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Just did the unthinkabe!.22 inch with brand new painton 95

Old 05-14-13, 03:53 PM
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What deck is that? Did you do the install yourself?
That deck is a JENSEN VM9424BT, with things like rear view camera,satellite,MP3,DVD,CD and even NAV.
Old 05-17-13, 01:13 PM
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car looks pretty good IMO. It brings me to a question which I've had. I'm looking to go 20" (or bigger) on mine but I still want it lowered. Anyone ever tried this? Results? No bashing please....just insight.
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Any love on this question?
Old 05-18-13, 09:19 AM
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Not my cup of tea but do whatever makes you happy.
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Not my style either but I'm an old fart. If you like it, then it's all good.

I would strongly suggest that you keep the original wheels in case you ever decide to sell the car. You will get much more for the car with the correct wheels and you can sell the aftermarket wheels by themselves.
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How did you reinforce the suspension? Did you have to raise the car to get the rims to fit? Looks good. Curious about the ride quality.
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The snowflake wheel is a different touch. Overall she looks prety good, the color and wheels work. The question is though how does it ride?? It looks like those dueces fill up that wheel well real well.

The Gen 1 was classy why did you sell it?

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Old 05-19-13, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Twista4004
car looks pretty good IMO. It brings me to a question which I've had. I'm looking to go 20" (or bigger) on mine but I still want it lowered. Anyone ever tried this? Results? No bashing please....just insight.
I sold the 90 because I had just bought he 1995.
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Old 05-21-13, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by blkstealthpaid4
I sold the 90 because I had just bought he 1995.

You got my hopes up lol. I thought you were about to shed some insight on my question.
Old 05-24-13, 05:22 PM
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Yeah Nah. Not a fan of the wheels.
Old 05-24-13, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Twista4004
You got my hopes up lol. I thought you were about to shed some insight on my question.
Twista, I wish I had answers for you.Not much you can do with big wheels except modify the stock springs by a little compression.I have seen 20s lowered but I am not sure how they did it.
The wheels are not for everyone but it is nice to me.More pics the day I picked up the car from car after paint wax and buff.
I added more pics from the old LS.That was a classic, but I love my 95.I went 18s with the 90 and then latter 20s.
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I like the style of the wheels. I think they would look much better if you lowered the car and did a roll and pull on your fenders. What are the specs on those rims?
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Originally Posted by blkstealthpaid4
Twista, I wish I had answers for you.Not much you can do with big wheels except modify the stock springs by a little compression.I have seen 20s lowered but I am not sure how they did it.
The wheels are not for everyone but it is nice to me.More pics the day I picked up the car from car after paint wax and buff.
I added more pics from the old LS.That was a classic, but I love my 95.I went 18s with the 90 and then latter 20s.
Buffing time after 6 months of brand new paint.
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Old 10-31-13, 11:14 PM
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Re-DONKED-ulous!
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So, I'm curious. Are you just going to leave the height as-is, or are you going to do something wild like slamming/lifting it? Also, just out of curiosity, how's the ride? 20s seems interesting enough as far as road feel goes, but 22s must be a whole new ball game.

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