fliphm00b, is that the racing solutions rs3 front grill? If so, how is the fitment?

^no, its an authentic rs3 grille..

ball so hard

damn jaspper is it ok if i run the same set up as you cause that is super clean.....

Thanks man. But I'd much rather you didn't. Not that I can tell anyone how to spend money or build their car, but it would be great if I could keep the little but of originality that I have.

deem Jasper looking good! Sorry shes dirty! havent tweaked the rears yet either!
Oh and yes thats vinyl covering the holes from my oem lip for temporarily I threw on the lip for s__ and giggles :)


i like how you put the vynils over the holes from oem lip. i need to do that with mine until i can find a new oem lip instead of the rs1. whered u get the vynil from to match paint?

^naw I bought some from bluebatmobile.

^naw I bought some from bluebatmobile.

okay cool, thanks

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6762263537_a0587fa919_z.jpg

Gawd I love this OEM rear lip!

DAT A$S!

looks killer Jasp. that rear lip sets it off nicely

^its ok, ill probably sell them come spring...


ahhhh springtime :lalala::P

Before adaptors they are like +53 or something (vette fitment) so after adaptors they are going to be in the 30's

and harrison i hustled. hustled hard.


thats a high offset for 10.5. if you get it to +35 itd be 32mm less clearance on the inner side compared to stock wheels. gotta be careful you have clearance with your strut.

I currently have the equivelant of 10.5 +17 on my setup with some fender and quarter work done just so you have kind of an idea of what can and has been done.

Did you ever upload final pictures of your setup rrimportracer?

thats a high offset for 10.5. if you get it to +35 itd be 32mm less clearance on the inner side compared to stock wheels. gotta be careful you have clearance with your strut.

I currently have the equivelant of 10.5 +17 on my setup with some fender and quarter work done just so you have kind of an idea of what can and has been done.

can you post a pic of what your set up looks like?

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320659_10150763170200463_852210462_20611168_445906_n.jpg

those them Harrison?

going to lower the car more once i can get some different tires for the fronts. but for now:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6768535773_82b568d5c6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62737210@N02/6768535773/)
[url=http://www.flickr.com/people/62737210@N02/][/url

looks good man! I wish i was spoiler-less so i could run a roof spoiler :(

thanks irish! i was thinking about getting a rear lip spoiler soon, what rear spoiler do you have?

^Nice, I actually have the HIC and oem rear lip spoiler. Ill have to get some pictures soon with all the new additions.

I'm running a CF roof spoiler and a cf lip spoiler. Looks good IMO

i have the pedestal spoiler

i am thinking about adding an FM lip spoiler with my HIC roof spoiler. need some photos lol.

been searching around and cant seem to find a straight answer or a thread about this, which coilover is the lowest for the tc without modification to the coilover?

do we have a thread that states which ones are lowest to least lowest?

Did you ever upload final pictures of your setup rrimportracer?


i thought i did? ill have to look them up and post a few on here. final specs are:

18x9.5 +4 all around with 215/35 tires.

http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/25/74684_1b65b13e7c.jpg

http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/25/74687_8e0acc96b1.jpg

http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/25/74690_78b7be13d2.jpg

http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/25/74692_b7640fe214.jpg

http://i.clbsn.com/photos/1/25/74691_a8c389300c.jpg

^Damn, looks great! Must have missed the pics.

Quick cell phone pic of my HIC roof visor with OEM rear lip spoiler.

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/424063_10150619687431675_698836674_11399576_1677232143_n.jpg

I will have more update pictures shortly as I will be at Import Faceoff in Tucson this weekend. OEM front and rear lip will also be on by then too!

been searching around and cant seem to find a straight answer or a thread about this, which coilover is the lowest for the tc without modification to the coilover?

do we have a thread that states which ones are lowest to least lowest?

BC's with the extreme low kit all around, meaning short springs up front/short shock bodies in the rear.

been searching around and cant seem to find a straight answer or a thread about this, which coilover is the lowest for the tc without modification to the coilover?

do we have a thread that states which ones are lowest to least lowest?

Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but to my knowledge without modification would have to be BC. I know the B&Gs go low since that is my current setup, but the rear collars have to be removed for them to go low. Fronts require no modification.

