DMclean

thats funny, i was thinking about getting a bottle of black and switching it from the purple. the 40oz bag should be fine. i'm pretty sure my bag was from a 26oz.. all you have to do is cut the bottom out on the seams and flair it outwards

Narfle

iTrader: (16)

Love your slammed fb. Like the bike rack, too. Shame it had to go.

DMclean

Thanks, i took the rack off because it was killing my fuel economy. i still have it.

DoughRoller

oh man i love this car. i seen you at h2o.
do you remember a marron mk1 jetta on rota rb's by chance?

DMclean

This one?



If so yeah i loved it. here was a picture i got of it. mk1 jettas are my favorite. love the ability to rock 13's and look good. wish i could have run into you at h2o. i plan on making the trek again next year

DoughRoller

thats my car! awesome man i'm glad you like it. its on air tho. i was throwin sparks on the strip all night saturday. i'm lookin for a fb right now. always wanted one. i got 14x8 0et diamonds i was goin to put on the jetta but way to aggresive. so i settled with my buddy's rota's

Rotarx7

iTrader: (3)

nice!!!!!!!! my first car in high school was a MK1 Jetta coupe. It was soo clean, slow as hell and automatic but i loved it. Bought it for $300

chris_g

iTrader: (29)

Well, looks like I found my twin's setup :P

I thought about the exact setup minus the supra-low struts. Too low for my area, haha.

I was/am still a little worried about the durability of the Diamond Racing wheels. I hear they bend semi easily. What are your opinions on them before I actually buy them?

DMclean

diamond racing wheels are very tough. when you order them say they are for street use so you want the thicker shells. i have hit more than enough bumps and pot holes and have nothing but good things to say. i'm also running 185/45s on the front. my wheels are perfect still. don't be hesitant about ordering. good bang for buck.

DoughRoller

^^^ what he said
i use to run 13'' diamonds on my rabbit with 175/50s no problems with them ever. tough wheels indeed.

porkchop91

iTrader: (3)

I love this car.. and its in ontario, awesome!

777CheekZ

hey man whats the spring rate u got for the springs front aand back?

kutukutu1

iTrader: (5)

both rides very sweet. I love them both

ioTus

iTrader: (5)

I spy a clean engine bay. more shots of under the hood?

myfree7

i've been thinkin about getting those rims as well

DMclean

i am running 375 on the front and 200 on the rear.

ha, it nothing special. mostly stock except an intake runner for the carb. i'll try to find some pictures of the engine bay. my car is in storage for the winter so i won't be able to get any pictures for a while.

i'm thinking about getting rid of them for some wider different wheels.

myfree7

i would buy those from you, but they aren't wide enough for me.. i need 15x10 in front and 15x16 in back

DoughRoller

i would like to see that ^^^

cant wait to see your next wheels btw.

Mazda RX-7 EFINI TYPE

See the problem with 15s that are so wide is finding tires for them. I'm running 295s on my rear and the lowest profile I could find was a 50, which is a little big for my taste and won't allow me to lower the rear as much as I'd like to. Considering switching to 16s...hmmm

DoughRoller

curious and your wheels width. thats the smallest 15'' tire profile with a 295.

orion84gsl

iTrader: (5)

Hey DM, just wondering what lugs your using with the Diamonds. I'm planning to get a set but my McGard lugs aren't the correct taper.

DMclean

I am running generic ones with a 60 degree cone taper from:

http://www.tunershop.com/Wheel_Spacers/Bolts/

They work pretty well. not the nicest i've seen, but they aren't too expensive. the only lousy thing about tunershop if that its a flat rate shipping price so you have to build a decent sized order to make it worth your while.

orion84gsl

iTrader: (5)

Hmm, that's what my lugs are but the Diamond site says 5x114.3 will require a 45 degree taper.

DMclean

yeah i just checked diamonds site and yeah 5 by 4.5 says 45 degree. i wonder why they do that, must be a loading thing. if you are running 5 by 114.3, did you do the second gen big brake swap? it should be fairly easy to find lug nuts instead of bolts shouldn't it?

DMclean

i found a picture a friend took after i put the 20mm spacers in. it shows how low the front sits. and now i have to make up a tri link setup so i can correct the rear.