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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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Finally got all of my wheels; so, I mounted them up. Sportmax failed to send me two of my center caps. I'm currently only running them on the fronts.

17"x7" Sportmax 962 in Gunmetal
215-40ZR17 Avon Tech M500
2006.5 xB Shadow Mica
Tanabe NF210s

The car is filthy. It rains everyday, but I'm going to have to wash it anyways. The dirt is killing me.









Old Jul 15, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Nice conbo...
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Looks good... you didn't go with the staggered fitment, did you?

Now you need a drop.
Old Jul 16, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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Thanks guys.

I didn't get the staggered because I didn't want the hassle of rolling fenders, getting spacers, etc. I just wanted some wheels that I could put on and not worry about. This is my daily driver, it isn't supposed to give me hassles. Haha.

I've got NF210s, but I'm really considering DF210s. I need to drive around some more to see if I'm ready to go that low. Our roads suck *****.
Old Jul 16, 2007 | 04:28 AM
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Wow... that's an NF drop? Definitely get the DF's
Old Jul 16, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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Yeah. Measuring straight up through the center of the wheel to the top of the wheel well, the NFs got me between 1 3/4 and 1 15/16 of an inch lower all around. Lower than it was even advertised, but I don't know if it is enough.

I mean the car is pretty low, as low or lower than my FB, but the wheel gap is huge.
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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Nice wheels...but the gap makes your box look like a 4Runner now.
Old Jul 18, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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nice wheels, i have the same kind just different color. i agree that it would probably look much better with the df210's, i went with htechs and now i kinda wish i went lower, but like you said, roads suck and winters where im from can be pretty rough. so sometimes you gotta sacrafice looks for function.
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