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Old 11-10-2004, 03:51 PM
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your car looks so nice with those wheels i love the euro look. and the rack just tops it off what kind is it?


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here's mine with R90

 
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Kosie K1 with Yoko. AVS ES100






 
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Old 11-18-2004, 01:46 PM
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Is that 215/45? Real Cool!
 
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... ooops, forgot that size stuff

Kosie's are 17-7.5
Yokos are 215-45-17
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 06:24 AM
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ASA AR1 17x7 on YOKOHAMA AVS100 215/45 with M7 Springs


 
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Nice looking..

I am reconsidering my dark colored wheels and putting some silver ones on instead. But the brake dust! Oh, I can't stand it.
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 09:23 AM
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just don't clean it...then you will have gunmetal wheels!
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 09:33 AM
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But I'll be back to square one!:smile:
 
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onasled looks great...

do you get any rubbing or not i am thinking of getting 215/45/17 , i am running 215/40/17 with M7 springs and i think a offset of 42...
 
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It was rubbing just a bit with my 120lbs+ 4 factory wheels in the back while I was driving back from the shop. This morning with me in the car I did not notice any rubbing at all. I will trim the wheel well this weekend anyway...just to get them off my radar.
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by miniraider
onasled looks great...

do you get any rubbing or not i am thinking of getting 215/45/17 , i am running 215/40/17 with M7 springs and i think a offset of 42...
Yep, it rubs ...

I never did get to trimming of the wheel wells so I have already rubbed through the driver side rear. Only rubbing in the rear. When I'm alone, takes a big bump to rub. When I have another person, smaller bumps.

Does not bother me at all and there is absolutely no tire damage. Just need to peel of the melted plastic from the tire...

Need to trim it up this weekend I guess

By the way, H-sport springs.
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 10:27 AM
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I rub a little with my k1 ts and 215/45/17 and it's at the stock height. Them kumhos mx are just wide..
 
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Rubbing is not a bad thing...it's a music of your car with instrument of the street.
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 10:42 AM
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bad thing it only rubs during dips at higher speeds...now, that can be scary sometimes.
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 10:54 AM
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Nice wheels.............People say I am always a trendsetter.......oh mine are 18"
 
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Old 11-19-2004, 10:57 AM
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No you're not! Do you think you went to SCAD and you would become trendsetter Just kidding! Your car is real nice with 18"

Actually I want Flik Wasps gunmetal, but I have been waiting for 2 months and no solid arriving date yet, so i went with my very first choice that I have been thinking for a year...ASA AR1 (the closest thing to R90)
 
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I am thinking 18's myself...

But then again, I am thinking EVO 8..
 
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not rubbing

With falken ziex 215/45/17 and kosei k1 17x7.5 on factory suspension I'm having no rubbing.
 
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I just took the center caps off from all 4 wheels and I can see some rust built up in there. How to deal with it?
 
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Old 11-20-2004, 08:53 PM
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Black Racing Pro N1
 
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my 04' MCS with 17" x 7.5 SSR competition Type C.
 
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My 2004 PW "S" with new 17" Ro-ja LT5 series gunmetal wheels...



 
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Originally Posted by MyPocketRocket
I just took the center caps off from all 4 wheels and I can see some rust built up in there. How to deal with it?
Yea, rust does grow in that area. What I did was this. Steel wool’ed the rust as best I could. It's usually very surface there so it's not hard to do.

I then heated up the center cap area until all the moister has left the hat. You can actually see the moister evaporate off the hat. Now you know it's just hot enough to spray on Krylon paint, color of your choice, black for me.

This basically bakes the paint on and dries the paint almost instantly. I then lightly go over the paint with more heat.

Below is a pic my uncle took of me doing the heating of the hat area.

By the way, I love your RC car! I do RC sailboats myself ...
 
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Old 11-21-2004, 06:15 PM
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onasled,

Thanks for the technique!

I think you RC link is broken, but I can sense your transmitter!
 


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