What would you get?!
What would you get?! LT headers with a ORY with NO traction because of bald tires, or 4 brand new wheels and tires?! This decision I'm going to have to make soon! I have NO tread left on my tires and not sure how long they will last! I plan on getting 17x9.5 up front and 17x11 in the back with 275's and 315's. I know it IS pointless to get more power w/o being able to put it to the ground!! I already have some mods done 
I don't have tread on the backs, but I do on the fronts 
Maybe I can get headers w/o installing them, and the wheels and tires installed, cause I can do that. The extra 450 bucks for installation i can put towards wheels
Maybe I can get headers w/o installing them, and the wheels and tires installed, cause I can do that. The extra 450 bucks for installation i can put towards wheels Yeah, plus I only have a 15" lift from my jack 
I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds!
I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds! that sucks man. 450 for install is ripping you a new one, there's got to be someone who can do it for less than that. i know i went to my local NAS and got on their drive on lift and it took me 4 hours takin my time. Should only take me 2 hours to swap out headers next time.....hopin to swap from 1 3/4 to 1 7/8 here in the next few weeks.
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The thing is I'm updating the wheels to a different wheel size. I thought about getting some nitto drag radials just in the back for the time being, but that is a couple hundred wasted towards the new tires/wheels. I have thought about getting the headers and the tires at the same time. Maybe I can talk him down till about 225
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Verdad Gallardo I still can't think of what I'm gonna go with. I know I won't the power, but I need the traction. I sold a bunch of stuff as well to get the headers and everything. I have state inspection coming up in July, and in VA I guess they just do the visual inspection. Knowing that I'm probably going to have a price issue with installation and inspection, I could just get the headers after the inspection, but that might take me a while. Man I hate this.
Originally Posted by blind527
Yeah, plus I only have a 15" lift from my jack I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds!
I need a good 30-35 inches for clearance. They said it would take about 8 hours to do, plus I don't have tools to cut the existing welds!
there is no way i would pay 450 for install definitely do it your self if your worried about the weld just install it and than have a muffler shop weld it for 30 bucks or find someone on here that lives by you to install em for you hell id do it for 150 bucks
Originally Posted by Red99TA
Why do you need to cut existing welds? Do you not have stock manifolds and y-pipe right now? I had a '94 Z and didn't have to cut anything when I pulled off my stock manifolds and y to put in my hooker LT's. It is a bit of a pain and the car needed to be REAL high up. You can get it high enough w/ 15" jacks...just be innovative. I had about 8" or so of boards that I put under the jacks to get enough clearance. The hard part was that even after that I had to pull the motor mount bolts and jack the motor up another 2"-3". I think mine was a harder than normal case though.
I have the stock y pipe and exhaust manifolds, but I have a catback system welded on there. I'm also getting a 3" cutout placed somewhere on the pipes and I don't have the correct materials to do it anyways. I don't have enough space/clearance in my garage. I can't have a lot of downtime though. I'll probably get the wheels/tires, but for now I think I'm going to flip a coin