19x8.5 +38

Do you think those would clear a 13" Rotora BBK?

 

call and ask? if not im sure he'll recommend something like it that'll clear

 

anybody know of any good shops that will powder coat rims?? asking for a friend of mine..TIA!

 

I asked the rep from Wheeldude and he said he didn't know.

The only way would be to do a test fit.

But I don't have the BBK on yet so that's not going to help.

He said he thought it would clear Brembo's on the 3rd Gen TL.

If not, I guess I could always run a 5mm spacer right?

Or is that not very safe?

 

I think Lito knows some one.

Remember asking him about it before.

 

Whatever you do DON'T go to "Deals on Wheels" in Concord!! I dropped some wheels off to get powder coated and they lost them!!! You can go to Pacific Rim but they're a little expensive. Also try calling a body shop.

 

Took the xB down to socal over the weekend. They had a nice show at the Toyota Speedway.

Some shots of the ride when I was driving down.







One at the show

 

Even though they aren't local, I highly recommend dipped parts. They are in socal. When it's time to get my wheels redone, I'm driving down there to drop them off. Even with gas money, i'll save $400-500 compared to anything around here.

 

+1 on dipped parts.

 

Interesting, I'll keep them in mind. However, I think I need to get a better set of wheels first, LoL.

 

^thanks everyone for their feedback! i'll definitely let my friend know..

 

Yeah sounds like dipped parts is pretty legit.

Gonna keep them in mind if any body asks.

 

If any body is interested...

We got a little Azine Mini Meet @ Chevy's on Coleman next to Target in San Jose. 7:30.

Come out if you can to shoot the shat and have a Tecate.

 

^^^ gawd damn, back w/ a vengeance this pw

 

^

 

Anyone going to the spirit of J-town show in SJ on Oct. 2nd?

 

yeee new wheels. the car should actually be lower, pic was taken right after i took it off the jack

 

Those were the wheels I wanted for the CL! Nice!

 

looks like it could use a 10mm spacer...and another inch lower...

 

Had a 5mm but had to give it to dude who bought my volks ):

The rears are already all the way down.

 

The T1S's flow much better with your car than the Volks.

 

It looks pretty good Johnny.

 

looking good johnny....and the mods go onnnn.....

 

I wanted those for my TL

they look clean on teh TSX

 

time to remove collars, what are you on? Tein SS?

 

Tein CST. If i ever decide to go lower im switching the rear springs to something shorter. In any case, its not gonna be while I have this bumper on since I dont want to crack it any more than it already has

 

Clean wheels. Looks good!

 

i'm thinking another jetta battle tank!

 

just bought 2 new springs for my front coilovers. they're 1inch shorter and the stiffness is going up from 7kg to 9kg. but they're on backorder so i wont have them till mid november but after that, if i put the 2nd collar back on, my car will be .75inch lower than it is now cant wait also need to find a pair of 215/40/18 tires for the front because im going to be rubbing like no other when i go lower.

 

:smitler: Pics?

Sounds nice! Can't wait to see the update!

 

how much was it for the springs v? just wondering for future reference.. may loewer the car more in the future

 

t1s look great

 

it was 125 after tax picked up in milbrae (2 springs). Tein doesnt sell them direct so i had to go through an authorized vendor.

 

does it effect the handling or anything if you have different tires in the front and back?

cause i might wanna do that so i could go lower, and run a negative camber in the back

 

Awesome! Will definitely consider doing this when/if I go lower
Been running different tires on my last 3 sets of wheels (except the current set) and have not seen any adverse effects

 

holy shit...just from looking at the pic he posted i guessed pleasanton...

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-photograph-gallery-99/black-roof-2g-tl-what-you-think-791999/

anyone seen him on the bay thread?

it says he joined in 03...

 

what do you guys think is a good size for tires, i kinda wanna stretch them so i could go lower!! without rubbing while driving/ turning.

my set up is 18x8.5:
205/35/18
205/40/18
215/35/18
215/40/18

and where could i go to get the tires and have them mounted in the east bay for a good price.
I wanna do this soon to get ready for acurafest haha

 

215/40/18 on an 8.5 would probably stretch as much as my 225s on a 9. but 205s are pretty small tires, thats stock width i think.

im going to be going down to 215/40/18s on my 9s in the near future.

 

fasho, do you know any places that would mount them for me? cause i went to a couple places and they said 215 wont fit on 8.5. i guess they just don't to do it for some reason

 

You want stretch?? Or just a tiny angle on your side wall?

Vex in SJ will do it. Tire Outlet on Alum Rock will do it. I'm running a 205/40 on my 17x8.5 and it went on w/o a cheetah. My rear is 9.5 and has a 225/35 and I don't consider that to be stretched at all. Also, if Falken makes the ziex512 in 18, that's a good tire for stretching. I've seen Yoko S-drives stretch, but you would have to drop a tire size vs. the Falken. Federals run big.