BC's with the extreme low kit all around, meaning short springs up front/short shock bodies in the rear.

what he said ^^

and rrim what coils are you on? car looks great man!

i get my wheels back tomorrow :)

I LOVE how wide the front is, rrimportracer. Does it rub a lot?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6777424121_511444a5b2_z.jpg

I don't rub almost at all on the fronts actually. I had fender work done before doing in for paint so the only time I slightly rub is on a freeway onramp going fast lol.

I'm on ricelands for now but they're shot, picking up a set of BC coils from someone next month. If I keep the car for much longer then I'm gonna change it up again towards the end of the year

^^Are the Front coils Modified?
If So How Does It Ride

Had a guy at the inspection sticker place tell me to get bigger tires cause they were about to bust off the rim. I lolled. He would probably ____ himself if he saw some of yalls setups.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6780606869_0d4d518971_b.jpg

At a local first of the year meet..

^sexy front

^thanks mane! Here's another

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6781131713_42795901b6_b.jpg

that's one of the best looking cars on here

^x2 love those wheels

^thanks mane! Here's another

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6781131713_42795901b6_b.jpg

Holy sh_t....:bow: Your the reason why i still mod my car! Mad props! Keep up the good work.

Mark is killing it!!!

Stinky where have you been?!

Jasper no ways

Some updated pics of the ride

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/393919_10150626313176675_698836674_11423843_1744057459_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/397943_10150626331396675_698836674_11423871_766425341_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/424930_10150626312406675_698836674_11423838_265631716_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/407750_10150626312181675_698836674_11423837_1769092841_n.jpg

Mark, you're killing it man

fliphmoob, i want your grill :)

heres a recent pic of my tC

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/chubbykai/2012-01-29_17-27-22_47.jpg

photochopped....?

nope. its a real photo taken from my droid and unedited.

What what? Rim tuck in the butt? Are you bagged? Looks great. This is an example of how perfect a tC looks without a lip kit.

Gotta assume its bagged? If not.... that ____ is serious.

If so, it looks awesome!

flip, you should tuck the rear to get rid of that rake.

chubby, rear tuck looks radddd

Cory I think it looks like that cuz I'm rocking 225/35 in the fronts and 225/40 in the rears. The 40s are pretty tall. Also going to be dropping the rears more this weekend

word, thats the only thing that bugs me lol, other than that, looks awesome man! Love the new wheels

alright i admit it! its bagged haha. thanks for the compliments. i wanna space out the rears a little bit tho, i have about 5mm clearance to the fender when i fully dump it. oh and maybe lip kit coming

< dissapoint.

haha

i kno i kno :( i went through 3 sets of coils and just hated scraping everywhere, so i caved and got air ride haha

i was gunna say... holy tuckage batman!


looks nice

Just got it back from Wheelflip. Still waiting for the center caps

Iphone pic. More Pics coming soon

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/simpleclothingstore/IMG_8130-1.jpg

Nice Tom11x! How big are the lips now?

^i actually didnt redo the lips yet. They wanted 400 dollars to redrill to 5x100 and add about 1.5in more. I just paid for the polish

Going to try to save money for it soon

Ah I see, it looked fine the pics when u first got it?

Corrosion and Clearcoat peeling. Going to a event saturday will post new pics soon

^still waiting for more pics mark

Of what? Lol

of the setup of course

http://i40.tinypic.com/mmbn0n.jpg

I like the 527's, especially in gold.

Pics when its mounted please

does any one have pictures of keskin kt1 on tC? i am seriously think about getting them in 18x9 and 18x10.

^I haven't seen any pics posted. Go hard with 18x10s all around, that was gonna be my plan until I got some Style 5s.

Chubby ain't the only one who tucks...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/AJay101/IMG_1028.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/AJay101/IMG_1029.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/AJay101/IMG_1031.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/AJay101/IMG_1032.jpg

And just because I can and I would...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/AJay101/IMG_1035.jpg

Haven't been on this thing in a while... Got some nice looking cars in the past pages.

^looking good! what exhaust is that?

Damn dude. Nice. On air now too or just super low?

^looking good! what exhaust is that?

