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Old 06-05-2007, 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.
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Old 06-05-2007, 06:29 PM
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so..... what are they?
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Old 06-05-2007, 06:29 PM
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sweet! post up asap!
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Old 06-05-2007, 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.
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Old 06-05-2007, 06:47 PM
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good choice of tires :D
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Old 06-06-2007, 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?
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Old 06-06-2007, 12:47 AM
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^ lol, not until it's dropped!
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Old 06-06-2007, 04:22 AM
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are those 17? nice rims btw.
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Old 06-06-2007, 05:08 AM
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look like 16's...
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Old 06-06-2007, 05:15 AM
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nice!
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Old 06-06-2007, 07:59 AM
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hmm...looks a bit small
i would love 18s
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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
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Old 06-06-2007, 02:03 PM
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does look tiny. beefy tires. drop that ish.
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Old 06-06-2007, 02:45 PM
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Holy stilts! Did you put a body lift on that thing?
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Old 06-06-2007, 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
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always liked the falkens... nice choice.

and yea, get a drop soon... you'll be glad you did.
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Old 06-08-2007, 11:02 AM
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nice wheels.......but 2 big of tires, they look weird
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Old 08-22-2007, 06:13 PM
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finally got that drop. https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=189725
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