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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Irishguy0224
saw blades didn't come 17x9 to my knowledge they are 8.5 and 9.5 staggered for the most part unless someone "makes" a set square.

Actually 91-92 base corvettes had 17x9.5 sawblades front and back. No sawblades were made as "17x9"

http://www.joby.se/corvette/div/corvette_wheels/


Ordered my custom adaptec hub centric to vehicle and wheel centric to vehicle wheel adapters. They are 30mm all the way around
Old Jun 4, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jasper Ash
Now that someone is doing Sawblades, I can rest.

Nope. Now someone has do to C5 corvette wheels. So much potential on that 17/18 stagger.
...still gotta get tires. But I just have 4 fronts, no stagger for me.
Old Jun 4, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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Awww. I think that double stagger would look sick. If I can find a cheap set I'll pick them up. I also want to find some cheap AMG Monoblocks.
Old Jun 4, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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Yeah some dude locally had a set of 17" Polished AMG monoblocks for 200 w/o tires. But I'm sure they are sold by now.
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 12:46 AM
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^I would have liked to have seen those. I kind of shot myself in the foot running extended wheel studs so wheel adapters are out, I refuse to trim down my ARP wheel studs. I can still go with redrilling wheels with a centercap that covers all the work though. lol
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 02:21 AM
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C5's can be had quite reasonably. Craigslist. Traded for mine. Plus they aren't cool anymore in the mk4 scene, but for some reason dudes think they are worth 800. Vortex folk are loco. Monoblocks would be the sauce on an xb2.
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 03:44 AM
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on a separate topic... has anyone spaced out their fenders, specifically the fronts? similar to this: http://forums.evolutionm.net/vendor-...ender-mod.html

i'm gonna try and go down this route instead of insane fender pull/camber
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 04:30 AM
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Should be pretty cool, good for some extra clearance.
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 05:05 AM
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^yup. best part is it shouldn't much. just a trip down to home depot

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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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^Try it out and let us know, don't forget a step by step DIY.
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 04:42 PM
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 05:17 PM
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awesome backdrops for your pics Irish. i love the old brick street.
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Thanks man!
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i honestly love the lime green on ur color it goes well lol
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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oh and still looks clean even without a front lip ftw!
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Socalheatz
on a separate topic... has anyone spaced out their fenders, specifically the fronts? similar to this: http://forums.evolutionm.net/vendor-...ender-mod.html

i'm gonna try and go down this route instead of insane fender pull/camber
My fenders are spaced out up front by the headlights/bumper. It looks stock, except you can see some tension on the bumper. xB guys do it all the time but idk about evo fenders. It looks weird when fender is not matching with the door.

Irish, nice pics. Car looks good too. Did you get spacers for your fronts yet?
Old Jun 5, 2012 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Skeeeett
i honestly love the lime green on ur color it goes well lol
Originally Posted by Skeeeett
oh and still looks clean even without a front lip ftw!
Thanks buddy, i love the green too!
Old Jun 6, 2012 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Drey
My fenders are spaced out up front by the headlights/bumper. It looks stock, except you can see some tension on the bumper. xB guys do it all the time but idk about evo fenders. It looks weird when fender is not matching with the door.

Irish, nice pics. Car looks good too. Did you get spacers for your fronts yet?
what did you use to space them out? pics? and yeah its sorta odd looking, kinda like how some people raise the back of their hoods.. cept the fenders but IMO it reminds me of the nsx sorcery widebody kit :D
Old Jun 6, 2012 | 04:01 AM
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Pictures are serious Irish. Lookin' great!
Old Jun 6, 2012 | 04:09 AM
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is it just me or do i see some blue in your headlights in two pictures and only the driver side? were ur parking lights on?



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