Looks like a Tanabe concept g

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ill post some photos of Jbell91 over here, do believe they were 18x9.5 35 et?! i think thats the specs of the group buy a while back. not entirely sure.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6827083377_8283dc4973_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827083377/)
Jason Pan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827083377/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6827082649_b8119eca14_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827082649/)
Jason Pan 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827082649/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6827081221_5e886f647f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081221/)
Jason Rear 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081221/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6827079323_cbf595e946_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827079323/)
Jason Rear 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827079323/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6827080065_cdc1ff8bc8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827080065/)
Jason RPF1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827080065/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6827081911_9406a137b4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081911/)
Adam Pan 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081911/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
and our friend adam, not sure his specs but they seem aggressive enough.

Looks like a Tanabe concept g

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sexy lookng and sexy sounding exhaust omg <3

^looking good! what exhaust is that?

thanx man, as Syldrin said, it's Tanabe Concept G

Damn dude. Nice. On air now too or just super low?

I'm on air. Been on it for the past couple months, wanted to make it a secret but waited to long until I forgot lol

Air lift?^

yessir, I used to be a skeptic but now I've found the light... that's until someone converts me to cup kits

^ same here. i went through a spring and shock combo to 3 sets of coilovers. just got fed up with scraping everywhere and bought bags. best mod ever :)

Damn more and more going to air...really got me thinking lol.

8) DO IT. i might sell my current air setup for a switch to a different company. you can pick mine up haha

^ same here. i went through a spring and shock combo to 3 sets of coilovers. just got fed up with scraping everywhere and bought bags. best mod ever :)

Ditto! Sell your stuff, we need to spread the good word of air. Air rides like the "new" christianity.

I'll be going air if I don't get the FR-S. The amount of money spent getting stuff repainted would pay for the air ride.

Yup, FR-S is super tempting. My TC is about paid off too.

ill post some photos of Jbell91 over here, do believe they were 18x9.5 35 et?! i think thats the specs of the group buy a while back. not entirely sure.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6827083377_8283dc4973_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827083377/)
Jason Pan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827083377/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6827082649_b8119eca14_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827082649/)
Jason Pan 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827082649/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6827081221_5e886f647f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081221/)
Jason Rear 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081221/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6827079323_cbf595e946_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827079323/)
Jason Rear 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827079323/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6827080065_cdc1ff8bc8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827080065/)
Jason RPF1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827080065/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6827081911_9406a137b4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081911/)
Adam Pan 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827081911/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
and our friend adam, not sure his specs but they seem aggressive enough.

:lalala::lalala:

I actually wanted to take panning shots too! Pictures came out clean man.

Holy sh_t....:bow: Your the reason why i still mod my car! Mad props! Keep up the good work.

I love this car, wheels looks amazing.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6855751729_970ffbab68_b.jpg

^ killin it Mark nice :bow::)

Loving my new OEM GFX Rear lip. Mark kind of has me wanting a new front lip, though

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx143/Jasperashmusic/TCRAIN-1.jpg

did a quick shoot today :lalala:

i know i know... i need spacers.





http://i42.tinypic.com/2qn2ik7.jpg



http://i44.tinypic.com/15np2z7.jpg

^you need to go lower

did a quick shoot today :lalala:

i know i know... i need spacers.



Quick Question...What camera settings did you use?.....Flash?

Looks Crazy clear & nice!

Quick Question...What camera settings did you use?.....Flash?

Looks Crazy clear & nice!

I'm using a canon EOS rebel t3 manual exposure and focus. No flash used

^you need to go lower

I know :/ I'm on bc coils I need to order shorter shock cartridges for the rear and swift springs for the front. Just tight on money

Are you maxxed already on your bc's?

Are you maxxed already on your bc's?

Yea.

Mark do you bottom out with the new lip?

you guys make me wanna get an oem lip kit. hate you guys for making me spend money :) haha

IMO, when you're as low as you are, it looks perfect without a lip kit. Something about the stock body laid out like that looks so good.

I would love a lip kit but it would be gone in an hr of driving :/ speed bumps in my neighborhood suck donkey balls

^ The OEM lip kit doesn't hang lower than the stock body. Every other kit does but with OEM you don't have to worry about that.

