Well, I'm glad I'm not alone.
 
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Who's that? Jermaine? La Toya? I know that's not MJ. . .
 
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Here ya go,

Enkei RSV 17x7 with 215x40x17 Toyo T1Rs



 
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Old 02-22-2008, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyaboutmini
nice track setup, i'm looking for those size tires but i couldn't find any in "extreme summer" tire catagory (ex, re-01r's or direzza z1's)
the Toyo T1R's are rated as summer ultra high performance on many other tire sites. if you searched on tirerack and didnt find them there its because they do not carry Toyos
 
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Old 02-22-2008, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolfgang80
Gnatster, I'm waiting impatiently for mounted pics.

I need some popcorn.
Went to take some this afternoon. left card for camera at home.

The modern equivalent of out of film.
 
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