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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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So I decided to post a few pictures of how the car currently sits as I went to get some groceries.

You can see the front is pretty sunk, but I have 1.5" spacers on the way and the car is pretty dirty.

Also photos are with a iPhone for quality reference.





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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 01:37 PM
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Nice car but too low for me and you are gonna kill front tires like no other lol. Im sure it rides like absolute Shyte ??
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by LOHRTBT
Nice car but too low for me and you are gonna kill front tires like no other lol. Im sure it rides like absolute Shyte ??
Tsssk, Tsssk... He's on air ride suspension.


OP, how narrow are your front wheels? 8.5"?
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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They are 9.5" rear are 11"
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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holy ****! haha that is low, front tires def need to come out some the rears fit in there real nice though. On a side note i would never want my car that low haha but its your car man keep doing your thing
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 02:21 PM
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Hmmm i'm on the fence with those wheels. I like the ones in your sig better.
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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GOtcha...knowing on Air ride...I retract my previous statements lol
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 04:27 PM
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Yeah, I have already been looking into 18" sets of wheels.

But a lot of people keep telling me no, this gives it that drag wheel look with a crazy low stance. I don't know I'm up in the air.
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i think its cool.. way to be different from everyone else!! hows the ride? and get some pics at ride height..
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 08:42 PM
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Looks Photo shopped to me, not digging the rims..........
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 10:54 PM
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cosign on the wheels, don't care for them on this car in particular.. but i envy your suspension setup, must eventually do an air ride!!

gonna look a lot better with the spacers on the front!
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 12:35 AM
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You gotta love how cell phone pictures have progressed. Those wheels like like Work Equips! I personally like the wheels in your sig. But damn is your car sexy!
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:48 AM
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I'm on the fence with the wheels, but it is your car. But the air ride is badass, I need to just bite the bullet and order a kit for my car.

What did you end up going with and what was the cost?? That is if you don't mind sharing
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 06:59 AM
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What does it look like when it's not slammed to the ground?
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:07 AM
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That stance is sick!!! Very nice car bud. The only thing I would change is painting the SLP grille red to match..
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 12:20 PM
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I went with the ridetech shockwaves/cool ride and got an air management kit from bagriders.com as ridetech's management kit is robbery.

It rides 100x better
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 12:37 PM
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Looks great. I acutally really like the new wheels.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 02:02 PM
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wow that thing is slammed! do you drive it around that low?
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:15 PM
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Any build pics or parts list?

More pics!
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:09 PM
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No I can't drive it that low, The tire is actually pushing on the fender.

If I had smaller wheels or more stretched tires it would sit lower.

And the parts list is just:

RideTech Shockwave front kit
RideTech Coolride rear kit
Bag Riders AutoPilot V2 kit

I'm actually looking into trading/selling these wheels too if anyone is interested. I want a set of 18s, possibly 19s.
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