Mark do you bottom out with the new lip?

Yeah my bumper comes off when I hit a bad dip, not all the way though

^ The OEM lip kit doesn't hang lower than the stock body. Every other kit does but with OEM you don't have to worry about that.

Oh yeah? I might consider the OEM lip then. I'm not as low as you guys (stechs) and always wondered how yall drive with front lips.

After my run in with a damn animal at night I knew I didn't have money to be fixing my car all the time so I just figured I wouldn't get a lip and deal with all the frustration when something happens to it.

Mark's been killing me with his tc... i want a rs3 grill and five axis front lip lol.

Haha not really mane, you still have Ihavenosn, jasper ash, jonajay, thekevin just to name a few

^ The OEM lip kit doesn't hang lower than the stock body. Every other kit does but with OEM you don't have to worry about that.

this whole time i had no idea, lol. I always thought that the 5 axis made the least difference..

time to start hunting down a lip! thanks

^ Good luck!

Haha not really mane, you still have Ihavenosn, jasper ash, jonajay, thekevin just to name a few

He's being modest. It's weird to see my name in there with those guys though. I still feel like the same kid on S-Techs and 17x8 RPF1s who had no influence on anyone.

^^^ You are :)






















JK BRO :)

:lalala: Florida tC's run thiss!!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6855751729_970ffbab68_b.jpg
hey flip would you happen to have any side shots of the car with this lip on it? ive been contemplating this for sometime with my oem sides

^yep, the lip maybe pointing up since I've been bottoming out and also since its not installed correctly just yet. I am waiting for my new front bumper to install it correctly and what not..


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6855752191_3aa46a5121_b.jpg

^yep, the lip maybe pointing up since I've been bottoming out and also since its not installed correctly just yet. I am waiting for my new front bumper to install it correctly and what not..


1. Your car is dope!
2. Want to sell me your front bumper once you buy/install the new one?
3. Your car is dope!

1. Your car is dope!
2. Want to sell me your front bumper once you buy/install the new one?
3. Your car is dope!

1. Thanks
2. Hope you know the rs3 grille and 5axis front lip won't be on my bumper lol.
3. Thanks again!

ahh yea i think im sold on it. just wanted to make sure it would flow good with the sides. should look sex with a big fmic in my grill.

1. Thanks
2. Hope you know the rs3 grille and 5axis front lip won't be on my bumper lol.
3. Thanks again!

oh i know, it's just that my front bumper is a mess, it has a ton of scratches and dents from driving so much, and parking in a city where people don't know how to park (SF).
Anywho enough of this threadjacking, please PM when your ready to sell it. thanks bro!

Get that tire situation taken care of.
Damn rake is killin it for me. haha

Cory buy me some ^_^

I actually kind of like the rake. idk. :shrug:

Cory buy me some ^_^

lol, i cant even afford my own.

I now have 10 wheels sitting in my garage and 2 more on the way, 6 of which need new tires. -_-
Tires got put on the backburner for now because seats are on the way, lol.

I know somebody in here wants to put their car on air. I'll hook up you R.A.W.S.P thread guys up if anyone's interested in my setup i've got for sale.

^ I can't tell you how badly I'd love to buy your air setup and finally put this car on the ground. I wan't air more and more everyday.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6903784579_031575a05c_b.jpg

eurolines are sold. new wheels coming up

Hmm...wonder if I know what they are...

drop the wheels off this morning at vrwheels. Getting it back saturday morning

excited to see what you have in store Tom

how faptacular

Uber Faptacular

Not baller but, xxr 527 with bg coils
http://i42.tinypic.com/el1fsh.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2vhy6c9.jpg

Is it just me or do those xxrs look tiny? Looks good tho

they do look really small, they're 17's right, but not the 17x9.75 right?

Looks super good, Andrew!

Thanks! There 17x9.75 et 25, I just pulled my fenders enough so it doesn't poke that's why they look smaller !

I really like the gold finish on the XXR's, a lot of manufacturers are crappy.

http://i39.tinypic.com/mb09hz.jpg

Nice! I love your silver.

Testing a new lens. Look cooool.

