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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 12:19 AM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9730615878/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9730615878/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr
cousins,
test fitted some weksos vs-xx's 18x8 and 18x9
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9730616930/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9730616930/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr
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And i have the chance to get these for DIRT cheap. Sizing is just weksos too,
these are what they are on a q45, i think these were 8 and 9
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9730626116/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9730626116/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr

3 piece welded i believe, i hope i can just get the barrels grinded and pull the face out and rebarell it to the specs i want which is 18x9.5 +10 and 18x10.5 +0
also debating on whether to stick with 18's or go 19'

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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 03:33 PM
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thats too low lol, im ordering coilovers today.

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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SC4Paulo
New tranny mount and bolts since two were missing from mine, Thank you Clublexus and Sewell lexus parts!

Untitled by PJurisprudencia, on Flickr

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le sigh, that aftermarket mount looks like it had a bit more life left in it.

Fat front tires suck.

Untitled by PJurisprudencia, on Flickr
got stuck heading to work
im happy you posted this cuz i need new tranny mounts, the car kicks like someone rear ended me.

whos the guy in the picture? he looks angry!
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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Dude... that car will look great once you've finished up what you need to. Glad to see you're fixing what unfortunately breaks instead of deciding to get rid of it.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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You sir are insane for driving that low. haha
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 09:35 AM
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Hey Paulo, thanks for the posts. i enjoyed reading about your build.
I really like what you did with the calipers. The gold with the red looked nice in my oppinion. I think you should do another pair :-)
I have an SC that I lowered about 3 inches. it is difficult to drive it on the street. I scrap on a lot of stuff. Havent broken anything other then the front lip yet. (Knock on wood)
If you drive the car alot I would advise against it, but it's your car. do what you want. (It does look nice sitting that low)
After you get the height where you want it you are going to want to get an allignment right away. lowering the car changes the camber, and the toe. this will kill the inside edge of tires very very quickly. I went through 3 sets of rear tires in 1 summer, and I didn't really do that much driving.

You will probably need to get new rear control arms as it is common for the camber bolts to freeze/rust inside the bushing, and not be able to be adjusted. if you car is in a warm climate (no snow/salt) you might be able to get them free.
Adjustable toe arms are probably going to be needed too.
I'd hate to see you spend all that money on coil overs just to end up killing tires, and costing you a few more bucks.
If you do everything right the first time it will end up saving you a few bucks in the long run.

I also have gotten a lot of new parts from partsgeek . com they have been a good source for me if you can't find something at your local yard.

Good luck with the rest of your build.
Bob :-)
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Old Sep 16, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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I'd stay 18's if I were you... especially if you are just staying stock or 97+ body. IMO 19's look too big on these cars unless you have a larger body kit.
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SC4o0
im happy you posted this cuz i need new tranny mounts, the car kicks like someone rear ended me.

whos the guy in the picture? he looks angry!
idk random guy who tried helping get unstuck.

Originally Posted by Jos
Dude... that car will look great once you've finished up what you need to. Glad to see you're fixing what unfortunately breaks instead of deciding to get rid of it.
car is worthless, it has a rebuilt title so I'm choosing to stick with it.

Originally Posted by daSC4
You sir are insane for driving that low. haha
Thank you

Originally Posted by rdm20fan
Hey Paulo, thanks for the posts. i enjoyed reading about your build.
I really like what you did with the calipers. The gold with the red looked nice in my oppinion. I think you should do another pair :-)
I have an SC that I lowered about 3 inches. it is difficult to drive it on the street. I scrap on a lot of stuff. Havent broken anything other then the front lip yet. (Knock on wood)
If you drive the car alot I would advise against it, but it's your car. do what you want. (It does look nice sitting that low)
After you get the height where you want it you are going to want to get an allignment right away. lowering the car changes the camber, and the toe. this will kill the inside edge of tires very very quickly. I went through 3 sets of rear tires in 1 summer, and I didn't really do that much driving.

You will probably need to get new rear control arms as it is common for the camber bolts to freeze/rust inside the bushing, and not be able to be adjusted. if you car is in a warm climate (no snow/salt) you might be able to get them free.
Adjustable toe arms are probably going to be needed too.
I'd hate to see you spend all that money on coil overs just to end up killing tires, and costing you a few more bucks.
If you do everything right the first time it will end up saving you a few bucks in the long run.

I also have gotten a lot of new parts from partsgeek . com they have been a good source for me if you can't find something at your local yard.

Good luck with the rest of your build.
Bob :-)
thanks for all the info, yeah, I need new bushings first before i get an alignment and i daily it low. I'm used to driving low and know most of my roads so its not a problem for me, its random construction zones that i hate. :/ I'm all too familiar with camber and toe, and yes it does eat up tires pretty quick if not set correctly, no matter what though with negative camber you will always get uneven tire wear but with the correct toe you can minimize the wear. I get most of my new parts from Sewell lexus, their prices are pretty hard to beat! ill be picking up my motor mounts from them soon.
Originally Posted by FAT HEAD
I'd stay 18's if I were you... especially if you are just staying stock or 97+ body. IMO 19's look too big on these cars unless you have a larger body kit.
yup, i'm planning on sticking with 18's, I plan on going 97+ as well.
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Old Sep 17, 2013 | 11:45 PM
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Mustang wheels are getting sold so I threw my stock GS 16's back on I like how the car looks right now with matching wheels all around, since i will be coming up on extra cash i'll be ordering my motor mounts and maybe a new PS pump most likely a reman though. AC compressor not too worried since i still have freon left and its heading into winter. my 95 tails are getting shipped out to justin (sc4o0) and he also sent me a new climate control LCD to put on mine, if i successfully do it on mine, hell be sending his to do. Can't wait, just gotta pick up a new soldering tip,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796098556/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796098556/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr

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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796704764/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796704764/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr
never really got to put these to use
and gotta love those meet days
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796692635/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796692635/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796725736/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9796725736/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr

those pics were taken two hours before the actual posted meet time which was 7pm.
those are all of my friends lol
and i was holding parking for someone.

this might explain why i strive to be low, :P

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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 07:11 PM
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loving the car bud , made my decision on tinting my windows
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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 09:25 PM
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those garsons look bad *** on the car.
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Old Sep 18, 2013 | 09:41 PM
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those stock 16s arent bad, maybe plasti dip them! my a/c dont work at all so your lucky lol
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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thanks guys yeah I want to buy the garsons from my friend as soon as he wants to sell them. They look so rad.

broke out the buffer last night, buffed my front fenders, hood, headlights, and hafl my roof.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9814247074/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9814247074/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9814270986/http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjurisprudencia/9814270986/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/pjurisprudencia/, on Flickr
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picking up a portercable from my friend later this week so i can really get this thing to shine and the scratches out.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 08:34 AM
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Loving the color!
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