rhafikjaan

Wheels are Volk gt-v in 18x9+23F and 18x10+24R...Hope you guys like the pictures.

Flipster23

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YEA!!!

looks good!

moar MOAR low!!

FunkinAmazing

ill never understand why the first thing everyone always yells in these kinda threads is "lowerrrrr!" "Moar lows dude". i think it looks great the way it is AND it is still drive-able. he doesnt have to pucker up his asshole every time he hits a little bump in the road...

Flipster23

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because when u go lower it compliments the ride alot more nicer.

and with that stance he could pull it off and make it look even better then it does now

bforbrian

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....because it takes lowering to fully pull off aftermarket wheels. Why do you think he stretched his tires?

Bad-ass choice my friend, keep up the good work.

murph145

rims are dope.... and i agree its better to have a puckered ass than a high ride

TylerT

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I miss my set of GT-Vs .. great looking wheels!

Meezy84

Car looks good! Lowering the car will definitely compliment the ride!!!

rhafikjaan

Thanks guys!!.. i'm not sure about going more lower, but i can maybe only go another 0.5" lower and still get up my driveway. I also plan on getting the A-Spec kit too and i don't want to be scraping the front end left and right...

DecaFe1

you chose the perfect offset for a stockbody tl, now you just gotta get the perfect ride height!

murph145

^ then you park in the street.... is your driveway like a 45 degree change? i get up my work one and its pretty steep just take it at a angle you will be fine

jwr0ng626

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Do you have the aspec side skirts alrdy?

Ricky Pounds

+1!!

rhafikjaan

when entering my driveway it starts off as an incline, This incline is almost the length of the car, the driveway than levels off after the incline. This is the part where I'm afraid ill scrap the underbody of the car. I can't go at an angle neither because my driveway is very narrow. I have to actually hold the door and squeeze out of the car to get out. I can park on the incline after when and if i go lower, but i don't think that's best for the car. As for parking in the street that i will never do lol
..Nope side skirts are stock.

Steven Bell

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Love the wheels Rafi-nice job, man.

mrlal8

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approach your driveway like a parallel park
when i first dropped my car I had alot of problems getting into my garage on my college house because i had no idea how to make it up this driveway and pulled in stupidly like this



i then would parallel park my car first and then turn the wheel all the way and get onto the driveway without one scrape. As soon as you have both wheels on the driveway and youre parallel you can crank the wheel all the way and make it up most driveways

murph145

lol stupid driveways why wouldnt driveway makers think of us lowered cars before making them so damn steep!!!

rhafikjaan

thanks guy!!.... I will post pics of my driveway tomorrow so you guys know exactly what i'm talking about..

mrlal8

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yea if u post a pic i can see if thers any possible way for u to go up without scraping

jwr0ng626

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Lol sry I was seeing

damn after seeing mrlal8, I think urs will look hot w/ smoked headlamps too

CLtotheTL32

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Great looking wheels! Congrats and take more pics

LasVegasTL

Looks good.

rhafikjaan

hey as you can see below.. i cant really do that parallel parking method because most of the times cars are always parked upto where the red lines are... and i cant do it from the right side if that space is open because that sidewalk is raised.. i can do it from the left side and i have when the space is open but thats not the real problem ...the real problem is when i go up the hill like this pic below ..this is the amount of clearance i have now

omnuts

nice wheels, great setup so far, now you need to add the aspec kit:

mrn22

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great set up. love the pics from the ass-end. that driveway reminds me of the parking garage at my school.. straight bitch to get in/out of

Flipster23

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no one is extreme like one of the guys down in southern cali with a Sedan accord...

he has to take his front bumper off everytime he comes in for the night and before he leaves for the day...

takes him 5 minutes to do it when he said that I was like

murph145

^ you can go another 1" lower i would lower the car until it just hits slightly then raise it back up 1/4"

04 tl

Car looks great bro...I think we might have to trade wheels back...lol

rhafikjaan

lowest point on the car to the floor is 2.5" so i think 1" or another 1.5" is safe.. i still need to worry about the bumps on the road and gas stations lol but we shall see after i get the aspec kit

you did say, that second, that you are going back to 18s lol..post up the pictures i emailed you

TripAcez

i say dont go up the driveway...block the sidewalk

mrlal8

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cant block the sidewalk thats a ticket

but im guessing you would scrape on the second part right? the one next to the street looks pretty easy to get up. Parallel is not an option for u. BUT you can go to home depot and buy some wood get them to cut it to the size you want and u can place it under the front wheels everytime you are going up. Thats how I have to get my car onto lifts.

TL^

looks great, never seen these volks with this offset and width.. that rear shot is win!

jhumbo

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I with both of these guys. Car looks great as is and then you don't have to worry about your driveway issue and scraping in other places.

I'm considering these use Volk GT-V's, but I wish they were a lower offset:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/pts/2503652852.html

rhafikjaan

^ thanks bro..and don't do it!!.. They are not even in good condition.

rhafikjaan

Guys i think ill be staying at this height for a while. The piece under the bumper scrapes when I'm going into my driveway backwards. Sometimes i have to go in backwards because the street is so tight and cars are almost always blocking parts of my driveway. So its the only way to get in. Imagine how much ill be scraping when i get the A-Spec.

jhumbo

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Well, my other option at this price point is Stern ST-1. Good price but they are heavy and not the same quality as Volks. Maybe I just go with good ol A-Specs.

But seriously, I really don't think your car needs to be dropped any further. Looks perfect how it is.

SSM4DR

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Car & wheels looks nice . Man your driveway is a super tight fit, no room at all . Believe it or not, I'm lowered to 1 finger (tire to fender gap) f/r and I don't scape my front Aspec lip at all. I scape that plastic cooling piece on the bottom of the car more than anything. Take those inclines & ect slow and you should be fine.