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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 02:37 AM
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Default Our Temporary Wheel: Five Axis R6:F 18x7.5 +35 Bronze

Wrapped in Yokohama S.Drive. It's our temp until the 19" arrive =D Yay for horrible Blackberry photo quality

Five:AD Wheels R6:F 18x7.5 +35
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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Eh... they don't look like they fit the car to me. :?
Old Aug 29, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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We're going for bold =] Almost all colors would pop from the black though.
Old Sep 2, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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I think they would look better on the Red xD, I love the rims.
Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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I wou like to take them off our hands, when your done with them

PM me what you could part with them for
Old Sep 8, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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not bad
Old Sep 13, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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I want to see 19"s, I found a deal on eBay for the wheels I want but 19" instead of 18".

Would 19x8 +40 fit an xD? Anyone?
Old Sep 13, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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Drop the height and it will look 10x bettter.
Old Sep 13, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by xDeals
I want to see 19"s, I found a deal on eBay for the wheels I want but 19" instead of 18".

Would 19x8 +40 fit an xD? Anyone?
Are you sure you want 19s? Thats going to hit your mileage even more than 18s do. :? I think a SL'er has 19s, Mario from Alpha Squad (XD_NV_?) has 19s and is dropped on Sprints. Don't think he has issues.
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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mario and i both have 19x8 +35 wheels. it rides fine =)
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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19x8 +40 is fine also. That's what we're getting in a few days.

Those pics are dropped Tanabe NF210... but it hasn't settled in those pics. It's a little bit lower now... but not by much LOL

Mileage report. With the 18s, we lost about 1 mpg (not too bad). We just can't drive super aggressively anymore.
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 03:10 AM
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BSP with bronze wheels
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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We're mixing/matching the next set. One side will be bronze and the other will be gun metal (almost black). We may also use 2 different style wheels. It should be interesting =]
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 04:37 AM
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Pm me with any info from sema,(you know what I mean)!
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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^^^actually did that at the International Auto Show in Honolulu a few years back. LOL. was too lazy to swap out the complete set and left the other half with the old set up.
Old Nov 5, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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shoulda gone DF's if youre looking for a nicer drop, especially with the 19s....drop it more :D or else youre going to get a lifted look....not cool -_-
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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damn it!!! i want your rimssssssss noooooooooooooooooooooo lol looks great
Old Jan 21, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Regarding the drop:

The NF were chosen as a temporary setup. We were considering coilovers at the time. Plus the lip kit will be scraping everything if we went with the DF. My driveway is too steep... My Supra (MA71) can't get in and out w/o scraping the exhaust, and it's at stock height.

The springs are either lower than first expected OR sagging now. The rear has a 1 finger gap and the front has a 1.5 finger gap (215/40R18 tire on 18x7.5).
Old Jan 22, 2009 | 01:51 AM
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Told you Jeff

The gap on both front and rear are about the same as you just stated. However I don't think its sagging. Mine have been at that height since late last year.
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 07:37 AM
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looks pretty damn good. haha.
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