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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 02:33 AM
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hi all my name is jeff and I'd like you to meet my box.hope you guys like him.

Old Mar 9, 2009 | 03:18 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 03:19 AM
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Nice PW Box! LOVE that bodykit you have on there...
Welcome and enjoy this great Scion site!
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 03:54 AM
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Nice clean look you got going. Keep it up.
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 03:57 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:55 AM
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thanks guys!!!
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:57 AM
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i digg
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Looks good but it's in serious need of a drop.
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 05:09 AM
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very nice so far! i definitely say it needs a drop as well :-)
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 05:10 AM
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Greetings and welcome to the madness!
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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nice box..

I almost bought the same rims for mine
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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hello and welcome!
Box looks nice, but it looks like you could use some hub spacers in the rear to flush the wheels out to the fenders to match the fronts
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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thank you all.... yeah i think it would look better droped as well but im trying to avoid it..... gonna try some 19s first and go from there....
Old Mar 9, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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if you do 19's and a moderate drop, you'll be around stock height, and have the wheel well gap filled.


Car looks great, keep up the great work!
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Originally Posted by jswong
yeah i think it would look better droped as well but im trying to avoid it..... gonna try some 19s first and go from there....
why are you trying to avoid lowering it? but put 19"s on??

i don't understand your reasoning...
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by jswong
yeah i think it would look better droped as well but im trying to avoid it..... gonna try some 19s first and go from there....
why are you trying to avoid lowering it? but put 19"s on??

i don't understand your reasoning...
just for 2 resons....... wife will be driving it, and life of the tire
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 02:37 AM
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oh alrighty. but are the tires on 19" wheels going to last longer than the tires on say a 17" wheel? i'm guessing the whole thing is with her driving it you want it to not be too low . since the cost of 19" wheels/tires and definitely replacement tires in the future... i think you'd be far better off with a small drop (easy to do) and a set of 17" wheels with some meatier tires like a 215/45.

just throwing ideas at you :-)
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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god i want that spoiler.

i'm not a fan of big wheels at all but they flow well with that kit. 19 are too much for an xB, keep what you have, a small drop like H-techs and space out the rear tires and your good to go.

and i like the bike hiding in the last pic.
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nah paul, 19's fill the wheel well perfect LOL.
(i've had 2 different sets of 19s)

but the cost of replacement tires is horrible.



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