Yes on hubcaps...rims will come soon!!

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RCCC_DRiFteR
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So anyone else lowered on hubcaps or anything?? for some reason it looks so stock but lowered lol"2 1/4 from Lip to Ground"5 middle of Door to Ground


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haha hella sunk, man. What wheels are you planning on getting?

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you better start ordering some replacement parts, thats a low car, i sure hope the roads where you live are good.

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I want my car this low as well, when i put new wheels and engine in it. Ive always wondered about how people jack them up though. I know they make low profile jacks but i have one and its still only got a couple inches under the frame rails. Do you jack it from the pinch welds just to fit a jack under the frame rails?

It looks weird so low with those wheels lol like its not lowered but just has a trunk (and engine bay) full of dead bodies.

edit: also which coils are you using to acquire such lowness?

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RCCC_DRiFteR wrote: for some reason it looks so stock but lowered
I think that's because the body is stock but lowered

But i looks mean nonetheless

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i love the look of the car with the stock hubcaps and lowered.

coilovers always comes before wheels imo

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that is some serious camber you got going on there.. tires wont last to long i give about 4 months or 6 months give or take depending how you drive...

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nice and low

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Looks good, but why such negative camber with stock wheels?

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DirtyGhettoKids wrote:Looks good, but why such negative camber with stock wheels?
I'm sure he didn't bother with crazy frivolous items such as "suspension arms."

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Too low for my taste.

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AZ89two4Tsx wrote:Too low for my taste.
Being low looks good but when it looks like that, i'd much rather have 4x4 stance

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guy down the street from me did this to his 90's era accord. I thought it looked pretty cool.

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AZ89two4Tsx wrote:Too low for my taste.
what?
Black on Gold wrote: i'd much rather have 4x4 stance
what?


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Klodust wrote:coilovers always comes before wheels imo
i disagree. i'm getting wider wheels first for traction purposes

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s*** looks amazin' in my eyes. ;D

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.Smitty. wrote:haha hella sunk, man. What wheels are you planning on getting?
I'm planning for some cheap 4 lug rims!! ROFL Rota P45R's 17x9.5 +12 Offset. 225/40/17
Nesquick wrote:you better start ordering some replacement parts, thats a low car, i sure hope the roads where you live are good.
Yeh luckily Sacramento roads arent actually to bad. (Too many ppl sue the county for potholes)
TroubleBound wrote:I want my car this low as well, when i put new wheels and engine in it. Ive always wondered about how people jack them up though. I know they make low profile jacks but i have one and its still only got a couple inches under the frame rails. Do you jack it from the pinch welds just to fit a jack under the frame rails?

It looks weird so low with those wheels lol like its not lowered but just has a trunk (and engine bay) full of dead bodies.

edit: also which coils are you using to acquire such lowness?
I actually dont have any issues yet with the jack, but the one I use is super low. The only reason why is cause I'm running 60 series sidewall is prolly why. But I'm running Tein Super Drifts...if you wanna go lower rock some PBM
Klodust wrote:i love the look of the car with the stock hubcaps and lowered.

coilovers always comes before wheels imo
White Comet wrote:i disagree. i'm getting wider wheels first for traction purposes
I think it actually goes both ways depending on what your doing with the car. The coils would come this 1st this time because right now I'm just driving the car to get me to places. But if I was doing any sort of performance driving I'd go with WC's opinion.
Philipio wrote:I'm sure he didn't bother with crazy frivolous items such as "suspension arms."
Or maybe I don't have baller money all the time and lost my job today!?!? But I am aware of their existence and WAS planning to buy RUCA and Toe arms after rims actually.
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what?

what?
What!?!? I think something about stock body when slammed low enough looks sick as hell!!

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haha i jushad to check this thread again, i just love looking at your car

i say forget about the rota's save up for better wheels or wider tires!

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very low. very nice, i love the slammed look, even though im not there yet. its well worth the pita to drive on chicagoland roads

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TroubleBound wrote:I want my car this low as well, when i put new wheels and engine in it. Ive always wondered about how people jack them up though. I know they make low profile jacks but i have one and its still only got a couple inches under the frame rails. Do you jack it from the pinch welds just to fit a jack under the frame rails?
i just drive up on 2x4's and a regular jack fits just fine

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NIzmoS13 wrote:that is some serious camber you got going on there.. tires wont last to long i give about 4 months or 6 months give or take depending how you drive...
That really isnt too bad at all. Check out what Grant (yokota180sx) was running as a DD

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anymore pics of that beast!?!

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My car was that low for about 2 weeks. It sucked. Just because there were certain places i couldnt drive. Also on back roads it would rub if i went into a sharper corner around 50-60. I raised it about an inch and a half and ive had no problems since. But the car does look good with the hub caps

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Klodust wrote:haha i jushad to check this thread again, i just love looking at your car

i say forget about the rota's save up for better wheels or wider tires!
I would have to disagree.. but i have D2 Rotas and i have 245 45 17 they fit perfect but i had to roll the fenders.

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Rawrvasour wrote:My car was that low for about 2 weeks. It sucked. Just because there were certain places i couldnt drive. Also on back roads it would rub if i went into a sharper corner around 50-60. I raised it about an inch and a half and ive had no problems since. But the car does look good with the hub caps
Yeah but now your car looks like suck.

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greencar wrote:anymore pics of that beast!?!
Check out the VIP subforum there are probably a bunch more in there.

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snwbrdr435 wrote:
That really isnt too bad at all. Check out what Grant (yokota180sx) was running as a DD
LMAO!!! Is the rear tire even on the ground!?!?! LOL thats sick!! What kinda car is that??
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I would have to disagree.. but i have D2 Rotas and i have 245 45 17 they fit perfect but i had to roll the fenders.
Yeah with the 9.5 +12 Offset i think when i roll the fenders with a slight pull should pretty much make the body and rim almost touch

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Hehe, looks sweet. Sorry if i'm bumping the thread from a month ago or something but I found this on google images and wanted to post :P My mates brother's car looks a lot like that but without hubcaps, but he's done a lot of work on it (not body wise). His body is sprayed white with a pink undercoat so that the pink comes out in the sun (pearlecent or something).

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the Rota P45R's are hot, but scary imo. I wouldn't go to the track on them.

but I think it looks good on the hub caps haha

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Justin35ll wrote:the Rota P45R's are hot, but scary imo. I wouldn't go to the track on them.

but I think it looks good on the hub caps haha
Elaborate why they are scary?


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