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Old 04-30-2004, 01:24 AM
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They're here...

Got a little something in the mail today





As you can see, they've been turned into a temporary desk in the living room. Unforunately my car's in the shop for another week at least.
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nice.

true. you got ddr pads. i used to love ddr. word.
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Nice. What tires did you go with?
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good looking! letz see them on ur ride now

nice DDR pads
Old 04-30-2004, 08:47 AM
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Re: They're here...

Originally posted by xizor
As you can see, they've been turned into a temporary desk in the living room.
Something tells me you're not married.

The look awesome and I can't wait to see them mounted.
Old 04-30-2004, 09:33 AM
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I bought them from someone so they came w/ Kuhmo Ecsta 712 225/40/18. Not bad for now.
Old 04-30-2004, 09:40 AM
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Put them on and take some pics. Btw, did the wheels come with hub rings?
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Originally posted by JTso
Put them on and take some pics. Btw, did the wheels come with hub rings?
i think his car is in the shop. oh yea xizor, if they have hub rings, make sure you install the wheels with the rings in the front.

i remember one time i rotated my own tires, and i forgot to remove one of the hub rings, so i had to take off the wheel and do it over again. what a pain.
Old 04-30-2004, 10:16 AM
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Why just the front? Shouldn't hub rings be on all 4 wheels?
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Originally posted by JTso
Why just the front? Shouldn't hub rings be on all 4 wheels?
to my understanding, the hubcentric rins should go on the drive wheels (ours being the front), it basically reduces the vibration to the steering wheel (lame man's explanation).

i've been doing that to my aftermarket wheels for over 5 years now.
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That's wierd. My Golf had hub rings all around.
Old 04-30-2004, 10:31 AM
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Originally posted by JTso
Why just the front? Shouldn't hub rings be on all 4 wheels?
Yes.
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vry vry nice ...good ddr pad i memba that game but the only games i play are SOCOM 2 and Final Fantasy XI online...
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Tony Fresh...where the pics at man??????
Old 04-30-2004, 12:11 PM
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If you buy from tirerack they will give you hub rings for your car, so since I didn't get them from tirerack, I have eclipse ones.

I've read they don't need the hub rings, I'm going to try them w/o them. And if its a problem see if tirerack will hook me up.
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I hear the Kumho's are good tires, you might as well leave them on and wear them out.

Bought em off E-bay or something? How much total did you pay?

I'm about to pay $1800 for 17x7.5 SSR comps with 225/45/17 Toyo Proxes 4. Well, when I finish paying for kitchen rennovations and a honeymoon that is.
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dang finally got the wheels huh? time to mount them

btw i used to like DDR, until i found out i really sucked.
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Nice wheels! Im going to get those wheels also.. nice choice..
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I like, my GT1's should be here monday.
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Damn those are some sweet wheels. Can't wait till you get some pics once you get them on your car.
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Tony Fresh...where the pics at man??????
wheneva we have this meet in VA. and somebody can take pic's of my ride i would love to contribute
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So you have the new rollers on? Oh man...can't wait to see!
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Originally posted by accsuperstar
dang finally got the wheels huh? time to mount them

btw i used to like DDR, until i found out i really sucked.
i think that turtle of yours would play pretty good tho
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Do yourself a favor and do not install them until you have proper hubcentric rings. They are fairly important on how the load/weight of the car is distrubuted on the hub, which can prematurely wear your bearings. Also you run the risk of the studs breaking with ZERO warning- the lugnuts are also can loosen themselves due to added flexing. And yes you need them on all four corners, however the fronts would be more important because they are responsible for driving, steering, stopping, etc... As where the rears are just going along for the ride
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Originally posted by TSX Hokie
I hear the Kumho's are good tires, you might as well leave them on and wear them out.

Bought em off E-bay or something? How much total did you pay?

I'm about to pay $1800 for 17x7.5 SSR comps with 225/45/17 Toyo Proxes 4. Well, when I finish paying for kitchen rennovations and a honeymoon that is.
My roommate had the Ecsta 712 on his Prelude and didn't like them much, switched to Yokohama AVS ES100 and like them much better. In the future I plan for T1S or Proxes 4, but definately keeping the Kuhmo's till they're worn out.

I paid $1600 for 18x7.5 225/40/18. Yours isn't a bad price, those Proxes 4 are nice I hear.
Old 04-30-2004, 06:39 PM
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Originally posted by accsuperstar
btw i used to like DDR, until i found out i really sucked.
I'm pretty good, its a lot easier to play on the ps2 because 1) it doesn't cost $ and 2) no one can see you. hehe
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lol. well ddr is cheap at the local arcade here. i find it hard to play on the soft home pads anyways. i just play the computer version with the keyboard
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Originally posted by xizor
I'm pretty good, its a lot easier to play on the ps2 because 1) it doesn't cost $ and 2) no one can see you. hehe
ddr was the jam a long time ago. i could only play trick mode.
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Hey Xizor, your new wheel looked great! I am considering about purchase 18" SSR GT1 wheel on SSM a like I MOD's TSX in summer or soon. I wonder why did your roomate did not like Kuhmo 712 tires and replace for Yokohama AV ES100? I have Kuhmo 711 on Accord 94, I liked it. I just wonder that's all. I will look forward to see your TSX picture with new SSR wheel, bro.
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Oops, he had Ecsta 711 like you, not the 712 like what I have. He thought they weren't sticky enough, but he abuses his tires, so I don't know.
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Originally posted by TSX Hokie
I hear the Kumho's are good tires, you might as well leave them on and wear them out.

Bought em off E-bay or something? How much total did you pay?

I'm about to pay $1800 for 17x7.5 SSR comps with 225/45/17 Toyo Proxes 4. Well, when I finish paying for kitchen rennovations and a honeymoon that is.


I hear ya man. My wife had an ultrasound the other day and it looks as if we have triplets !!!

No wheels for me....

You think they will come out with a TSX minivan ???
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Originally posted by xizor
Oops, he had Ecsta 711 like you, not the 712 like what I have. He thought they weren't sticky enough, but he abuses his tires, so I don't know.
I had a set of Ecsta 712s on my Integra. They were decent tires, but definitely didn't provide as much grip as some other tires with more tread surface. They had more grip than the Falken GR-Betas I had on the car before, but definitely not as much as a set of newer Ecsta MXs or AVS ES100s would.
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