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Old 01-19-2011, 04:09 PM
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removed the eibachs and threw in the ksports
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Originally Posted by tr6uma
removed the eibachs and threw in the ksports
looks sexy
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how many miles since Ksports on?
how many clicks for the street?
do you have any plans to track the V?
what's the ride quality?

...looks good...

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About time you got some new pics up haha
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Originally Posted by jerrycecco
how many miles since Ksports on?
how many clicks for the street?
do you have any plans to track the V?
what's the ride quality?

...looks good...

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less than 500 don't drive it much
How many clicks for the street???
Already took it to the track once but didn't do so good but def going back
Ride quality is actually pretty darn good for how low it is. just a bit stiffer

...and thx...
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oh man! that looks freakin sexy man! i think i want to go back to stock rims!
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Thats pretty much amazing lol I love it....
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Thanks guys for the comments! In the rear I have set at 15 and in the front at 27 or so. I need to mess with rear a bit more but I am very happy! Thanks to my boy PCH from my350z.com for the help with the install.
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That thing is on the ground! I likes!
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Looks great!
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Looks great!!. I have a set waiting to be installed in the spring along with new wheels. After seeing these pics, I cant wait. How much can the car be raised from those pics do you think? I dont want to be that low with 20" forged wheels on the car
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what profile tire are you running and how is the handling ???
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Originally Posted by big reg
Looks great!!. I have a set waiting to be installed in the spring along with new wheels. After seeing these pics, I cant wait. How much can the car be raised from those pics do you think? I dont want to be that low with 20" forged wheels on the car
yes you do want to be that low lol. but if you really don't want to it does raise up alot you have alot to work with. what wheels you getting... brand,width?
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yes you do want to be that low lol. but if you really don't want to it does raise up alot you have alot to work with. what wheels you getting... brand,width?
I ordered a set of True Forged wheels. I switched the design from the Mach 6 to a new wheel Steve designed. He has a poll to pick the name of the wheel. You can see the wheel on an Aston Martin Vantage on SVTPerformance. com. I went with 20x8.5f and 20x10R. They are 3 piece, Satin black with polished lips. The wheels were $3200 shipped. I ordered them at the beginning of December. It takes about 6-8 weeks to custom make the wheels.

I had a set of his wheels on my 03 Cobra and they are awesome. Compared to HRE and Iforged (Iforged are made in the same factory) they are reasonably priced and have tons of design options as well as colors, finishes etc....
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Originally Posted by lilgcts-v
what profile tire are you running and how is the handling ???
I'm running 225/45 up front I wanted 235's but could not find any used tires on that size they are small but fit good with no rubbing I couldn't stick with the stock tire cause it rubbed way to much. The back is the stock size. The handling is real good,turns feel real nice
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Looking good! Ride quality and handling is better then what he had before. Installation with very straight forward and simple. Before, he had 245-45-18 upfronts and 275-40-18 in the rear. He possibly could of kept that size in the rear if I could of actually gotten the Eastman fender roller to bolt up to the hub. Seeing that the roller comes in a universal 4/5 lug pattern, it was difficult to make it work on the V but I managed to roll his fender a tad bit. Also, by adjust the camber a 1 degree or so it would of worked. Upfront, we went with a 225 but a 235 would of worked as well. He has over an inch of space between the fender and tire compared to the 245. Can't wait till he orders his rims. We are going to try and fit some 19x10 and 19x11 on the car and run a 245 up front and a 265 in the rear. Just gotta read up on the offsets the V typically uses and go from there.
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Oh, and the car still has about an inch or two to go lower and you can raise it up to stock height. For the money, you can't be these ksports.
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How much are they are where can I find some? I wouldn't be able to get out my driveway if my **** was that low. Lol
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That looks really good.
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Can't disclose the price seeing my boy works there and trauma got extremely hooked up but let me see if I can't find someone that can help you. We got the last ones that they had in their warehouse in Gilbert, AZ.

You must have a very steep driveway/curb if you couldn't get out being this low :-) the curb to his driveway is pretty bad but he manages lol!!! Once you get used to it then it's second nature.


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