nicholbr

Here they are...keep in mind that i have a set of TEIN SS coilovers arriving on tuesday so ppicture it lowered Let me know what you think of the wheels...i wasn't sure if i was going to like them but i love'em on the black. Thanks for your feedback!

nippon_wa

nice and clean!!

I should of bought my car a black.. lol

awesome!! and.. how much did you pay for ur tein ss coilovers??

did you buy 'em from the gb here?? for $850? or more cheaper??

THanks

h2o-pr00f

as a black cl driver i must say those look sexy.. im squinting my eyes imagining it lowered and the outcome is very sexy. is that gun metal or hyper black? maybe glossy black isnt the way to go.. looks nice sir

nicholbr

thanks man, i got my teins from blxjmx here on the site for $875 shipped which is an amazing deal!

he has been nothing but helpful and allocated them very quickly for me so give him a shout.

CL2.3-Amature

What size are those? What are you going to do for center caps?

nippon_wa

yeah.. we both need to put the center cap for sure ASAP!!

nicholbr

they are 18 " rota sub-zero's in gunmetal and i do have centercaps you just can't see them very well in the pics

thanks for the compliments guys

Hobo

it will look amazing when you get the coils on there

h2o-pr00f

nippon, im tired of ur gangster ass 19's they depress me.

18anatak

i gotta give it up, nippons got the hottest rims on the whole board.

97Acura3.0CL

:imwithstupid:

nippon those rims are tight

h2o-pr00f

hey katana are yours 19's too? a guy was tryin to sell me some that looked like yours in 18s n they were racing hearts but they were 5 lugs

18anatak

yup, mine are 19's also....

h2o-pr00f

yummy, and the 18s vs 19s war begins..

18anatak

19 > 18

h2o-pr00f

ya but $$$$$$ im takin my time searching long and far for what i want.. 19 is prefered but ehh ill see after xmas if i can come up w/ the funds ;] btw kat ur cars pimp paintin the wood like that too match.. i like how u make ur car "lean back"

wakeboardfusion

your car is clean and i like it

lnsyone

i like it. your car will look hot once it is slammed.

nicholbr

thanks for the compliments guys.

Not only am i excited about how it looks but i can't wait to see how it rides too. I can't wait to not feel like i'm going to slide off the road when i take turns

DivineCL

nippon your CL looks tight but I'm not feelin' the dual exhaust. Your rims are
and I can't help but to .

DivineCL

Katana all I have to say is sick, absolutely sick!
I mean this in a good way.

18anatak

thanks man!

5speed6

nicholbr....nice 'double 5 spokes'...definitely match the car...the drop will definitely fill in the look.
One suggestion to consider...painted calipers, as those rims are very open..IMHO

Present:

Still searching for a CL

'02 A6 Twin Turbo

Past:

'91 Integra GS Auto, sold to buy:
'97 Integra Type R, stolen, replaced with:
'99 Civic Si, show car & not practical to drive daily, sold, replaced with:
'00 528i Sport 5 speed, gone & missed

nicholbr

Thanks, I thought the look does the same and matches nicely. On the top of my "to do list" besides the h22 swap is either a big brake kit (which i think would look nasty with those wheels) or just painting the calipers either black or red. I think a tint would really set the look off as well...theres just so much for me to do! I need to get a job

5speed6

Yep, when you put on an open set of rims, the stock brake setup kind of gets lost in there. Me personally, would start off with red calipers to offset the rim & car color. Looking forward to pics with the TEIN's

Present:

Still searching for a CL

'02 A6 Twin Turbo

Past:

'91 Integra GS Auto, sold to buy:
'97 Integra Type R, stolen, replaced with:
'99 Civic Si, show car & not practical to drive daily, sold, replaced with:
'00 528i Sport 5 speed, gone & missed

nippon_wa

it'll look better once i finish the custom rear job..

won't put the bodykits in anymore..

liloj

but it doesnt count since i dont have them anymore i guess :sigh:

nippon_wa

dont' you have ur CL?? did u just sell the rims only??

and.. when r u getting new car??

still nice... bling bling!

