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Old 10-01-07, 07:40 PM
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Thumbs up dropped + new wheels...right after wash

Picked up some new wheels and coilovers, gave her a nice wash and this is the end result. Took the picture with my iphone....not horrible quality but decent.

Looks pretty good I think?
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Old 10-01-07, 07:45 PM
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What kind of wheels?
Old 10-01-07, 07:48 PM
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tight setup. How's the ride though? Is it real bumpy now that it's lowered?
Old 10-01-07, 07:58 PM
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Nice DPEs
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Originally Posted by Hartawan
Nice DPEs


Were those the ones you were selling?
Old 10-01-07, 08:06 PM
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Looks awesome
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Are those Bryan's wheels? Oh man......so HAWTTTT!
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I like the drop
Old 10-01-07, 08:34 PM
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Nice car man!

Post up better pics ASAP!

Can you give us the details of those wheels?
size, tire size, offset, costs, suspension???
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Originally Posted by 9520G
Were those the ones you were selling?
I never sold anything on CL
Old 10-01-07, 08:40 PM
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Yeah, I bought them off Brian. DPE R05 Variant S. Wheels are 19x8, 19x10 I believe. 225/30/19, 275/30/19...not sure of the offset. It's dropped on the JIC FLT-A2 coilovers. It's a little more bumpy than stock, but not as stiff as I thought it would be. The Tein SS coilovers in my friends Acura TL are a lot stiffer.

I'll have to take better pictures next time I wash, since the car is somewhat dusty already. Thanks for the compliments!
Old 10-01-07, 08:49 PM
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That looks awesome!
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Nice drop! And wheels!
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man, im debatin on the DPE's, or the Volk TE-37s. Anyone wanna help me?
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very cleannnn


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