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Old May 16, 2003 | 05:37 PM
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Thumbs up Am I the first one?

I just got them. 18x9.5 SSR Comps with 265/35's These things are ******* sweet. They even have cool little SSR valve stems. But NO centercaps...WTF? Should they come with center caps? Also they have the wheel centering ring thing, does SSR not make a FD specific hub?

I'm very happy with them though, they look really good on a black car. You'll have to wait till sunday for pics though.

BTW I have the little SSR decals if anybody wants them, best offer.

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Old May 16, 2003 | 07:21 PM
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SSR does not make hubcentric wheels. I thought there would be caps, call tire rack. You're aren't the first though. lol.

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Old May 16, 2003 | 07:23 PM
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Pics?
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Old May 16, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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93R1, what tire sizes did you get? How's the fit? FWIW, I think you should put the decals on and not worry about the centercaps. I think they're ugly anyway LOL
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Old May 17, 2003 | 12:17 AM
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Steve Cirian has 18x10's all around on his FD. He's MilesBFree on the board I think. Nice job BTW, get those pics up you know where!
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Old May 17, 2003 | 01:55 AM
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Very, very nice! Bring on the pics, man. What kind of tires did you go with and did you weigh the wheels+tires before mounting them?
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Old May 17, 2003 | 04:55 AM
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I know another gentleman around here named Mike with the setup on some V700s or something. I wasn't aware that the Type C came in a 10" width suitable for stock fendered FDs. He might have the 9.5's that are seen.

I don't have pics but he was at laguna last year during that ALMS race car show thingy.

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Old May 17, 2003 | 09:25 AM
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Pics will be up tomorrow guys. I went with Yokohama AVS ES 100's.

I haven't put them on yet since its raining like a bitch over here right now.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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Center caps were on a one week backorder. They'll be here soon.

Well they are finally mounted on the car and they are bad ***. I'm borrowing a digital cam from a guy at work tomorrow, so hopefully I will have pics tomorrow night. There is plenty of clearance between the wheels and spring/strut on the front and back. Honestly you could probably go with an 18x10 all around and not have any problems as long as the extra 1/2 inch was on the inboard side of the wheel. The closest thing to worry about is the trailing arm but its about an inch away so no worries. I'll probably still roll the fenders just to be 100% safe, but I think they are fine.

Looks like we have another good fitament. 18x9.5 +50 WILL work all around on stock suspension with 265/35's.

Now I just need to lower it like an inch and it will be ****
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Old May 20, 2003 | 08:49 PM
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Well I finally got some pics. I borrowed a friends camera since mine broke. The pics are kinda shitty but you can get a good idea. I couldn't attach the pics here because they are too big, so:

Here's the pics
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Old May 20, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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Damn, I might just have to change my mind and go with 18s to get that size and offset. Looks great though. Please post a follow-up after you do some hard corner hitting and let us know if you get any rubbing.
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Old May 20, 2003 | 10:30 PM
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Sweet! Looks awesome .
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Old May 21, 2003 | 05:06 PM
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Where's Manny?
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Old May 21, 2003 | 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by Slidin FD
Steve Cirian has 18x10's all around on his FD. He's MilesBFree on the board I think. Nice job BTW, get those pics up you know where!
Actually, I think Steve Cirian has Kinesis K58's in 18x10's. But, the SSR Comps look good. Nice!
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Old May 21, 2003 | 06:16 PM
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Thanks
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Old May 21, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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Originally posted by 93 R1
Where's Manny?
Suhwheeet (personally I like the wheels WITHOUT the centercaps, but I'm a "racer-boy" LOL )! Told you they'd fit LOL May go 18s myself. The 265/35-18 fits perfectly on the 9.5 wide. The 50-mm offset is KEY!

Ok, now show me some love by emailing me a full size pic of your avatar (m.lozano@comcast.net) LOL

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Old May 22, 2003 | 07:17 AM
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I don't have a full size. It was a thumbnail pic that I linked to my avatar. Sorry
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Old May 22, 2003 | 08:05 AM
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They look excellent Justin.
Here are the ones I saw at MADS with those rims.




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Old May 22, 2003 | 03:36 PM
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Cool thanks Dave.

I might just leave the center caps off. They do look kinda gay.
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Old May 22, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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uhh huhh...
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Old May 23, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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BTW...They ended up costing $2460 mounted and balanced with lugs. I got the yokohama avs es 100's
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Old May 24, 2003 | 08:31 AM
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Great wheels, great tires, great price. You can't be happier with your purchase...ENJOY!!
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Old May 24, 2003 | 08:37 AM
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Originally posted by 93 R1
I don't have a full size. It was a thumbnail pic that I linked to my avatar. Sorry
Send me the link where you found "her"...
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