New Wheels, 18x9.5 et30!

[mikebo212]

Like the title says, check em outtt. Only have a crappy cell phone pic for now
but i'll take some more tomorrow ;)

Before Camber adjustments... http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/IMAG0089.jpg

After Camber adjustments...http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/IMAG0099-1.jpg

[vbrad26]

looks like the front could be a little lower
need better pics...

[mikebo212]

Yeah it really can, im on neuspeed springs for now so i cant really do much but i plan on getting coils mid June.

[vbrad26]

oh damn thats springs?
well in that case...yeah haha

still want to see those better pictures though but i guess ill have to wait lol

[mikebo212]

lolll yeah i get that a lot, theyre the neuspeed race and yeah i didnt have much time today but ill have more up for sure.

[Gil2.0T]

What color is your car. Liquid metallic blue??

[mikebo212]

What color is your car. Liquid metallic blue??

Nah its a quartz grey, it just might be the picture that makes it like different.

[Gil2.0T]

Oh it looks really blue in the 1st. good

[rtavares88]

damn bro arent you rubbing?

[Gil2.0T]

damn bro arent you rubbing?

lol forreal i rub on my rears and dont have anywhere near as much poke as that. i need a tiny bit more camber and some stretch

[mikebo212]

damn bro arent you rubbing?

Not really unless i hit a nasty dip but other than that im good. Its a 9.5 stretched on 235/40/18s...which isn't that much of stretch.

[Gil2.0T]

I was planning on going 235s but they dont look like alota stretch at all. I guess ill go 225s

[vbrad26]

it could just be me but...are the rear tires on backwards?

[mikebo212]

I was planning on going 235s but they dont look like alota stretch at all. I guess ill go 225s

yeah 235's are barely stretched. 225's are good, and i believe thats what geoffafas running with 10's. You could even go 215 but you would have some nasty stretch on that.

[Gil2.0T]

Yeah i dont want too much cuz i like taking corners quickly and wouldnt wanna have that in the back of my mind. Hell maybe ill settle for 235s

[mikebo212]

Yeah i dont want too much cuz i like taking corners quickly and wouldnt wanna have that in the back of my mind. Hell maybe ill settle for 235s

in that case, 235's would be good

[Gil2.0T]

God that roller makes me want to throw these polished sawblades on lol

[mikebo212]

God that roller makes me want to throw these polished sawblades on lol

Do itttt lol would look real nice

[Gil2.0T]

but i gotta buy adapters and tiressssss lol. Id rather sell and go stg dos

[mikebo212]

in that case i agree on the stage 2 lol.. APR,UNI,Revo?

[Gil2.0T]

in that case i agree on the stage 2 lol.. APR,UNI,Revo?

Prob Revo because i hear its the most aggressive and they can tweak it

[mikebo212]

Snapped some pics today. Before anyone begins, i am aware i need MOAR low in the front... getting coils mid jun, no worries

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1042.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1041.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1040.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1039.jpg

[vbrad26]

looking good
will look even better once you get the coils!

[Greedo]

And even better when you get the focal point of the camera right. Some of those pics are awfully blurred.

Anyhow, the rear stance looks great!

[Quattro]

I guess I am so used to seeing cars with 19" wheels, that these look very small to me. This doesn't mean I do not like them though :D

[vdubjetta02]

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1040.jpg

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rear looks good.... is your magnaflow 4" tips? Your tips don't look as big as some other mufflers with 4" tips for some reason...

[mikebo212]

rear looks good.... is your magnaflow 4" tips? Your tips don't look as big as some other mufflers with 4" tips for some reason...

yeah they have the 4in tips.....maybe they dont look like it because they're not polished.

[Leo14]

Dopee ^^

[Mc Suly]

Looks good.

Get a stern control arm kit, or you be buying tires a lot.

[Kim]

If you really like taking corners fast you shouldn't even think about stretching at all.

