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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Sc0pe
lol, refer to them as "The Waffles" and see if it catches on
Aha you'd be surprised how many of my friends that know about the wheels called them waffles. I was like where did you pick up the L from? Lmao
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Old Sep 5, 2013 | 10:51 PM
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19 x 11 +0 and 19 x 10+5 fronts - tires are 265/30/19 and 225/35/19

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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 10:55 AM
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for some reason i always thought you were on 20s! the bazreias look so BIG! i dig it all regardless!
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 11:01 AM
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I did have 20's at one point LOL.. I might consider them again once I go full aero... I always loved how Steve's car looked on 20's with the lip kt

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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 11:33 AM
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got some love from elvis!

current specs:
19x9.5 +24 225/35
19x10.5 +24 235/35

need to find replacements though as these wheels are currently on loan.

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this is WITHOUT opening my strut towers to clear the ball joints. the camber RCAS do push out the wheels.
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stops perfectly, within millimeters of the fender!
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 11:35 AM
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Nice bro... yea the clearance holes only allow you to ride lower with out banging... but you cant really do overall that much lower... You will be sitting on frame and exhaust after that LOL...
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 01:11 PM
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Tim did you sell your other wheels?
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SuicidnS13
Nice bro... yea the clearance holes only allow you to ride lower with out banging... but you cant really do overall that much lower... You will be sitting on frame and exhaust after that LOL...
ah cool yeah any lower and something will definitely scrape!

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Tim did you sell your other wheels?
the viennas, nah they are still here, unfortunately ! i may put my shallens on my tacoma for kicks!
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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 02:51 PM
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Looks good tim!




I just took my wheels to get new tires put on and the retards at the tire shop managed to mangle the lips on all 4 wheels, cutting deep and noticeable grooves into the top and back side of all the lips.

Back to the refinished on their dime, but WTF!? I got 1week on the wheels after getting the car back together before they are gone again!
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 01:22 AM
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That's horrible man at least they're coughing up dough to do the work.

How did Steve ride that low on 5zigen's **** I need to take notes cuz his clearly look couple inches or more closer to the ground than mine.

I wanna see Shallens on a Tacoma !
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by VanCityLS4
That's horrible man at least they're coughing up dough to do the work.

How did Steve ride that low on 5zigen's **** I need to take notes cuz his clearly look couple inches or more closer to the ground than mine.

I wanna see Shallens on a Tacoma !
he was (and still is) on airrunner. He drove mostly high.

I have love for the guy but i was never a fan of how his car looked at that point when it was rolling, same goes for any other super aggressively fit car on bags. If you get the car fit aggressively completely laid out, it looks mexi-flush when aired up.
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 05:48 AM
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It's too hard to remember the details on each build... I definitely have static love & wouldnt give up that feeling/connection with the road. Some people aspire to park hard I guess. Mad respect for a filthy ride height but some people need to daily their cars & get out of underground parking garages.
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
he was (and still is) on airrunner. He drove mostly high.

I have love for the guy but i was never a fan of how his car looked at that point when it was rolling, same goes for any other super aggressively fit car on bags. If you get the car fit aggressively completely laid out, it looks mexi-flush when aired up.
unless you roll aired out or almost near aired out, which seems to be the current trend nowadays with people on air.
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
he was (and still is) on airrunner. He drove mostly high.

I have love for the guy but i was never a fan of how his car looked at that point when it was rolling, same goes for any other super aggressively fit car on bags. If you get the car fit aggressively completely laid out, it looks mexi-flush when aired up.
Yea most guys on air have the settings at high heights. Its awful.
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by xtremex626
unless you roll aired out or almost near aired out, which seems to be the current trend nowadays with people on air.
Actually the trend is a coilover airbag setup like mine. Set the bags at the psi you need for stiffness, then adjust drive height via the coil over. Lay frame when needed, cruise low and as stiff (or lower and stiffer in my case) as riding on coilovers. And still have some useable lift to get into awful parking structures etc. Costs a lot more than your average air suspension setup, but it is worth every penny to not have to ride around in DONK status. Rolling around low psi with a standard strut setup is awful. I tried it on my GS and the body roll was horrendous.
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