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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Raised my car prolly 1/4 of an inch today, hopefully it solves my rubbing issues. Noticed that the left side was maybe 1/8th of an inch lower than the right side too, so I balanced those out as well.

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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Good idea.
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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wooot !!!check it out METAL ..finally got mines on after two weeks lol what you guys think .....
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18's in the back 17s in the front ...



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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 12:57 AM
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Pwnnn now we just need someone with a black set of wheels.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:01 AM
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Thats me!!!! I'm test fitting mine with 215's so we'll see how they fit. I'll take some pics for you guys.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Lookin good Plainandsimpo, one thing though - your Passenger front tire is on backwards, When looking at the tire from the top- the grooves should all point toward the FRONT of the car - other than that, nice ride
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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thanks for the comment everyone lol i had to raise the car a bit cause of rubbing but other then that its awsome ....and TEALEM thanks for telling me ..i was wondering that tooooo i was like why the driver side of the tires point forward and the right isnt....and the rotation thingy shows both ways???then i look it up and it says this "Symmetric non-directional tread pattern which simplifies rotation"???so im guessing they dont matter ...witch side i put em .. on..im not sure myself ..but if im wrong please correct me and tell me.. thank guys PS..metal lol i wanted mines in gold but...they were special edi?? or something and cost more/.i think
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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oh yea i forgot to give you guys the name of the tires ..they are FALKEN ZIEX ZE329 =) thanks
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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test fitted with 215/50's. I think I need fender work.
-tires are just for fitting. There shitty firehawks that we happened to have at work.










tape measure reads ~50mm
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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hahha nvrdone =) yealp i think you will need fender work if your planning to run 215s .. ...the 205s i have on already have a chunk missing from me dumping my car tooo low ...i have to say it looks nice when it barely have a gap between the tire and the fender...lol so i tried to roll the fender... but paint started crackin =) with heat gun too....so i just gave up and raised it about an inch ...no rub .. so far..but i eventually will have my fenders rolled and dump my car again =) yealp take soem more pics =)) !@!!!when you finish with it...
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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someone post a pic with the 1.5's in the front and the 3.5's in the back
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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metal did you happen to find out the camber specs and could you take a straight up and down pic of the front and rear? I think I'm going to get the shine ventless front fenders and I would like a visual for your fitment as I have spec alignment.

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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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super clean metal.. i'm looking forward to getting these in black for my white fc
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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gorgeous fcs
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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what was the cost on those?
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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those wheels are teh sex
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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Wow i love your car Metal, soo clean..
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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How does one go about rolling the fender lip under without putting dipples in the fender?
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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These are the wheels to have!
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Roll n pull the fenders! Those wheels look sexy on an FC hahaha
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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The wheels look nice, but its even better when you have REAL Panasports and roll/pull the fenders.



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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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Finally got them on today and i have to say im pretty pleased. It doesnt stick out too bad with stock suspension and a little stretch on the tire.

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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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http://photos.fotogp.net/p748920337/...1F72#305667954

pic of my car on the track with the 16x7s 38mm offset taken just this past weekend.

For those considering these rims be warned that the little fake chrome screws that make it look like a two piece rim come out very easily. Ive lost probably a dozen already on the track. I finally got fed up and im going to be pulling them all out before the next event. I dont care because they are track wheels and get beat to hell by brake dust anyway but for those who like the apperance you might want to get some green locktite and pull them all for a dab.

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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 03:04 AM
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sexy!
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 03:22 AM
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How did you manage to lose so many of those chrome screws? Mine are all tight and fine and I autox'd and drove the car hard a lot.
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