[24v256]

I've never heard of a case where stretched tire has had any effect on that, where are you getting your info? I've been running alot of stretch for over 6 years no problems

[vbrad26]

yeah that is false information

[GarrettReid]

What rear lip is that?

[MCT9891]

similar to my poke in the rear, well done.

[MCT9891]

If you really like taking corners fast you shouldn't even think about stretching at all.

proof of something going wrong with stretched tires under hard cornering NAOW, or it didn't happen.

[Murre R]

Looking good! How much camber is that?

[vbrad26]

i mean this guy is going work...and it looks like he has more stretch than the OP lol
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/3829678382_5e6586cf48_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/3828878193_35162fdd7e_b.jpg

[Gil2.0T]

lmao vance. TRUE that

[whiiite]

Snapped some pics today. Before anyone begins, i am aware i need MOAR low in the front... getting coils mid jun, no worries

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1043.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1042.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1041.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1040.jpg

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/DSC_1039.jpg

thought of getting the B5 caps and seeing how the front ends up? im currently on neuspeed race too and thinking about it, also wanna switch from 19s to 18s >.<

[mikebo212]

What rear lip is that?

its one i got of ebay, hopefully dont get flamed for this haha


similar to my poke in the rear, well done.

and thanks man, i seen your car at show n go and it looks amazing with the lexus fitment.


Looking good! How much camber is that?

Neg 2 i believe

[mikebo212]

thought of getting the B5 caps and seeing how the front ends up? im currently on neuspeed race too and thinking about it, also wanna switch from 19s to 18s >.<

i actually have thought about going with the b5 caps but i have no idea if they'll work with the Bilstein sport shocks

[vbrad26]

lmao vance. TRUE that

i just hate that assumption...and it always comes from people who probably have no real life experience with it
a good friend of mine had a pretty serious stretch...225 on a 10.5 and he drove that thing like a race car...there were times i was surprised the tires didnt peel off lol
but they didnt...sure there are stories out there of people with stretched tires having them fail but think about it....
people that run stretch are usually low and require camber to make everything fit...so those tires wear faster because of alignment issues
if people dont replace tires like they should from the premature wearing then of course they are going to fail...and in that case i think some people blame the stretch

so the moral of the story is if you stretch tires do it right and you wont have any issues...slightly off topic but i dont wan the OP worrying about his tires falling off around corners because someone with no evidence said they would...

i think the only drawbacks of stretched tires are wear and maybe not getting a nice full contact patch when you ARE cornering hard...

im done lol

[Gil2.0T]

Whats your ftg in the rear? Cuz i need new rear springs to go lower and your rear looks like it might be a hair lower than mine. If so ill buy them :). Do you measure how tall they are by any chance?

[mikebo212]

i just hate that assumption...and it always comes from people who probably have no real life experience with it
a good friend of mine had a pretty serious stretch...225 on a 10.5 and he drove that thing like a race car...there were times i was surprised the tires didnt peel off lol
but they didnt...sure there are stories out there of people with stretched tires having them fail but think about it....
people that run stretch are usually low and require camber to make everything fit...so those tires wear faster because of alignment issues
if people dont replace tires like they should from the premature wearing then of course they are going to fail...and in that case i think some people blame the stretch

so the moral of the story is if you stretch tires do it right and you wont have any issues...slightly off topic but i dont wan the OP worrying about his tires falling off around corners because someone with no evidence said they would...

i think the only drawbacks of stretched tires are wear and maybe not getting a nice full contact patch when you ARE cornering hard...

im done lol

amen lol. I mean mine are stretched, but nothing serious.

[Dangler]

damn it, too many quartz grey b7's in NJ, I need to respray my car....

[mikebo212]

Whats your ftg in the rear? Cuz i need new rear springs to go lower and your rear looks like it might be a hair lower than mine. If so ill buy them :). Do you measure how tall they are by any chance?

Yeah the rear stance on these things are perfect, and yeah the rear ftg is about 23 3/4!

