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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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what do yall think of these wheels (part 2)

well, as i posted in my other thread a couple weeks ago, i was looking to get some adr rivals in 16x7. 16's were really the biggest i wanted to go, but a friend hooked me up on some 17x7 tenzo-r passion 5. they arent the lightest wheels, infact, im not really happy about that, and i like i said, its bigger than what i wanted, but once i sat the rim on the car, i liked them. i just need to get some lug nuts to see how bad the wheel gap is. im going to put my eibach prokit springs on there to see how it looks. im not too worried about the wheel size or wieght though, im sure ill have plenty of power to turn them







im looking at gc coil overs in the front, and POSSIBLY the race springs from mazda trix with the dead coils in the rear to bring it down. i dont want to to be but so stiff in the rear though. i guess ill see what the eibachs do.

also, where is the best place to get the gc coil overs?

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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 12:12 AM
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Looks surprisingly good!! I usually think 15" is the max for 1st gens.
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 12:39 AM
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AWESOME!!!!!
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 12:53 AM
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Thoes look awesome. I want some.
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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need pics of the car sitting on them.
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 12:56 AM
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Originally posted by cpt_gloval
need pics of the car sitting on them.
I second that
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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those look great. i'd love a pair of those on my car. nice work and good find!
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 01:07 AM
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i am also looking for some 16's but it is a hard task. yeah the 17's look nice, but they'd be too big for my tastes.
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 01:38 AM
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those rims look ******* awesome on a red car
kinda gives me some ideas
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 05:07 AM
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Those are 17s? They look like 15's in the pic.....

I guess I gotta see it lowered.
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 07:36 AM
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Nice. . .very bloody nice. post a pic of the car sitting OFF the jack...
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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thanks for the comments.

i ordered some wheels locks and lug nuts off ebay, until they come in, i cant put the car on the ground, but trust me, the day they come in, ill post some pictures
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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those are some sweet looking wheels, as soon as you lower it i think it will be awsome
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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Nice wheels and an excellent find if I might say so myself....frig how come I can never find anything good!!
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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you need to clean up your rotors tho...the rust isn't pretty and your wheels do not hide it anymore...:P
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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those are pretty nice!
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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those are the rims in want to put on my jetta. but in 18 or 19 if i can get them.

looks nice
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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Are you running an -SE suspension?

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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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Looks good. 17s all the way!
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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Are you running an -SE suspension?

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i see a rusty drum! so no.

someone needs to upgrade the rearend to a GSL unit
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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Originally posted by cpt_gloval
i see a rusty drum! so no.

someone needs to upgrade the rearend to a GSL unit
how could you miss that brake caliper in the back
there is no way in hell you would find those rims for the 4 on 110 bolt pattern
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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ok fine be that way. i'm blind you don't need to rub it in. ;P
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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very slick....

let's see 'em on the ground!

also, another option to lower the rear...
http://www.iscracing.net/suspension_2.htm
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 07:56 PM
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Originally posted by cpt_gloval
i see a rusty drum! so no.

someone needs to upgrade the rearend to a GSL unit
look harder, its a gs with gslse suspension on it

Originally posted by rx7gslse
very slick....

let's see 'em on the ground!

also, another option to lower the rear...
http://www.iscracing.net/suspension_2.htm
do you have more info on those rear coil overs? 42 each? thats insane, there has to be something else to it.



also, the rusty rotors.. well the car hasnt moved in god knows how long, it has a blown motor when i got it, and the suspension came off a junkyard car. ill take care of that once its running but right now.. egh.. im lazy
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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double post

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