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08-04-2006, 09:49 AM

well that sucks he already bought the 275, but shouldnt be a problem. i didnt know that they had to stretch the 275 on a 10.5. but i would trust that you are right. i personally dont understand this stretching business......

i had a bit of vibration, do an alignment, and get them to set the camber/toe. apparently mine was completly out of whack. meaning that i had no camber or toe set. but my car was also lowered 1 inch, so they had to adjust the toe/camber. I also don't have too much knowledge about camber and toe other then in my honda i did not do this and i was going throught a new set of tires every year...lowered 2 1/2 inches though.

the other thing with this vibration issue......somedays i get a little bit of vibration and somedays i dont.....very minimal. check the warranty, drive a little on them, and it should go away. i know i havent felt any vibration lately.

08-04-2006, 09:57 AM

Hey threpwood here is a pic......

08-04-2006, 10:23 AM

Here are some pics. What do you think? I will wait untill next week if I get an alignment, give it a chance to even out.

Perfectlap · 08-04-2006, 02:22 PM

KronixSPeed,
Your car looks like $100K, must be the GT3 side skirts

Bogtown I predict allot more stares, have you considered painting the calipers
red?

Jeph · 08-04-2006, 03:25 PM

SERIOUSLY, what's up with the amber?!? That should have been removed on week 1. You're killing me smalls.

The rims look great, but I can't focus on them because my eyes keep going to the sidemarkers and tail lights! You're car is SO close to bad ACE!

08-04-2006, 08:47 PM

Yes red calipers, already have the paint. And about the ambers... I would like to, but the only thing I can afford is the side markers, and that wouldnt make that big of a difference. The headlights are like $700(and thats cheap) and I just dont have the resources as I will be entering college in a couple weeks. I would love litronics, with clear corners, with the special edition spyder tail lamps (all red). Maybe someday...

boxsterx · 08-04-2006, 11:25 PM

your car looks sweeeeeeeet! your rims made a big difference.
I have the same dilema as you have....i need to save up money too to de-amber my ride! I gotta paint my calipers red also, how are gonna do it anyway? i have heard horror stories of the paint chipping/coming off the caliper!
Anyway cool ride my man! Good job!

jeffsquire · 09-27-2006, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by boggtown

The headlights are like $700(and thats cheap) and I just dont have the resources as I will be entering college in a couple weeks. Maybe someday...

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Oh come on, think of it as an investment. College kid with Porsche, tricked out, more stares = more girls staring = larger pool to choose from = selectivity = best mate to choose from = happiness = proper investment.

P.S. (Beware the preceding equation is subject to a myriad of unforseeable variables. For example: College kid with Porsche, tricked out, more stares = more girls staring = larger pool to choose from = selectivity = best mate to choose from = happiness = best mate is actually a psychopath golddigger = divorce = the following picture

threpwood · 08-05-2006, 02:16 AM

Very nice

Chrome wheels on deep blue boxs are sweet!

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Originally Posted by KronixSpeed

Hey threpwood here is a pic......

08-05-2006, 06:01 AM

I have painted calipers before and the mian thing is to clean everywhere you want to paint, lol. But overall, I think I might rough the surface of the caliper with a small wire brush just to help more.

Brucelee · 08-05-2006, 06:20 AM

Very very nice indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08-05-2006, 11:51 AM

sweeetttt. ya boggtown don't worry about the peer pressure...take your time doing up the ride. every summer i do one thing to the car...something to freshen it up and feel new again.

hey the center caps look good also. i see the same center caps on alot of different type of rims, they look good.

08-05-2006, 12:56 PM

I already changed the center caps to porsche ones. It looks better, but would look a lot better if the center of the wheel had a little bit bigger hole, so it would fit right.

boxsterx · 08-15-2006, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by boggtown

I have painted calipers before and the mian thing is to clean everywhere you want to paint, lol. But overall, I think I might rough the surface of the caliper with a small wire brush just to help more.

Thanks for the tip!

It'll come in handy when i get around to paint the calipers!