[Gil2.0T]

Ohh only a quarter lower lol and your on stretched wheels. So they'd be the same. I neeed shorter and stiffer springs.

[pw211]

i just hate that assumption...and it always comes from people who probably have no real life experience with it
a good friend of mine had a pretty serious stretch...225 on a 10.5 and he drove that thing like a race car...there were times i was surprised the tires didnt peel off lol
but they didnt...sure there are stories out there of people with stretched tires having them fail but think about it....
people that run stretch are usually low and require camber to make everything fit...so those tires wear faster because of alignment issues
if people dont replace tires like they should from the premature wearing then of course they are going to fail...and in that case i think some people blame the stretch

so the moral of the story is if you stretch tires do it right and you wont have any issues...slightly off topic but i dont wan the OP worrying about his tires falling off around corners because someone with no evidence said they would...

i think the only drawbacks of stretched tires are wear and maybe not getting a nice full contact patch when you ARE cornering hard...

im done lol

I mean to be fair, you only have to look so far as Sergio to hear a story of the tire coming off.. It's a matter of how much stretch really.

[mikebo212]

Ohh only a quarter lower lol and your on stretched wheels. So they'd be the same. I neeed shorter and stiffer springs.

To be honest, i dont think youll find shorter and stiffer springs, your next choice are coils

[vbrad26]

I mean to be fair, you only have to look so far as Sergio to hear a story of the tire coming off.. It's a matter of how much stretch really.

the internet superstar must have been doing it wrong lol
and yeah i will agree that there is such a thing as ti much but im talking about a mild to moderate stretch here...

[whiiite]

i actually have thought about going with the b5 caps but i have no idea if they'll work with the Bilstein sport shocks

could do the ecs coilover kit, also had that in mind, as you said, the rear doesnt need to be fixed

[JPthaJedi]

fuckin sick!!!


Like the title says, check em outtt. Only have a crappy cell phone pic for now
but i'll take some more tomorrow ;)

Before Camber adjustments... http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/IMAG0089.jpg

After Camber adjustments...http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae142/mikebo212/IMAG0099-1.jpg

[VegasAIV]

you my friend are doing it right, very very right.

[Gil2.0T]

To be honest, i dont think youll find shorter and stiffer springs, your next choice are coils

Sure i can. I know a guy

[mikebo212]

you my friend are doing it right, very very right.

thanks man

[Watercooledind]

Looks good!

[whiiite]

everytime i see a pic of our cars on 18s, i cant help but wonder what a wide 17 would look like

[vbrad26]

17s would be to smallllllll

i dont think it would look right... maybe if it was a full faced wheel then MAYBE
but a 17 with a lip would look to small IMO

[whiiite]

im thinking of trying it anyways, 18s really do a fine job at filling out the wheel well so i dont think 17s would be too bad, and with a beefier stretched tire(235 or 225/45 on a 10), might actually look aggressive/rallyish, or i could just be completely wrong, i just wanna convince myself these esm002 wheels i found would fit >.<

i currently have 19s and cant stand the height it gives the body of the car, with my stock 17s it looks so low, and im on neuspeed race soon with the b5 caps up front ^.^

definitely convinced to ride 18s atleast after these pics though

[mikebo212]

im thinking of trying it anyways, 18s really do a fine job at filling out the wheel well so i dont think 17s would be too bad, and with a beefier stretched tire(235 or 225/45 on a 10), might actually look aggressive/rallyish, or i could just be completely wrong, i just wanna convince myself these esm002 wheels i found would fit >.<

i currently have 19s and cant stand the height it gives the body of the car, with my stock 17s it looks so low, and im on neuspeed race soon with the b5 caps up front ^.^

definitely convinced to ride 18s atleast after these pics though

i think you should really give it a try n see how it turns out lol.... you never know [>_<]

[whiiite]

will post pics definitely if i do end up doing it

[eskimopunk]

If you really like taking corners fast you shouldn't even think about stretching at all.

Did you really just make this statement without backing it up?