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FINALLY got the bags on! :)

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Old 12-15-08, 04:51 PM
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Default FINALLY got the bags on! :)

Ok, sorry for the terrible pics, but next weekend I'll be doing a shoot with QUALITY pictures! I got the car out of the paint shop a few weeks ago and finished the bags over the weekend:








Old 12-15-08, 04:56 PM
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looks good
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now that's low enough.
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Congrats! Looks good.....How do you feel about spacers?
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yep...needs spacers....what setup did you go with? Universal Air? What size are the wheels?
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Spacers are a no-no! I dont want to deal with the chance of effing up my fenders! (unless I'm wrong with my thinking) I already had an accident; the fronts have spacers though. I'll be trimming the fenders this week. Will that help with my fears if I were to put the spacers on? Flush IS sweet, but I want to be able to tuck too. Tucking is more important to me than flush but if I can get both... PLEASE let me know!!!

The rims are 22's. I'm thinking about putting 20's up front and keeping the 22's in the rear.. but its only on paper...
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Lookin' good with the bags...
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i knew those werent 20's..

anyway it looks nice
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At rolling height, are those wheels close to flush? A very big brake kit will fill in the wheels much better (or smaller wheels).
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I like the Air, the wheels are BURIED, especially the rears.

Minimum 1" spacer required, or a nice set of staggered 3-piece wheels
would really set it off.

I wouldn't recommend the 20/22" combo, will look like a Hot Wheels car.
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Tucking is more important to me than flush but if I can get both... PLEASE let me know!!!
tucking


raised up a bit...



no difference...I can tuck and raise it to be flush with air. Your car looks good with the 22"s but you can have both flush and tucked...just add some spacers. Like socalsc4 said, its waaaay sunken in
Old 12-15-08, 07:07 PM
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nice, where did you get th full curtain in the back? JZ international?
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nice kit , wheels are big ! and fitment needs some work but great start with your build , very fast too
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Glad you figured out the strut mount problem. But IMO 22's are way too big. And the wheels are really sunken in too.
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looks good, I think a nice set of staggered 20s would look great


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