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FINALLY!!!! 1983 LE wheels on 82' GS!!!

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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 01:27 AM
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FINALLY!!!! 1983 LE wheels on 82' GS!!!

Ok so i finally bought some tires (FALKEN ZIEX ZE-512......205/60/14) for the wheels i was polishing some weeks ago....and i took some real quick shots a little bit ago at one of the local mall's parking garage in town....some of the pics came out a little blurry (again i was in a rush)...but i will take better pics on sunday morning. Well tell me what you guys think..........




















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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 01:46 AM
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looks pretty fawking awesome that was my orinional plan for rims gr8 job mang
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 02:07 AM
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nice man! I like I like
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 02:10 AM
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 04:44 AM
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Your the man! Nice work!
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 05:03 AM
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lookin good!
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 07:18 AM
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very nice
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 07:21 AM
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Looks sweet man, very clean, keep up the good work
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 07:50 AM
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Wow those rims really bring your car to life...
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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Nice freaking job!!! The car looks great!
It has the "don't **** with me" look.
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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Now time for struts and springs!
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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Thanks guys for the comments.......yeah i really like the way they came out......and about the sturts and springs comment.....i am doing som research right to see what's the best set-up. any suggestions on this fellas??
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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Yes!!!
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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Hmmm, black center with a polished lip.

How original!

I just bought a set of those ZE-512s in 185/60/13 for my latest Fiesta (that makes #4) and so far I'm liking them a lot.
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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yeah, those le wheels look awsome. Love the black center polished lip combo on a white car.
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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looks great man.
how do you like those falkens?
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Onlyonthurs
Thanks guys for the comments.......yeah i really like the way they came out......and about the sturts and springs comment.....i am doing som research right to see what's the best set-up. any suggestions on this fellas??
It looks great. As far as springs and struts, well... I just bought the RB springs and some Tokicos on Ebay for $200, I'll let you know how they do... They are scheduled to get here on Monday.
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Very nice job. I love the way those rims look on the car. The tires are nice too. I may look into those for my rims when I'm done.
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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Looks great!
I think you'll be happy with the falken's, I have a set of the ZE-502's on my car. They are really good, without the real high price. I also hear the ZE-512 is generally 1-2LBS (each) lighter than most other brands, size for size.
I'm also kinda partial to the black center/polished lip, it really sets these 1st gens off.
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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looks awesome and i already said it. lower profile tires. oh and a slight drop would look hawt too
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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Yo Only....they look good! As far as suspension. How bout Eibachs, Tokico Blues or Illuminas?
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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I have run Tokico blues on RB springs for the longest time, and they are abolsutely awesome. Well, not really anymore, but when they were good they were awesome! Heh.

My struts are blown and my springs are getting a little weak. They are over 10 years old, though.

But seriously, man, RB spring and Tokico Blues will make your car handle like a dream...
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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Dude.. I *so* want those rims!!!

Jon
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Onlyonthurs
Thanks guys for the comments.......yeah i really like the way they came out......and about the sturts and springs comment.....i am doing som research right to see what's the best set-up. any suggestions on this fellas??
if you're on a minimal budget or would still like to have ride comfortability around but having some decent performance i would personally go w/ either eibach rear springs or stock rear springs w/ tokico's or koni's; you'll be surprised how the rear stock springs are suitable enough. and IIRC, RB rear springs spring rate is actually softer than rear stock spring rate. front's w/ RB and tokico's and you're set. you don't want to go too low of a drop because it will f*ck up your wheel bearings (axle bearings) down the line and will get noisy and eventually get annoying.

nice car and wheels like urs makes a whole difference
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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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hot...for sure

i too am a fan of white cars with black w/polished lip rims....very cool

i got some old gold mesh rims with a polished lip i want to do this too, paint the mesh black and polish the lip real purty
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