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx143/Jasperashmusic/Sigmatc.jpg

Looks good! lower the front!

andrew i thought you were selling the tc? Miss your tc that color is amazing

Pwee i was but decided to sell my bike, Didnt want a payment anymore, ill prolly sell it once i grad next year

Andrew that looks mint!

Jasp, what program do you use to edit?

oh, Yeah car payments suck as$. What ever happen to the motor? still the same one or you change it? If im not mistaken i thought it had a knock from the turbo kit.

yes, my axels n oil pan also went down hill, but every things good now lol!

looks dope andrew! i want to get wheels to but idk if i want to pay with plastic!! lol

Jasp, what program do you use to edit?

Photoshop CS5.

Looks good! lower the front!

I don't know what else I can do to get lower without more rubbing! Well... I can get 35 series tires but I'm kind of waiting for these tires to wear.

What are you on now a 40 series?
Ive been debating a 5axis kit, but not sure bout that lip holding on hitting all the bumps... any feedback?

heres a go pro pic instead of iphone quality lolhttp://i40.tinypic.com/314b59d.jpg

cant wait for my wheels!!! its going to 17x9 17x10.5 hehehe

Yeah, 40 series. ____ is weak. But 5A kit would look reeaaallly good on your car. But you can probably bet it will get beat up.

cant wait for my wheels!!! its going to 17x9 17x10.5 hehehe

What wheels? Im gunna be running 9.5/10.5 here as soon as the snow stops for good.

^havent been on to scionlife for a while. I realize we will be running the same lol.

Oh word? Interestingggggg lol

Still <3 you though i wasn't the first to do it, so i can't say nutt'n! :)

After watching this orgasmic thread since i became a member, i finally decided to join. Picked up a set of BMW reps for dirt cheap today. Looking forward to picking up some adapters+tires soon! :icon_juggle:


http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/jb021004/tc/Bmwrims3.jpg
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/jb021004/tc/Bmwrims2.jpg
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/jb021004/tc/Bmwrims1.jpg

Oh word? Interestingggggg lol

Still <3 you though i wasn't the first to do it, so i can't say nutt'n! :)



^hahahah. My wheels are currently at vrwheels.com Picking it up next saturday.

Nice man, i look forward to seeing them! I wish we had something like vrwheels here.

Knee: Specs?

Hey guys im new to the whole Stance/Aggressive fitment thing and I have some questions. Im already lowered on Megan springs and i recenty bought some XXR 526 18" x 8.75 +20 and im having trouble with the rear fitment. Ive already rolled the fenders but Im still getting A LOT or rub. What can i do so that I can drive it normally and not rub?

Thanks

Dial in some negative camber.

Knee: Specs?

Manaray EVO VR5

18x8.5 and 18x9.5 +35

With adapters i suppose i'll be at +20 or so

more like +10 lol

Lol, You think?? I was gonna get these.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/15mm-5x100-5x114-3-Wheel-Adapters-Custom-US-Built-4-/390391216561?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item5ae52139b1#ht_2314wt_905

Someone on here that runs them had great things to say about them.


Whatever regardless..first time on stance. Its gonna be fun 8)

with those itll be like 37mm roughly (1.5") and youll be sitting at -2 as the offset lol. i know from what i read you can get 25mm adapters

Ahhh.. WTF?? So they aren't 15mm? Which should only be a little over half an inch...

These adapters are actually 1.5 inches????

...k now im confused. Also, around how low in the offset numbers can i go without doing major fender work? I dont mind a slight pull but nothing major.

Ahhh.. WTF?? So they aren't 15mm? Which should only be a little over half an inch...

These adapters are actually 1.5 inches????

...k now im confused. Also, around how low in the offset numbers can i go without doing major fender work? I dont mind a slight pull but nothing major.

with 9.5 in the rear, i'd say lowest offest you can go without major fender work is +15, and it also depends on how much you stretch your tires. im running 9.5 all around +30 and maxed out camber with rolled fenders on 235's and i rub a bit. if i were to slim my tires down to 225 or 215 even, i can clear no problem.

going negative offset is insane and awesome, but requires some major fender modification

with 9.5 in the rear, i'd say lowest offest you can go without major fender work is +15, and it also depends on how much you stretch your tires. im running 9.5 all around +30 and maxed out camber with rolled fenders on 235's and i rub a bit. if i were to slim my tires down to 225 or 215 even, i can clear no problem.

going negative offset is insane and awesome, but requires some major fender modification

^ I'm running lower offsets on a 9.5 than +15, but with a 215 tire. Stretch really does quite a bit. Camber as well.

good to know. i was considering changing out the 235 to 215, but i got the 235 continental dw's for such a good deal haha. i kind of wish there was a way to achieve a tad bit more camber after you max out.

