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Old 05-16-09, 12:19 PM
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the Car looks AMAZING I love that kit for the 430...my favorite of course but I'm bias

Originally Posted by VIPin626

if u wanna tuck u can't be flush cuz obviously if its flush it won't
tuck... its 2 different looks... and i gotta say this car is s i c k..
gonna have to disagree here. I can tuck and be flush on air.
Old 05-17-09, 04:42 PM
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I have the same wheels in 20x9 and 20x11. The wheel design is a big reason for the small lips. The face is actually concave so you have a thicker disc and lose some lip. I have high disc front and low disc rear and the lug holes are much deeper on the high disc.

BTW I love my wheels and your Mode kit is damn sick!
Old 05-18-09, 01:04 PM
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very nice build, congrats
Old 05-19-09, 02:05 AM
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thank you for the complements
Old 05-19-09, 06:20 AM
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Ame, what size is your rears? 20x11 + what ?



Originally Posted by AME_VIP
I have the same wheels in 20x9 and 20x11. The wheel design is a big reason for the small lips. The face is actually concave so you have a thicker disc and lose some lip. I have high disc front and low disc rear and the lug holes are much deeper on the high disc.

BTW I love my wheels and your Mode kit is damn sick!
Old 05-19-09, 11:47 AM
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i would like to know a little about your ss kit. i am thinking about doing this in the near future. i am currently on stock wheels but have an 05 UL w/ controller. how much did you get the youzeland kit for, oh you said pro do you remember how much for the non pro kit? also is it true it doesn't mess with the suspension at all? what are the pros and cons of the SS kit?
Old 05-19-09, 07:27 PM
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This is a nice shot. How much is the exhaust?

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Old 05-20-09, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by sojah
i would like to know a little about your ss kit. i am thinking about doing this in the near future. i am currently on stock wheels but have an 05 UL w/ controller. how much did you get the youzeland kit for, oh you said pro do you remember how much for the non pro kit? also is it true it doesn't mess with the suspension at all? what are the pros and cons of the SS kit?
SSkit costs ~58000yen and the pro costs about 94000 yen. The regular ss kit drops the car 30mm by changing the mounting point of the knuckle. The ss prokit does that plus move the wheel 10mm back to increase more clearance between the wheel and where the front bumper of the car starts. Those are just the pros and i guess the cons is that it'll alter some of your suspension geometry such as the angle between the upper and lower control arms and also the caster. i am not sure how bad this is for the car but at the least, it will require you to get the car realigned but this is already the case if you are going to lower it with the datasystem controller. hth

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Old 05-20-09, 04:31 AM
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thanks ^ ^, do you know if you can start out with the non pro kit and add the pro ball joints piece at a later date without having to re-purchase the whole kit? i'm on stock wheels right now and wouldn't really need the pro kit's extra wheel well space, especially not for the additional 350$ plus installation costs. are you 2 thumbs up on the ss kit yourself??
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The front ss pro kit and non pro is completely different. it's not just the ball joint but also the aluminum spacer that they supply, the block for the pro is wider plus the hole is shifted off center. i would recommend getting the pro kit over the regular one if you plan on going with aggressive wheel fitment or if you will be driving low. And yes i love the ss kit on the car
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Originally Posted by tl.nguyen



This is a nice shot. How much is the exhaust?
The exhaust goes for about $1500
Old 05-22-09, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by speedaddic
gonna have to disagree here. I can tuck and be flush on air.
so when its completely down its INSIDE the fender..
so then it would be tucking.. where does this flushness
come from? u can be flush or u can tuck.. you aren't making
much sense.. maybe im just not following where you are going with that...
Old 05-22-09, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by VIPin626
so when its completely down its INSIDE the fender..
so then it would be tucking.. where does this flushness
come from? u can be flush or u can tuck.. you aren't making
much sense.. maybe im just not following where you are going with that...
it is possible, takes skill and a good body man.

I tuck tire when I drive and still completeley flush

and Im sure speeaddic is experienced enough to pull that off as well
Old 05-22-09, 09:46 PM
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^^^ maybe he means tucking rim as well....not just tires?
Old 05-23-09, 04:35 AM
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Awesome. I love the pipes and the rear spoiler.


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