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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:04 AM
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Default 58k miles later... New wheels, tires, and susp!

FINALLY! Have been wanting to do these mods since I bought this car back in June of '05.

Rundown of set up:

16X7 Spun Supermeshes
Tokico HP Series shocks (all 4)
Tanabe DF210 springs.

Few pics from a mini-photoshoot I did today.

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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:06 AM
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Looks good man! What did those Tokicos cost you?
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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nice choice on the rim color. looks really good w/ the pw
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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looks good
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 04:02 AM
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Thanks all. The Tokico's set me back about $280 from Ptuning minus shipping. Ptuning is located in my hometown so... shipping wasn't an issue.
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 04:08 AM
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nicee... always love PW's. i am envious.
great wheels too. i might look into a set of those in my near future ...
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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looks really good!
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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That looks great!
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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Thanks again. I am happy with my setup finally.
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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ha ha ha car looks great, but before I looked at your profile I was like "This totally looks like it's somewhere in VA" too funny everything looks the same in this whole damn state lol
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Thanks. Yeah a lot of VA looks the same! I still can't figure out why haha
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Looks sweet. How is the ride compared to the stock struts/ shocks? Hopefully it's smoother than the stockers were.
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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bB2NER- The ride is a bit smoother than stock. The bumps don't seem to be as JARRING as stock. I've had a couple passengers in the back say it was a little more bumpy but, not jarring or super uncomfortable. (I don't have to ride in the back so OH WELL! haha)

I am personally happy with the set up. Nice drop and I feel the box is more planted to the ground now with the upgrades.
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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clean
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by elusivebb05
bB2NER- The ride is a bit smoother than stock. The bumps don't seem to be as JARRING as stock. I've had a couple passengers in the back say it was a little more bumpy but, not jarring or super uncomfortable. (I don't have to ride in the back so OH WELL! haha)

I am personally happy with the set up. Nice drop and I feel the box is more planted to the ground now with the upgrades.
Great to hear it's working for ya. It's the same with my Monroes. Makes a huge difference when the struts/shocks actually allow the suspension to soak up the bumps instead of passing them on to the riders.
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Yeah the Monroes may or may not have been smoother than the Tokico's but, it's ok. I think it worked well for me.
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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^^^As long as you are happy then it's all good.
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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box looks goood!! congrats!
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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Thank you man.
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 02:54 AM
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Looks super classy all together! I have always loved those wheels and the gold was the right choice ( I like the balck wheels too but there are a lot more running around)



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