Installed the A-Spec Body Kit . . .

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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 04:47 PM
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Installed the A-Spec Body Kit . . .

A couple hours work and walla!

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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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front wheel gap is a tad too much
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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nice. with a lil drop (imo, at least 1") and some tints, and that car will look bad ass.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 05:31 PM
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A couple hours work and walla!
Looks good. Needs 18's or 19's though. I have the A-spec pack with 18's, and I added the wing spoiler as well. Looks awesome IMHO.

By the way, it's "voila" (pronounced 'vwalla') which means "there it is" in French, not "walla". Sorry, it's one of my pet peeves being Canadian.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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Um, those are 18x8's w/ 245/40-18 Falken Ziex.

And I'm quite happy typing "walla"
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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Pics before the kit -> https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/if-yankees-suck-then-why-116830/

I agree about the wheel gap. I'm thinking about installing the MT A-SPEC Suspension Kit to lower and level out the front/back.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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lol, i don't think ASP likes you Jon. j/k.

ASP, did you paint the front calipers?? i'm just curious, since you specified you're going to get an MT ASPEC suspension, yet your front calipers don't looks like 6MT brakes (or were they like that in 04?).
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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The MT kit sits a little lower in the front on an auto than the actual AT kit does. Basically, putting the MT kit on an auto helps even out the rake. Make sense?

Here is a recent thread about it with photos. -> https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/laker-game-116787/
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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ah, good call. i thought all ASPEC suspensions were higher in the front... which is why i didn't want to get it. hmm... maybe i'll reconsider. thanks for the info, ASP.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Regardless of "height issues" the look of the car has been dramatically improved. Good Job!
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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Thanks SJ.

Next time I'll take the photo standing up.
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Old Jun 13, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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looks great, i think i like the oem kit better than the ronjon body kit..
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 12:30 AM
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Looks better with the Aspec kit on now.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ASP
Um, those are 18x8's w/ 245/40-18 Falken Ziex.

And I'm quite happy typing "walla"

I guess the gap makes them look like 17's. You may be happy typing "walla" but it's ignorant.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 01:00 AM
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Thanks for your input!
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ASP
I agree about the wheel gap. I'm thinking about installing the MT A-SPEC Suspension Kit to lower and level out the front/back.
Go for it!

BTW car looks alot better with the kit installed.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 06:47 AM
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I installed my body kit this past weekend. It was very simple. I just had one small problem. Did you drill a hole in the rear part of the body kit, around where the bracket went? See Page 3, Step 7 here
I couldn't figure out why this was necessary, so I omitted this step. I don't like taking the "easy" way out, but I seriously couldn't figure it out.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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I had the same mental struggle, but I finally figured it out. The hole is drilled so you can access the bracket screw.

Hopefully this will make sense. Loooking inside the fender well . . .

If you go shroud, bracket, spoiler you don't seem to need the hole.
If you go bracket, shroud, spoiler you do need the hole and the install looks much cleaner.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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I had the same mental struggle. My best guess was the drilled hole is for accessing one of the mounting bracket screws.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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Thanks for your input!

i'm loving your replies to Jon_M. hope you two never meet in person. haha
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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Looks good....................
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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some people just hate to be corrected i guess, oh well i like body kit though
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