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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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dunno where else to put it so i'm putting it here...mods, please move it to where you think might be better.

DIY 8J steelies






add some f185/60/15, r195/65/15 tires and you get










lol, this guys my hero!




shift ****


no suspension lol


maybe im the only one but i am cracking up

http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/294043/blog/
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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hahaha wtheckk
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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that's just to funny... VIP steelies....
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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VIP steelies what a Canadian looking invention , looks better than my SC430 chrome 18's on winter tires.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 02:06 AM
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Should just pull the caps off and paint the rims. LIP action!
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 02:49 AM
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Funny thing is that if he labels them as "JDM," they will sell over here
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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Wow.... I haven't seen many people "widening" their wheels. It seems very dangerous. I can't say I like that look with 60 series tires.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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It's steelies though, VW guys do it quite a bit.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Roflmao!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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Coco- are you back, man? I just got back yesterday.... too bad it's a "Tsuyu" seasons over there... I didn't see much VIP cars except few super VIP'd UCF20
and bone stock LS460's (460's were everywhere)...
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Caoboy
It's steelies though, VW guys do it quite a bit.
You're right. I forgot they were steelies. Still, I think it's ugly as hell.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by JP2SEA
Coco- are you back, man? I just got back yesterday.... too bad it's a "Tsuyu" seasons over there... I didn't see much VIP cars except few super VIP'd UCF20
and bone stock LS460's (460's were everywhere)...
i usually don't go back in the summer specifically b/c of the tsuyu . kinda miss the convinient store of japan and ramens.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Very unique, to be sure.

But looks horrid. Sorry.
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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I have heard of guys running custom steelies for drift. They make them in any width up to 11" with any offset you want.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 04:39 AM
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yea alot of VW guys does those to steelie for the wide llook
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