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Old May 14, 2009 | 09:27 AM
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Adapters

Where can the adapters be found?

Thanks
 
Old May 14, 2009 | 11:55 AM
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Old May 14, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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OXYBLUECOOP

Your getting a JCW R57? Jealous...
 
Old May 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.

-S
I know Im about 100 pages behind...but those rims are SEXY.
 
Old May 15, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dortoh
Where can the adapters be found?

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

http://motorsport-tech.com/
 
Old May 19, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Old May 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.

Thanks
 

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Old May 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 May 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 May 22, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Anyone have pics of s-lites painted black?
 
Old May 22, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 04liquidS
Anyone have pics of s-lites painted black?
Click Me
 
Old May 23, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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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.







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

 
Old May 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?
 
Old May 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
 
Old May 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
 
Old May 24, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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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
 
Old May 25, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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nice wheels guys!
 
Old May 25, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dtm

Love it, those are MRRs right? What size are you running?
 
Old May 26, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Sport Max XXR-003
18x7
45 mm BS
15 lbs

Tires:

Falken FK452 - 215/35R18



 
Old May 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



 
Old May 26, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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^ i like those wheels

any idea on the weight?
 
Old May 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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