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Picked up my new Flint Mica...woohoo! Looking for the Blazer-Repellant at Wal-Mart tomorrow. LoL....here's pics! And opinions on getting the lowering springs...I am leaning towards due to the larger gap I see with the 18's...Voice yer opinion..even though I know what a few of ya will say

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The car....before the wheels

The car....with the new wheels....

And remember...springs? Yes/no? LoL.

 

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I'll have to make sure I'm wearing my Depends then. Probably week n' a half away from having the springs on. I think I'll like 'em too...that gap was just too....noticeable to me when I switched them out.

Amazing thing was...my dad liked the wheels. LoL...surprised me.

 

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^^^ Do it when she's not looking

 

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LOL....true, true...only if it isn't her car. Hehe...otherwise...foot in mouth syndrome

 

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Originally posted by LextC@Nov 22 2004, 05:03 PM
currently searching for just the right set of 18's for her tC. Please share the size (18x?, staggered?) and offset of those awesome TSW wheels (they would look great on her silver streak tC!!!).

Springs are being shipped from Ken soon. LoL...depends on when he can come up for air and mail 'em to me. Other than that, it's a race to see if they'd get here before the holiday or after. I'm betting after. Which is fine, because then my strut bar will be here from DC sports. Yay.

Lex - the wheels are 18" TSW Thruxtons in hyper-black. Offset is the same.. 5x100's that the stocks use. I've avoided the shocks because I think with all the stuff I'm adding to it previously would make it jostle too much.
I'll let ya know how much difference I feel.

 

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TRD site says 1 1/8 - 1 1/4...peole who've installed them say close to 1 3/4.

 

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Originally posted by Kwiksilver@Nov 24 2004, 09:28 PM
really? the offset is the same on the wheels? i thought it was different because in the pics, the wheels look closer to the outside of the fender than the stock ones do.

speaking of wheels, anyone know if wheel places will take your custom wheels and tires that you have had on your car for a while as a trade in towards money for new wheels from them?

I think that's a good optical illusion. The rims are deep dish so they appear that they come out further than the stock. But I don't think they do. Otherwise I think that would screw up my suspension? Anyone?? LoL.

I still have my stocks in the basement. Wasn't interested in trading them in. They're marked in case I feel the new ones perform poorly in the winter...I'll trade them out to the others and see/or just to save them.

 

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Still waiting. UPS says delivery will be today. Then I have to call n' get a time for the install.