Ahhh.. WTF?? So they aren't 15mm? Which should only be a little over half an inch...

These adapters are actually 1.5 inches????

...k now im confused. Also, around how low in the offset numbers can i go without doing major fender work? I dont mind a slight pull but nothing major.

The ones in the link are 15mm. That would put you at +20 (35-15). But to run less than 25mm adapters, you have to make sure your wheels have the pockets in between the holes on the mounting pad so your stock studs can have room. Otherwise you'll have to shave them down until their flush (or a little less) with the adapter.

^^ WOW! Explanation was ON point JON! I've always had trouble understanding the whole adapter concept and i understand now. I think i freaking lucked out because i have gaps for the 15mm to fit!!!

Correct me if im wrong.. Took a pic for reference:

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/jb021004/tc/2012-02-24171151.jpg

with 9.5 in the rear, i'd say lowest offest you can go without major fender work is +15, and it also depends on how much you stretch your tires. im running 9.5 all around +30 and maxed out camber with rolled fenders on 235's and i rub a bit. if i were to slim my tires down to 225 or 215 even, i can clear no problem.

going negative offset is insane and awesome, but requires some major fender modification

^ I'm running lower offsets on a 9.5 than +15, but with a 215 tire. Stretch really does quite a bit. Camber as well.


Thank you guys. Big help as well!

^^ WOW! Explanation was ON point JON! I've always had trouble understanding the whole adapter concept and i understand now. I think i freaking lucked out because i have gaps for the 15mm to fit!!!

Correct me if im wrong.. Took a pic for reference:



No problem man. And yeah that's what I'm talking about. Those are pretty deep so you should have no problem. Also get the center bore of the wheels measured if you don't know already so they can make the ring the right size on the adapter to prevent vibration.

OK. I'll definitely do that. I didn't realize that was important.
I guess i'll google how to measure it. Or would this have to be done by a shop or something?

OK. I'll definitely do that. I didn't realize that was important.
I guess i'll google how to measure it. Or would this have to be done by a shop or something?

You can try calling Discount Tire or another shop that deals with aftermarket wheels. They should have a tool to measure it. You could do it yourself, but you need to know the inner diameter wall to wall, not on the top. It needs to be to a tenth of a millimeter.

Thank you, Sir.

Dial in some negative camber.

Would this be my only option?

^ You could also run smaller tires. Since you're on springs and the wheels are not very wide you wont need a lot of stretch. Maybe go down a tire size or two. Those are pretty much your only options unless you want to mess with the fenders.

Never really posted pics of my wheels or car.....so here it goes..


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7512.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7496.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7493.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7505.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7501.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7507.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7520.jpg

There not really aggressive. But there awesome looking

like he said ^^ not aggressive, but nice wheels man!

is it me or does your front tires look flat?

I was gonna say, looks like it needs a higher tire. Those things look tiny.

Coulda been done to make the car look lower? Drained the air for the typical key against lip photo op?

Coulda been done to make the car look lower? Drained the air for the typical key against lip photo op?

Didn't "drain air"out just to take a picture. Never even crossed my mind. How much psi do you consider the right amount?

how to go lower!!!!?! i have racelands any ideas?
http://i39.tinypic.com/2liu03o.jpg

^ I have Rokkor, basically racelands, and I modded the hell outa my coils to make em low low. Peep my build thread.

