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Wald & 19" or 20" and lowering?

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Old 03-12-10, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by vietpr1nce
with the tein CS, are you able to tuck the tires at the lowest setting??
mine could go even lower, but the tires are tucked in nicely. the only limitation how low you could go would be your offsets. if they're very aggressive, you'll get rubbing at some point. you'd either have to roll your fenders then. or go back up a little. i'm lowered about 1.5 in the front a 2 inches in the rear. i could another .5 - 1" all around. i just didn't want the completely slammed look. gets a little ricey in my opinion.
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My car is set up pretty low to begin with but the wald kit makes the front clearance a fair amount lower to the ground. If you decide to lower the car and have this kit be prepared to use angles when going up and down driveways/entrances/speed bumps. I’ve had this setup for about 6 years now and you’ll get used to driving like this fairly quickly after scraping the first time.

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Originally Posted by jsl757
My car is set up pretty low to begin with but the wald kit makes the front clearance a fair amount lower to the ground. If you decide to lower the car and have this kit be prepared to use angles when going up and down driveways/entrances/speed bumps. I’ve had this setup for about 6 years now and you’ll get used to driving like this fairly quickly after scraping the first time.

BEAUTIFUL SC ! The pics were a treat, and the photography was IMO top notch Thanks for posting
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Originally Posted by 007
BEAUTIFUL SC ! The pics were a treat, and the photography was IMO top notch Thanks for posting
^^+1 Where can I find more pics of that beautiful white SC?
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More pics can be found at the bottom of my sig.
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Quite a Beauty indeed!!

Do you always drive it that low? I scrape if i'm not careful and mine is all stock (for now). How do you do it? Did I tell you your car looks AWESOME!!
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i am gettting 20x8.5 F and 20x10 for Rear, i am going with 275/30/20 on the rear but i can't decide for the front, i would like to have a little stretched with a curve, any ideas?
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Originally Posted by jsl757

Dang, that really is a beautiful SC. I'd like to lower mine but leave bodywork and wheels stock.

It sounds like the Tein CS is the way to go. Might I ask, having not done research yet, any advice on where to purchase?

And, since it's adjustable, are there issues where the car doesn't sit evenly?

Thanks,
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20's are a must but one can always adjust the front depending on what your front suspension set-up. When I had my SC, I couldn't even clear soda cans on it's side so I had to be VERY careful but as Jerald said, one learns and changes his/her driving style.
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Originally Posted by Dan_K
20's are a must but one can always adjust the front depending on what your front suspension set-up. When I had my SC, I couldn't even clear soda cans on it's side so I had to be VERY careful but as Jerald said, one learns and changes his/her driving style.

When you "had" your SC? Why did you sell it? Looked like another sweet ride! What front lip is in the one pictured?
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so since nobody replied back to my question! i decided to go with Falken FK452s 225/35/20 in the front and 275/30/20 in the rear. i hope they'll look good and not stretch too much They are going to put them on next monday i will take some pictures and post them, and i'll be selling my chrome oem 18"s
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Originally Posted by Peter_Klim
When you "had" your SC? Why did you sell it? Looked like another sweet ride! What front lip is in the one pictured?
Dan had one of the nicest SC here.
He sold his car and parted out every aftermarket parts a while ago.

He had the Wald kit on his SC.
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Originally Posted by Peter_Klim
When you "had" your SC? Why did you sell it? Looked like another sweet ride! What front lip is in the one pictured?
Originally Posted by talwang
Dan had one of the nicest SC here.
He sold his car and parted out every aftermarket parts a while ago.

He had the Wald kit on his SC.
Thanks for the kind words. I forgot what the wheel set-up was but I do remember that I could have gone a half-inch wider in the front, almost all of it towards the outer lip. The rears were 11's and nothing else could fit.

After the SC, I ended up getting a 4-door M3 (no family but I have always loved sedans) and then a GTR. I have to admit though, when I see a SC, my eyes are still drawn to it because I do miss it, *sigh.

P.S. Long time no talk Richard. Hope all is well.

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Old 03-20-10, 03:13 PM
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Dan_K is the most generous guy I've known here on CL.
He gave me his Soarer emblem set, Tom's scuff plate, and JDM nonsmoker box all for free.
He even offered to give me the oem repair manuals.
I'll definitely pass these stuffs and some of my rare JDM items to the next lucky SC430 member when my SC retires.

The good things about Wald kit, it is popular and timeless.
The bad thing is the Wald knock-offs are all over on eBay selling only at 50%-60% off the msrp.
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