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Lookin' pretty for OH 10

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Lookin' pretty for OH 10.

Official Lame Thread. A bit late to start a build thread...so im not. My car from 2010 on. Suck it.
Summer 2009:


Now:


Decided against blowing all my money on new wheels this year and wanted more bang for the buck.....should be all installed with in the week.
Hotchkis front/rear sway kit
FCP Groton Option 3 control arm kit
Meyle rear tie rod end links
034 High Density strut mounts
ECS 10mm + 15mm spacers
034 wheels studs + nuts




Modified by fbm93 at 7:34 PM 3-28-2010


Modified by fbm93 at 7:35 PM 3-28-2010
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (Gti.1love.1life)

Quote, originally posted by Gti.1love.1life »
Wheelz > All your stuff.
jk, shoud feel like a dif. car now. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

oh i agree. but i just couldnt find anything i liked...and am tired of feeling like i drive a marshmellow. haha
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (fbm93)

Quote, originally posted by fbm93 »

oh i agree. but i just couldnt find anything i liked...and am tired of feeling like i drive a marshmellow. haha

this!
I have started to collect suspension pieces too.
I am waiting until I have a bunch of stuff though so its a big, noticable change instead of really small incremental ones.
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (fbm93)

Nice. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
How much did the H-Sports, end links, and strut mounts set you back?
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (robbyb413)

Quote, originally posted by robbyb413 »
Nice. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
How much did the H-Sports, end links, and strut mounts set you back?


h-sports..$470 ish
strut mounts..$50 ish
rear end links..$60 ish
dont remember he exact costs. but yah forum has been super slow lately. lets pick things up ladies and gentleman!
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (fbm93)

Not a bad price on the h-sports IIRC, right? They used to be a tad pricier? What was your source?
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (kish0000)

Quote, originally posted by kish0000 »
yeah when i looked at hsports many moons ago they were in the 525 range. it will feel like a new car, just upgrading to a 19mm neuspeed rear sway made a hell of a difference

^miss this guy.
but yah got them from purems.com cheapest place around...well that i could find.
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (fbm93)

Yeah they always have had the best price as far as I remember, but it wasn't THAT good. Good to know they're dropping in price. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (fbm93)

Guess I lied....picked up C5 vette wheels for $50 two nights ago.
Now the real question is... Polished vs. Color ??
Double staggered:
fronts 17x8.5
rears 18x9.5 should be interesting



and are these; front et 56, rear et 61 ??
saw on another thread fronts were et 58 and rear et 65 http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4756948



Modified by fbm93 at 10:34 AM 3-25-2010


Modified by fbm93 at 10:35 AM 3-25-2010
 
#23 ·
Re: I said **** wheels. (fbm93)

Quote, originally posted by fbm93 »

Double staggered:
fronts 17x8.5
rears 18x9.5 should be interesting

How exactly is that going to work? Won't quatto/your ABS take issue with the fact that they're going to see your wheels moving at different speeds?
 
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Re: I said **** wheels. (robbyb413)

Quote, originally posted by robbyb413 »

How exactly is that going to work? Won't quatto/your ABS take issue with the fact that they're going to see your wheels moving at different speeds?

Nope if i run 205/45/17 and 205/40/18 there will be only .8% difference. Well under the 3.0% recommended max staggered difference.
so i should be in the clear.

someone want to help me out on the offset question?
 
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