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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by onasled
...... ohhhhh, ..... forget it guys....... she's got a 'boooyyfreind"






....and I was going to offer to put some springs on for her.....

Ha ha, I didn't mean it like that
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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love those new wheels! i'd suggest against putting the center caps on though... the cf ones that came with mine was CRAP! i know that rota does have flat silver ones... so those maybe a better fit for you

if you are driving all year, do coils... but it is overkill... i live in the snowbelt, and i can tell you, lowering is NOT fun in the snow, it is even LESS fun when you drive pothole ridden roads everyday!
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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(im sure you already know this)
just to be on the safe side, ask your dad to re-torque those lugs after
driving maybe 5-10miles. some lugs tend to loosen up so just a good
habit to re-torque them after swapping wheels.

onasled- im happily married.
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by kyriian
if you are driving all year, do coils... but it is overkill... i live in the snowbelt, and i can tell you, lowering is NOT fun in the snow, it is even LESS fun when you drive pothole ridden roads everyday!
pure contradiction but true
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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Just had mine mounted yesterday. Sorry about the crappy pics, but it was cloudy and I was in a hurry. Here goes:








 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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looks nice, goes with the car
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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goaljnky- yes, very sporty. goes well with your graphics!

before, i thought your graphics were kinda 'elaborate' for a car running
those stockers, but now definitely well balanced!! is that lowered? it
looks lowered.
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
goaljnky- yes, very sporty. goes well with your graphics!

before, i thought your graphics were kinda 'elaborate' for a car running
those stockers, but now definitely well balanced!! is that lowered? it
looks lowered.
Once the rims went on, they just didn't look quiet right. The springs went on right after that. Really completed the look and it sure drives a whole lot better now.
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Your wheels look really nice, like they said, does flow well with the car and the graphics. What springs did you install?

Any AXIS Supermesh pics? How about other RH EVO C2's? I'm getting wheels soon and i'm deciding between those. Also debating about black or silver, so i'm going to have the wheels on the left in silver and the wheels to the right in black, TechART style... What you guys think?
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
Your wheels look really nice, like they said, does flow well with the car and the graphics. What springs did you install?
H-Sports. As far as I'm concerned the car sits now the way it should have come from the factory.
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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that idea does not sound very good to me, but it is your taste.


Originally Posted by 02///MCS
Your wheels look really nice, like they said, does flow well with the car and the graphics. What springs did you install?

Any AXIS Supermesh pics? How about other RH EVO C2's? I'm getting wheels soon and i'm deciding between those. Also debating about black or silver, so i'm going to have the wheels on the left in silver and the wheels to the right in black, TechART style... What you guys think?
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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goaljnky- good choice in springs!



Originally Posted by 02///MCS
left in silver and the wheels to the right in black, TechART style... What you guys think?
... i donno man, as berky mentioned above, keep those 'rice mods' in the scc crowd. jk..but it's
your taste.
 
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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Haha, as always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or however that saying goes lol) and to each his own... I guess you guys aren't Porsche fanatics... We'll see, I really don't know where to go with the look of my car.. Anyone have pics of the wheels mentioned above?
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 09:34 AM
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Well, i am going to talk on my behalf, i really love Porsches, and love Ferraris more
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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Axis supermesh is one great looking wheel. Unfortunately, it only comes in a 5 lug pattern.

I did see some C2s on a MINI somewhere once... can't remember where it was... No I think it was the C3s... Looked nice.
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sandtoast500
Axis supermesh is one great looking wheel. Unfortunately, it only comes in a 5 lug pattern.

I did see some C2s on a MINI somewhere once... can't remember where it was... No I think it was the C3s... Looked nice.

I think its somewhere deep in this thread....

Here is a quick pic
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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Those do look nice

Originally Posted by RallyMINI
I think its somewhere deep in this thread....

Here is a quick pic
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sandtoast500
Axis supermesh is one great looking wheel. Unfortunately, it only comes in a 5 lug pattern.

I did see some C2s on a MINI somewhere once... can't remember where it was... No I think it was the C3s... Looked nice.
That's what I thought. However, I went window wheel shopping a couple of months ago and had 2 wheels shops tell me that they could get me the axis supermesh in a 4/100 that fit the mini. I forget the offset right now, +35 maybe, not sure... I'm going to pass by the shop tomorrow and see what they say.

Thanks for the pic RallyMINI! Are those 18s?
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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I'm 95% sure they are actually 19s.....but dont shoot me if im wrong
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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what happened to the world? RallyMini is posting big wheels? J/K
 
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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What do you guys think of these? 5Zigen Super Six, gonna mount them on Pirelli P Zero Nero
 
Old Feb 28, 2006 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ScuderiaMini
what happened to the world? RallyMini is posting big wheels? J/K

heheh you mentioned something about 16s once and everything just went crazy hahah
 



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