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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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In about 3 hours my probation will be over Hopefully everything goes right. I've been waiting for 4 weeks so far. The first week i waited patiently, ordered my tires, and kept waiting for my wheels to show up. Eventually I went down to the shop and found out that the lug nuts are on back order So I waited until the end of the second week hoping they'd come in and they tell me that it'd be atleast another 2 weeks. I tell them to just order the wheels themselves and I'll find lug nuts somewhere else. So the third week I look around for some lug nuts to put on but all the other shops around me charge a fortune for lugs and locks so instead my shop ordered the lugs from another company (they paid for them for the trouble ) and they finally came in at the end of the 3rd week. Took a day off from work today just to get them put on. Hopefully no more surprises arise and all will be good. I'm all packed and ready to go.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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so..... what are they?
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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sweet! post up asap!
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 06:32 PM
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so..... what are they?
Nothing Flashy. I'm going more for a sleek sports look then a big flashy car look. Just going to have to wait until they're on. . not that a little searching wouldn't help you find the answer.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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good choice of tires :D
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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Here they are. God I need a drop . I love how they look. Exact size I was lookin for.




So is my probation over?
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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^ lol, not until it's dropped!
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 04:22 AM
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are those 17? nice rims btw.
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 05:08 AM
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look like 16's...
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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nice!
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 07:59 AM
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hmm...looks a bit small
i would love 18s
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Have to tell us how the Nitto's are in performance, just don't get into a corner and lose the car Nothing like being too cocky.. Do that and we'll put you on probation permanently.. lol
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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does look tiny. beefy tires. drop that ish.
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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Holy stilts! Did you put a body lift on that thing?
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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yea haha. They're 17's. I didn't want big rims cuz I want the beefy lo pro tire look. As I said I'm going for a sports look and I think these rims do just that. The Nitto's are awesome. I feel a lot more confident taking high speed turns. They also have a lot more grip. Yesterday I tried a launch and they held onto the road flawlessly where my old tires would screech a little. I'm hoping to get a drop somtimes between the end of summer and beginning of winter. Or maybe just wait until Winter is over and get them in the spring
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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always liked the falkens... nice choice.

and yea, get a drop soon... you'll be glad you did.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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nice wheels.......but 2 big of tires, they look weird
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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finally got that drop. https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=189725
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