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Old 01-03-08, 05:45 PM
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Default AME Shallen test fit pt.2

So my stock tires were worn down to the belts, so I was forced to throw on my AME's before I got my damn Coilovers


















Gonna take a lot of Rolling+Pulling+Camber but I'll make it fit

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19x9.5 +16 Slo Disk General Exclaim UHP 225/35/19
19x10 +10 Slo Disk General Exclaim UHP 235/35/19

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Damn, very nice fitment. You're gonna need to be pretty low to fit those wheels.
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Originally Posted by chrispy
Damn, very nice fitment. You're gonna need to be pretty low to fit those wheels.
Haha yea, I'm going to get the fender as close to the lip as possible
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I love these threads... very nice.
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Originally Posted by thebeeguy
Haha yea, I'm going to get the fender as close to the lip as possible
nah man, you HAVE TO get the fender as close to the wheel lip
god that looks like my car so much...



when my bags are fully inflated!

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you got a lot of work ahead of you...


the rears are not a problem...the front will be a pain...hard to get good camber...may want to look into getting the jic upper strut mounts...or just get jic coilovers so the mount comes with them...definitely pull, some body work and repaint...at least it's black so you don't need to blend door...

should have gone down a size in tires...

g/l, car is gonna look dope...

where are you in cali?
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Wow! Now that's an aggressive fitment!
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If you dont like how they fit you can always give them to me!

Just playing....well, not really.

Great fitment though, pull those fenders and slam it!
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Thanks for the compliments guys


Originally Posted by Dennis-C
you got a lot of work ahead of you...


the rears are not a problem...the front will be a pain...hard to get good camber...may want to look into getting the jic upper strut mounts...or just get jic coilovers so the mount comes with them...definitely pull, some body work and repaint...at least it's black so you don't need to blend door...

should have gone down a size in tires...

g/l, car is gonna look dope...

where are you in cali?

Actually yea those are the coilovers I got. The JIC FLT-A2's. I ordered them from Aspec. They were supposed to come in on the JIC container mid December, but I assume the delay is because of the holidays/customs.

I will see what I can do with these tires, My other choice was going to be 215's front, 225's rear but I'll see how things go once the coilovers come in.

I live in the 951 area.
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if you were up north i'd help you out...well g/l...
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Damn that is going to look insane once it's done.
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That's a nice start, but like Dennis-C said, good luck...modding the front fenders will not be fun if you don't have any experience with that type of work. I recommend taking it into a shop to get the fronts done. Whichever route you choose, I'm sure it's going to look great when it's all done. It's good to see more LS's getting into the scene.
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Thanks guys

Ive had experience on fender work before so it'll be a LITTLE easier, but we'll see how it goes. Going to order my Eastwood fender roller soon, up until now I've just been renting it, but after all the renting I've done I could have bought my own to keep by now lol.

I will definately post up final results when everythings nice and tucked. Thanks a lot guys!
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good luck! those offsets will be a pita to fit in the front (roll SLOWLY :P) but its very do-able.

should look damn good dropped+flush
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sweet! mine looked like that when i was just on lowering springs.


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