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Old 05-14-2009, 09:27 AM
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Adapters

Where can the adapters be found?

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Old 05-14-2009, 11:55 AM
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Your getting a JCW R57? Jealous...
 
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Old 05-14-2009, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by phaedrus
Hmm. I think you're right, Herman, but I wanted to match the roof and mirrors. Next time I renew my tires, perhaps I'll have them re-sprayed in matte (flat) black, kinda like these ones:


...Or perhaps I could just let them accumulate a nice coating of brake dust.

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I know Im about 100 pages behind...but those rims are SEXY.
 
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Old 05-15-2009, 02:45 PM
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Where can the adapters be found?

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I got my adapters here. And they were very easy to work with, and extremely fast.

http://motorsport-tech.com/
 
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Old 05-19-2009, 04:23 PM
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Old 05-20-2009, 02:08 PM
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Right upfront....

Some of you know I built another site. Well, on that site I've just built a tool where people can put up pictures and data about their wheels. This is shared with all in a searchable database.

To make it truly a valuable tool for the entire community please add your wheels.

Link to display of last 100 additions

Link to Search Tool

Link to Instructions

You do have to be registered to add wheel info but you not need to be registered to view or search.

With a little help we can all make this a very useful tool for all.

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Old 05-20-2009, 05:39 PM
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I got new shoes. (sry for the cell pic)

17x7 et45 TD PR1 w/ 215/45/17 re760's

-Jonathan
 
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Old 05-20-2009, 06:14 PM
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You'll find these wheels much earlier in this thread in their original white paint. Now I had them powder coated satin black.....Kosei K1 Racing, 17 x 7.5" 42 ET. Please excuse the D.E. numbers...I gotta start removing them!
 
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Old 05-22-2009, 06:50 PM
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Anyone have pics of s-lites painted black?
 
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Old 05-22-2009, 07:46 PM
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Anyone have pics of s-lites painted black?
Click Me
 
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After months and months and months of waiting to purchase tires, I finally pulled the trigger. The wheels are finally installed:

BBS RY-II's, 17x7.5 on 215/45/R17's

I dunno, was hoping for it to be a little more aggressive, but I suppose the only way I'll be able to do that is get coilovers. Guess we'll see.







 
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Yep, needs to go lower
 
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Old 05-23-2009, 03:46 PM
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DUCK , Looks HOT ! Love those wheels.
 
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Old 05-23-2009, 11:42 PM
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16x7 Konig Supermesh - Goodyear F1-GS D3 205/50-16 - H&R Coilovers

 
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Old 05-23-2009, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by roofaS
Yep, needs to go lower
....and switch to a 215/35/17 tire?
 
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Old 05-24-2009, 07:44 AM
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Not sure as I've never run 17's - I'm sure someone with more knowledge will chime in. You've just got to weigh up having a lower profile tire against ride comfort
 
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Old 05-24-2009, 08:08 AM
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Always say yes to lower profile tires if your end goal is a hard stance Looks much better and more aggressive than the 205/45's and 215/45's that everyone runs
 
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Originally Posted by Rally@StanceDesign
Always say yes to lower profile tires if your end goal is a hard stance Looks much better and more aggressive than the 205/45's and 215/45's that everyone runs
+1

the wheels are HOT but you need a lower profile tire to get the stance you're looking for... after all, who better to say it than Mr. Stance himself
 
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Old 05-25-2009, 09:50 AM
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nice wheels guys!
 
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Originally Posted by dtm

Love it, those are MRRs right? What size are you running?
 
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Sport Max XXR-003
18x7
45 mm BS
15 lbs

Tires:

Falken FK452 - 215/35R18



 
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Old 05-26-2009, 05:49 PM
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Finally....

Wheels - Liquidmetal "static" 18 X 7.5
Tires - Nitto NeoGen's 215/35/18
No spacers
1" drop



 
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Old 05-26-2009, 06:54 PM
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^ i like those wheels

any idea on the weight?
 
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Old 05-26-2009, 08:55 PM
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These are likely the last pics I'll have of my R99s, so I might as well post them before they're replaced

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