Btw, nice wheels. I had those 2 sets ago. I regret ever selling them. U have a nice stance going on dude. But yeah, go a tad bit lower. Hehe

thanks man but ya i need a tad bit lower in the rear and the front. i havn't taken out the perch in the front yet though waiting to get my 2nd pair of camber bolts. but for the rear im maxed how do i go lower there?

i thought i saw your car going to wfc in santa monica but when i got to the parking lot i didn't see your car. did you end up not going?

thanks man but ya i need a tad bit lower in the rear and the front. i havn't taken out the perch in the front yet though waiting to get my 2nd pair of camber bolts. but for the rear im maxed how do i go lower there?

i thought i saw your car going to wfc in santa monica but when i got to the parking lot i didn't see your car. did you end up not going?

you did spot me. i couldnt get in. right when i was about to enter the lot, they closed it off and said it was full. so me and my friends parked a couple blocks away. too bad cops rolled it. i didnt get to see ur car, but my friend mentioned to me that there was a tC with my old wheels. haha. so that must have been you.

that the meet was pretty dope but got shut down too quick and it was a _____ to find parking too so its all good maybe next meet.

so ya are there perch rings in the rear that i can remove? and i know it the front i can remove the bottom one so its wouldn't lock up anymroe right. or just have the coils sit on the brake holder. sorry for the stupid question but i need to go lower its ____ing me off lol

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6790837066_f52402de67_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6936956599_1800dc96ab_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6936954949_f6ab80814f_b.jpg

really like the stance, and the size of that lip. Nice work

^^SICK! Jona Jay's old wheels?

^ Nope. Mark Bello's wheels.

^^^ What size of wheels are those?

Eighteen by ten plus twenty all around

^ Nope. Mark Bello's wheels.


You right.

looks GOOD! How much camber do u have going on...Must be going thru tires like crazy

looks GOOD! How much camber do u have going on...Must be going thru tires like crazy

Camber really isn't the killer of tires. Toe in/out generally is. Yes camber can wear tires unevenly, but it doesn't just rape tires like a lot of people think. I was on -2.8* front and -3.5* rear last summer and they lasted me all season long and then some.

^ This has probably been covered but it's most likely also a combination of things such as driving habits, road conditions, and luck.

What tire size flip?

225/35 Nankang ns-II's. camber is at -3.15 all around.

Sexy__ car flip!!

Damn mark, def doing work bro. Killin it man!

[quote=pena1128;3979853]Never really posted pics of my wheels or car.....so here it goes..



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7496.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/erik_pena_1128/IMG_7501.jpg

Not exactly aggressive but still beautiful! Love it!!!! I Likey likey

:icon_surprised:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/hondamasta/Hotnezz/IMG_0647_fhdr.jpg

flip dude im almost running the same specs lol. just have to take good pics soon. im 18x10 +15 allround 3.1 allround lol

just got the car back from the shop. now its time to invest in better coils racelands dont go low enough

teaser

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/simpleclothingstore/IMG_7849.jpg

oh yeah? step lip?

Tommy i know what they are :)

hope he pulls them off right..

^ as long my car looks better than this. ill be fine.

http://files.sharenator.com/Poser_Ricers-s640x480-13857.jpg

^better than what car?

I'm assuming he means Irishguy. They'll both has RS' in aggressive sizing.

Mark... let's sit back with some popcorn and watch this dual unfold.

Can I has the popcorn with the chocolate and caramel melted over
It?

all i see is a question mark for the picture :(

Lol all I have is Kettle Korn! That's my ish!

im confuse tooo

lets start over......

back to topic.....mounting on saturday
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/simpleclothingstore/IMG_7853.jpg

^ mmmmm...

beautiful!

Man those BBS's are seeexxyyyyyyy. :clap:

Damn... those do look amazing, dude. Jealous!

Here's another. I know I'm playing my car out, but it probably wont change for a while.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6968567337_361935bee1_b.jpg

^love the rear jasper

Thanks. Here's another pic.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6822445128_f657957911_b.jpg

And a video to go with it.

http://vimeo.com/38282973

^Very nice!

Jasper your pics are always so ____ing clean!!

vid turned out great jasp

Jas.. at first glance your tc looked like a convertible lol very nice!!

http://i42.tinypic.com/33wqtew.jpg
i miss my rear camber.. -__-

Are you mexican perchance?

Lol thanks, gents. And yeah in the last pic I see what you mean about convertible. Doesn't look bad lol

pretty fresh Tc in japan just thought id share..

