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Old 07-08-07, 09:21 PM
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Default Lowenhart LDS 20's 8.5 & 10 on my car.

Alright, here is my first few shots of the wheels I picked up today. Nicer photos will come after I send the car off for detailing and tint. The fitments was indeed perfect. No rubbing anywhere. Full turn to turn on the steering with no issues. Fairly deep dish, about 2.5 inches lip in front and 4 inches in the rear. A bit noisier as expected. Ride is good on freeway and semi smooth streets, but once you slow down to about 10-15mph and the streets are imperfect, I feel the differences immediately. On previous stock 17", it absorbs alot of the harshness. A little bit more work on the steering than before, I'm guessing due to the wide tire? I was aiming to get some TrafficStar/Maya 5 spoke wheels much like the Wald as I really like that clean look but got a pretty fair deal with this set so here it is. Tipping the scale on the Bling side but I think this works.

Definitely needs to lower it as the fender gap is way too pronounce. Comments?













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looking good, once the drop, its gonna look sweet
Old 07-09-07, 06:14 AM
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Lookin' good, with a drop it'll look even better
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Originally Posted by vborder
looking good, once the drop, its gonna look sweet
Originally Posted by Seize
Lookin' good, with a drop it'll look even better

Yup, Yup, Yup!!! Drop that bad boy!!!! Other than that it looks reals sweet, nearly the exact same set up (wheels) as mine. Looking good, keep us posted with any future mods.

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looks good just remeber what i told you from before about the drop if you don't have an air suspension setup.
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I've got the Ultra with the air and am planning on getting the controller many others on this board are using. It just seems kinda pricey for what you get but I'll bite the bullet.
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need to slam that hoe!
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good look. cant wait to see it lowered!
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I dont think the wheel gap looks that terrible. Sure it would look awesome slammed, but considering the lose in ride comfort, how other cars tires gaps looks, and the pricing on the ride controller, i'd leave it alone.
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Before going the Datasystem controller route, I'm going to try the sensor rod adjustment first as it looks great on MikePae's ride. If I'm scraping too much even with the setting on Hi, I'll have to go the more expensive route and get the controller.
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