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Postby philz » Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:50 pm

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CST coilovers

Believe it or not, stock jack does not fit under this setup, despite the wheel gap- due to stretched tyres and not enough sidewall.

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Postby RG.net » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:52 pm

philz wrote:due to stretched tyres and not enough sidewall.


Those look like they would fit my micra nicely :lol:

Get a higher profile tyre and get rid of the guard gap :D
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Postby zorak » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:56 pm

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Postby philz » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:09 pm

wow that looks soo good zorak, even with the stock wheels, the kit finishes it off nicely.

I've noticed that there are mainly NB's in here and are in two colours, blue and silver. lol

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Postby hks_kansei » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:59 pm

Zorak! that's awesome!

the colour is great too, the best colour there is in fact :mrgreen:
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Postby CoffeeBoss » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:28 pm

sliq wrote:i wanna see some lowered NC's!! where the fudge are they?!


There aren't all that many NC's in OZ on height adjustables atm. And i don't really consider mine low enough to be considered for this thread. Which isn't going to change in the near future. Eventually though...

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Postby bruce » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:21 pm

Philz,
Your wheels and tyres are undersized.

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Postby philz » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:38 pm

lol yes i know, they will be going/ are for sale. Sticking with 15. :wink:

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Postby RG.net » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:41 pm

philz wrote:wow that looks soo good zorak, even with the stock wheels, the kit finishes it off nicely.

I've noticed that there are mainly NB's in here and are in two colours, blue and silver. lol


This.

Man if i still had my stockers i would rock that height, Sportmax only look good when your slammed.

Theres a few Twilights popping out of the woodwork :shock:

These particular pictures are slowly getting whored out 8)

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Postby RG.net » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:46 pm

CoffeeBoss wrote:
sliq wrote:i wanna see some lowered NC's!! where the fudge are they?!


There aren't all that many NC's in OZ on height adjustables atm. And i don't really consider mine low enough to be considered for this thread. Which isn't going to change in the near future. Eventually though...


No excuses! :D its the lowered/slammed thread, if it isnt stock height then it belongs in here.
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Postby sliq » Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:53 pm

MXHEVN wrote: if it isnt stock height then it belongs in here.


that means his car is 1" dropped since he's on 16's now, not 17's :P

post it up coffeeboss!! loop hole exploitation!
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Postby zawrilla » Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:10 pm

philz wrote:wow that looks soo good zorak, even with the stock wheels, the kit finishes it off nicely.

I've noticed that there are mainly NB's in here and are in two colours, blue and silver. lol


Let me add to this.
Doesn't look so low cause of the 17s, but the car is very low, especially the sides/undercarraige only about 6cm gap between ground and lowest point - scrape virtually everywhere.

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Postby CoffeeBoss » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:53 pm

sliq wrote:that means his car is 1" dropped since he's on 16's now, not 17's :P
post it up coffeeboss!! loop hole exploitation!


If your referring to my car, it is lowered equidistant at front and rear (matching factory spec) on TEIN coilovers. And my wheels are 17's. With 215/45 profile tires to maintain near stock diameter (couldn't get the tires i wanted in 205/40). It's all in my thread, pay attention Sliq :D

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Postby sliq » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:12 pm

sorry, got mixed up ur wheels for blacksters :lol: my bad

i dig your centre caps.
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Postby Wivvix » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:42 pm

NC with 17" RPF1 looks hot.

I wish Enkei made (reasonably priced) centre caps for 15" rpf1's. :cry:


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