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Old 07-27-2006, 04:03 PM
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finally getting lowered!!

so my springs finally came in today. tein s techs. gonna get em installed tomorrow and then the alignment. from there we'll see about my camber and if a kit is needed. (hopefully i'll be lucky and be within specs still ) post pics tomorrow asap

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Old 07-27-2006, 04:15 PM
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sweet! man it looks like theres almost no rubber on those things
Old 07-27-2006, 04:35 PM
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i know..i wanna move up to 40's..but these tires are still in perfect shape. in fact, the front two are just brand new cuz an air bubble formed in one of the sidewalls of em.
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235/35/19 would be ideal. whats the width?
Old 07-27-2006, 08:51 PM
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19X7.5 i believe. +47 offset
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finally... you coming back to tally this semester?
Old 07-28-2006, 04:28 AM
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yep. be back the 19th.
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You should take the mudguards off. Looks much cleaner without.
Old 07-28-2006, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mystikk
You should take the mudguards off. Looks much cleaner without.
Especially after it's dropped.
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And take off the sun roof visor. Will look a gillion times better with it off.
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yeah im gonna take off the sunroof visor tomorrow. ill take better pictures (with it off) tomorrow after i give it a good wax. but for now, here are the pictures after the drop.
so i got an alignment (specs below) and i obviously need a camber kit for the rear. the shop that i get my crap done can get me a rear camber kit for 160 (80 bucks each). they're spc. is this a good deal? im new at this lowering thing so any and all advice regarding camber kits is much appreciated. can anyone gimme a link to a specific site where i can get the rear kits? i hear ingalls > spc.... true?






two finger gap in the front

one finger gap in the rear
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so i searched (shoulda done this before the previous post)..and for the ingalls rear camber set...the part # is 38720 right?
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thats a nice drop, about the same as mine...but im upgrading to Tein Coilovers next week...and i got a simliar prob...

i've also heard that ingalls > spc BUT...where the hell can i order the ingalls camber kit (F&R), i saw the SPC's on C-C-C but i cant find the ingalls, which is what i want for my CL-S since i'm going SLAMMED...
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this is where im going to order mine...http://www.overboost.com/obs/product.asp?pid=37193
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hey man...there are a few really good sellers on ebay that offer spc kits for really cheap. i got a full front and rear set by spc on ebay for 215 shipped! make sure when you search you search for accords if CL/TL doesnt come up because we use the same parts

if i were you i would get SPC rear and ingalls full replacement control arm assembly cause then you wont have the common clearance issues assosiated with the SPC ball joints in the front. i hated them at first, but i have learned to live with them.
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You might want to post your camber question in the wheels, tires, and suspension forum... Some people might not notice your questions here in the photo forum...
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Looks so much sexier than it did before. Looks damn good.
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Car looks great man.

I would take off the mud gaurds if it were mine. It will look much cleaner.
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So are you going to pull off that sunroof visor thingy?
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those foose rims are WHICKED 18'S????
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Originally Posted by JadeFox
those foose rims are WHICKED 18'S????
nah, they're 19's.

and i did take off the sunroof visor. wow, i didnt think itd make that much of a difference. it looks 10x better. thanks for the advice. and thanks all for the compliments. heres a pic of it without the visor and after a wax. sorry for the crappy pic. took it in a hurry and excuse the bball pole in the middle of it. lol

next step: 03 grille!
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still seems like too much fendergap to me.
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Is it me or does the car have a slight reverse rake? Maybe it's just the pic?
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nice drop did you get new shocks also?
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Originally Posted by Lord Helmet
Is it me or does the car have a slight reverse rake? Maybe it's just the pic?
its probably bc of my system in the trunk..its super heavy.
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change the gold pieces....chrome and gold mixmatching
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Looks so much better. I like it a lot.
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Originally Posted by o1s
still seems like too much fendergap to me.
the front needs some more dropping. the back doesn't look too bad, but could probably go some more.
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