liloj

sold them thinking i was trading it in, but, i paid off the loan and decided to keep it. but now, im putting to many miles, and the new car is coming soon, gotta get time off of work and school, both are basically full time..i have the money for everything, but im waiting for the right bmw to come around, ive got my eyes on an 01 M3, and a 02 330Ci conv., and a 2000 328, but then again, i found a nice 4dr 330, so im basically deciding what i want! im a picky ass person..i want navi and the 330 is the only one i found that has it..so im at a deliema(sp?), i could care less for speed, so the m3 is just the same as the others, its just a badge....plus im getting suxors air ride for the CL, so i need time for that to, and school and work are eating me alive......anyways..enough ranting...lol

nippon_wa

"dilemma"

anyway.. you only look at bmw??? well.. i would get 01 m3 since the price is getting cheap i think.. like almost same as 330ci conv.. $35k?? good luck

and.. suxors is getting rid of 'em?? u already got 'me or what?? how much?? man.. i wanna do a lot of things but $$$..

ju5tchi11in

looking good nicholbr get those teins on in a hurry ... another thing that i just remembered... you will probably want to buy some washers that will fit onto the strut bar bolts... the right side seems a bit snug it sits real low to the adjustment of the TEIN shock... so put a few washers under each bolt on the right (drivers) side of the strut bar and that should give you good clearance.

hope my info was helpful to you.

nicholbr

thanks alot man, i just got them in the mail today and i'm going to take them to a local shop in cinci to get them installed on friday...any idea on the specific number of washers and the size as the shop i'm going to needs all the parts required for the install or else i'm going to get charged an assload for extra work

thanks man, you've been an incredible help thus far

nicholbr

also is it for both the front and rear or just one or the other? thanks man

ju5tchi11in

its fine you can go to autozone later and just use a 14mm socket to take the strut bar off it is real simple... 2 bolts on the right side hold the strut bar down... just take one of the bolts off and go into autozone or pepboys and get a pack of washers that will fit onto the bolt... then put in 3 or 4 should give enough clearance so you can adjust the knob with ease... if you ever need to adjust them... i really dont adjust the shocks much.


just for the front... driver side... the rears are fine you just pull your side carpet back to get to the rear struts.

nicholbr

oh shit i completely misunderstood, i remember you talking about that earlier...i had to take that bitch off to put my throttle body spacer in...i hate that thing

i dont plan on adjusting the teins much once i find the setting i like.

2 more stupid questions then i'm done

completely clockwise is the stiffest setting right?

and i just want to double check that you dont have to take the shocks off to adjust the dampening?


if theres anything else you can remember that i should tell the shop installing that would be greatly appreciated! god i'm so fuckin pumped for friday!

ju5tchi11in

no completely... there is no complete turn.... turn the dial all the way to the left... counter clockwise until it cannot go any further... that is 0 setting... turn it 16 clicks to the right to get to the stiffest don't go past 16. yeah you keep the shocks on to adjust the setting just turn the knob. make sure you measure the settings of your coilovers so they are even...

how low are you going?

nicholbr

like you had said before 1 inch on the front between the perch and the bottom of the green things on the threading and around 1.3 inches left on the rears. I love how yours looks and i think i will be satisfied for quite sometime with that setting.

also how long have you had yours and have you had any trouble with them? (the manual recommends cleaning them etc...have you done any of this?)

ju5tchi11in

no cleaning done... i would have ot say you need to raise it up because my wheels are tucked... well with the offset of my tires if i was to be in specs for camber i would have to raise the car up about an inch.

i think im going to just go with no camber kit and then but some 16" rims again... some nice light ones in gunmetal.

nicholbr

so are you saying i need to have 2 inches between the perch and the bottom of the green spring lock on the front and 2.3" on the back?

ju5tchi11in

are you planning to get your camber in spec? im not sure because it all depends on what your wheel offset is. If your offset makes it so your wheels tuck when u have it lowered then you can go as low as u want...

my offset would not allow me to go as low as i am at the moment... if i had a camber kit...

the 1 inch in front and 1.3 in the rear is not the setting you see in my pictures... That was like 1.5-1.7 in the front and like 2.4 in the rear... the rear is weird because the springs are real short so when you raise the car the spring does not sit in the top perch... so you gotta lower the rear slowly and make sure that the spring gets into the right place.

right now my front wheels are tucked over half an inch and rear is just tucked like .3 of an inch.

i think it makes it look even better than the pics i have in the www. ur stalking ur own thread lol.

they are adjustable so let them settle and see what you like... the numbers are just estimates. It might look different on your car anyway.