Damn, moar pics of your fenders rolled etc when you're going back to fix things up please! Like, how far/how much the fender is actually rolled in the fronts and rear, where does the rolling go up to and yes, the rear tab because I'm rubbing due to the rear tab.

Also, my right front fender has a gap pretty much the same size as yours but mine was because of my tyres hitting it when I go up ramps/drive ways so it's not even. Can't afford to fix it hahah.

 

God, that looks absolutely amazing...the purple is sooo tempting! Might rock some orange again....and btw, definitely inspiring!

 

Dam love the tread man, I've been wanting to slam my car and all that info really helps me on what decisions I should make.

 

 

legit!

 

money shot right there

 

so pimp

 

Hey ttk5, you said when you installed your ball points, they were hitting the top of your car or something?

Would this be a problem for all ball points because I just received my Ingalls ball points for the front and I'm fairly low as well.. will I have that problem? :S

 

I have no idea actually ...I never really compared my new ball joint to my oem one before I installed it. :S sorry man

 

Purple swag

 

Looks real good! I was thinking of running these specs when I finally get enough money for my rims and stop buying power mods lol A nice bit of info to know that I would need to buy after market camber arms to fit these bad boys thanks for the awesome write up. I personally am thinking either ssr type fs silver 19x9.5 +22 all around or advan tciii 18x10 +30 all around I havent decided just yet since I don't have the money anyway haha. The dream would be if they ever produce ADVAN GTs in 19s oh lawdy would that look hot on our cars.

 

looks good

 

any updates ?

 

No updates yet suspension wise. Im shopping around for spacers and I want to re-do my camber and stuff. But I did do a few other exterior mods.

Heres 1 pic but more can be seen here if you want

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=856667&page=3

 

looks good!!

 

What size spacers?

 

I was contemplating between 15mm and 20mm for a long time. Im cuttin it so close the 5mm difference could really make or break my ride. I just finished purchasing 15mm spacers though with extended ARP studs.

 

how much did you order your arp studs for ?

 

Like 40$ shipped for 2 packs of 5 studs.

 

Nicest freakin' TSX in the Lower Mainland!

tttk5, I don't think I want to be that aggressive when I lower and slap some wheels on my ride. I'm thinking 19", wide enuf to be flush (if i need spacers no prob) and lower just enuf so there's very little to no gap between my tire and my fender. I need to keep in mind that this is the family car too, lol.

Any suggestions?

 

19x8 0r 8.5 +40 - +48

 

Update pictures W/spacers?

 

Nice TSX! Glad to see someone being a little "edgy" with the wheel color.

Very cool!

 

No pix yet! My exams done on the 8th so Im thinking ill do all the work after their done. But I can get impatient sometimes haha. I am thinking i'll also order some 5mm or 10mm for the front but I cant decide.

 

damn that looks soooo SICK !!!

well done OP !!!

 

haha i've been thinking about some spacers up in the front as well

 

I put the 15mm spacers on last week to push my wheels out to an effective +7 offset, and aligned the camber to -4.2

It looks great but I am rubbing like crazy. The part where the rear bumper meets the quarter panel, there is a bumper tab assembly on the back side that holds everything together. I shaved the plastic around that entire assembly but it is still rubbing on the edges of the part that were shaven. I am currently on vacation but I made an appointment to completely erase the assembly so I can roll/pull that spot. Hopefully it will give me the clearance I need to stop rubbing. Or if I was on a 225/35/19 tire I think I would clear it.

Also, for cutting an access hole where my front ball joints are clunking, I decided not to do that. The mechanic told me that the point its making contact with the metal frame of our body is a large stress point so cutting a hole right in the middle of it might gradually cause the borders of the hole to weaken and crack. This could be catastrophic because the frame is irreplaceable and it would become like a cancer that spreads throughout the car. So I decided I will try installing back my OEM ball joints which are smaller in size and did not clunk at all before.

 

Hey Tommy!
Looking good, man.
Oh yeah..the woes of being low and wide.

So much work for an extra 5MM...but looks so good. Going with the 225's was the winner for me, gave me plenty o clearance. You need to use that last picture you posted as your new avatar! You still have the picture with the XC8's!

Stress points?!? I'll have to keep you posted when some time passes, but I can't picture that are being hugely affected by a missing 2" hole. Worst case, if that WERE to happen, you could always have a piece of steel welded back on top of the hole to hold it all together. The problem with the adjustable balljoints is the huge nut on top...adds and extra 1/2" on top of the upper control arm. The OEM one is flush with the UCA.

Take care,
J.