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So you had an RL that you put H&R springs and Wedssport SA-55's on and you sold it. You bought another RL and are putting H&R's and SA-55's on it as well. Have you banged your head on a wall telling yourself, "Stupid. Stupid. Stupid." yet?
Man! Love the wine red!!! I can not wait to see it with your new wheels!! Not many at all here in Japan as well.... Was my first choice but had to give it up.... Not to stray off topic, but here is my other daily driver in a similar color.... Just go crazy over this hue.... Help!
Originally Posted by 253RL
Finally arrived after looooong wait. Just need to swap my tires from the mdx wheels. Mdx wheels are up for grabs.
Here's a quick pic I took to.see how color.combos work before I mount tires. I like it. I still may have them powder coated a custom color.in the future.
Just dope.... mount them! more photos as well.... Quick!
Originally Posted by 253RL
Here's a quick pic I took to.see how color.combos work before I mount tires. I like it. I still may have them powder coated a custom color.in the future.
Calipers are going yellow after I change the rotors and pads. Not sure when that's going to happen as the wheels set me back a few grand. Tires are mounting at the moment.
calipers are going yellow after i change the rotors and pads. Not sure when that's going to happen as the wheels set me back a few grand. Tires are mounting at the moment.
Thanks for the honesty guys, I think the caliper color is messing with me too so I'll redo when we warm up. I think the wheels match the car pretty well then again I am bias too any whoo thanks for opinions , and yes they are weds S.A.55-m and I was/am selling
Yes. I'm experimenting with black and silver. I'm doing silver tomorrow as the black stands out too much. My chrome trim was chipped in areas. If silver looks bad I'll paint match the chrome and call it a day.
Dang man. I was really debating between an RL and a TL. I decided to go with a TL instead. But seeing your car makes me wish I kind of went with an RL. I love the looks for the 2nd gen. Great job with the car. Wheels set it off quiet well.
There are 2 different teins. There are a few Japanese companies like largus coils. I'm currently on springs.
That's cool. Well too bad I didn't get an RL. At least my wife could still drive it. My TL she can't. Oh well. Still love my car. I was curious, does the car feel sluggish? Seems like it would since it's so heavy and only a V6.
Very nice. Too bad I already purchased my TL. I was really torn between 3 cars. 2005 RL, 2004-2006 TL, or 2005 Sub Legacy Wagon. I wanted an Evo or STi, but they were way out of my price range. I bought used mind you. I decided to go with a 2006 TL in RBP. 6 speed.
Check out Velocity Motoring at Home Page - VMR Wheels These guys make VMR wheels. I just ordered the V810 and they really did me right.
18x8.5-45mm offset 5x120mm bolt pattern. They even did a custom hub center bore for my RL at 64.1mm, so NO hub rings. These are well made using the same rotary forged rim rolling technique that Enkei does. Best of all... A set of 4 shipped to me was only $1200.
Check it out.
Last edited by Max Effort; 09-13-2014 at 05:20 PM.
Here are some more pics of my VMR wheels. BTW, they are very light too. At 18 x 8.5" they only weight 20.1 lbs. each.
That's almost a 9 lb. PER WHEEL drop in unsprung weight from my stock 17" wheels! There's another 2.4 lbs. if you factor in the tires. The car literally reacts instantly to the slightest steering input. It's amazing.
Here is my other 06 RL with TL wheels. I used 6mm spacers. They sit almost flush with the fenders. No vibration at all.
To your question on the Michelin MXM HX4, they are a grand touring tire and have a very soft sidewall which offers a squishy cornering experience which aside from gas mileage takes away from the SH-AWD experience. I switched to Michelin Pilot Sport AS3's on this and Pilot Super Sports on my other one
Last edited by Max Effort; 09-16-2014 at 09:37 PM.
Sorry for the late response. I haven't been on this site in a while, was scrolling and noticed my pic. The wheels are Niche M129 18x8 40mm offset fits perfectly on car wrap with Michelins 245/45/18's.
Do you have spacers on that? Those are like the wheels I had but wouldn't fit without spacers. That's what I've been trying to get on my car! Sent 2 sets back and settle with a rim I'm not satisfied with
07-27-2014, 09:58 AM