Scion tC. from kazuki hirota (http://vimeo.com/user9294043) on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/).

front need more camber....

Front max. Wish teins go lower

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/simpleclothingstore/car1-1.jpg

Clean Tom! also nice lip lol

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/qq113/enZeruBLACK/IMG_4362.jpg

front need more camber....

Front max. Wish teins go lower

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/simpleclothingstore/car1-1.jpg

holy crap! that looks sick...

Does anyone know where I can get a good price on some rota grids

I heard that using wheel spacer are a bad idea

Does anyone know where I can get a good price on some rota grids

I heard that using wheel spacer are a bad idea

not a good start...you sound like you need to search and find the info you need on your own and get educated...like now.

^ yup...

How are those pu lips? thinking about getting one myself haha

After watching this orgasmic thread since i became a member, i finally decided to join. Picked up a set of BMW reps for dirt cheap today. Looking forward to picking up some adapters+tires soon! :icon_juggle:


http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/jb021004/tc/Bmwrims3.jpg
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/jb021004/tc/Bmwrims2.jpg
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb447/jb021004/tc/Bmwrims1.jpg

any pics of these on the car? specs?

btw, ive had these wheels a couple weeks now. and i dont think i ever posted in this thread. so here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jeremy7117/photo3-12.jpg

tommy. when are we gonna do that photoshoot?

Mightnight_blue. Looks good. Like the high contrast!

Tom, can you take out any perches to go lower? Rear looks great. Front could definitely use more drop to work, IMO. And didn't you have an OEM lip or something? IMO, It would look A LOT better with no lip rather than that lip. Especially with your fitment. A full OEM lip on your car, with those wheels and fitment. I'd have a chubby for it.

One more. I'm going to try to stop taking so many pics of my car. I'm just getting new photography goods and it's my favorite available subject.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6968566111_e2e3404c58_z.jpg

Jasper, you're becoming an incredible photographer man

Thank you, bro. Means a lot. <3

Thanks Jasper, Im a complete photo noob, I just press different buttons on my camera and bam a good pic. and pic whore away bro never tried of seeing your car.

And I agree with jasper tom put the oem lip back on its more classy to suit the bbs, I think that lip is more sporty.

Tom, can you take out any perches to go lower? Rear looks great. Front could definitely use more drop to work, IMO. And didn't you have an OEM lip or something? IMO, It would look A LOT better with no lip rather than that lip. Especially with your fitment. A full OEM lip on your car, with those wheels and fitment. I'd have a chubby for it.


Jasper. Front and Rear has remove perches. I had falken 512 205/40/17 mounted on before. It was about 2 finger gap. So went out and bought 205/45/17 just to cover that gap.

any pics of these on the car? specs?

Working on it. Money is tight.
I just bought the adapters from Stinkysab and apparently the stamped bolt pattern on the wheels (5x114.3) were incorrect. Blah Blah long story short i need tires/adapters. They'll be on soon.

Specs will be:
18x9.5 and 18x8.5 (+19) w/ adapters

What wheels midnight? Wheel/tire specs? Look like Rotas.

Working on it. Money is tight.
I just bought the adapters from Stinkysab and apparently the stamped bolt pattern on the wheels (5x114.3) were incorrect. Blah Blah long story short i need tires/adapters. They'll be on soon.

Specs will be:
18x9.5 and 18x8.5 (+19) w/ adapters

Those wheels are definitely 5x120.

^ BMW = 5x120. I don't know how they would have been stamped any differently.

i know i'm late.. but i now hate BBS RS's.. lol

i know i'm late.. but i now hate BBS RS's.. lol

Its not the first time they're played out. That happened....like two years ago.

yeah, idk if you've noticed, but i've been afk from the "game" for 2 years.. lol

^ BMW = 5x120. I don't know how they would have been stamped any differently.

They are Manaray Evo VR5. They are some old JDM reps.
Apparently, pretty rare to come across. Discontinued some time back.

They are in fact stamped 5x114.3 but on the barrel (where the tire mounts)
there is a tiny sticker that says "Inspected 2002 by 'blah blah' 120 mm"

I didn't see that until AFTER i bought the adapters and AFTER i measured myself and realized they were 5x120. FML