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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 07:03 PM
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My update, LM's w/ H&R goodies...
19in BBS LM's with a 235/35/19 for the front and 265/30/19 for the rear

H&R sways front & rear

H&R Coil Overs

Next up, fender pulling at front & rear


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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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SO SWEET !! H&R and BBS = HOT !
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Sexy wheels!

Hauling a load aft?
If not, you may soon tire of its insufficient wheel travel and excessive negative camber.
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by splinter
Sexy wheels!

Hauling a load aft?
If not, you may soon tire of its insufficient wheel travel and excessive negative camber.
yea old coil overs, but the tires still will go up into the fender as is, but im getting it pulled on Monday. Camber is dead on, a few adjustments and it was there.
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I think the tires are a little too thick... looks good though
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yeah i would gone with 225/35 infront and 255/30 in rear
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still nice though, cant go wrong with BBS
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thats how I wanted it, hence why im getting the fenders pulled, its gonna give a much wider stance & appearance
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whats your offsets on them? also how much you selling your VMR's for?
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nice call on the sway bars...makes tons of difference in handling.
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lol I didnt even notice they were reps, i just quick glanced at them... they look like the Linea Corse's to me
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whats your offsets on them? also how much you selling your VMR's for?

I need to sell them asap, ill prolly do $500 bucks and w/free shipping. Two have slight curb rash that can be fix no prob, if your serious ill have them ready to ship early next week. Basically they need to go asap. I can get pics up as soon as I get my car back.
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Wow, looks sharp! Nice job, love the LM's (even if they are rep's)
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Originally Posted by FrankW
Miro's or Linea Corse's? they look good regardless.

nice call on the sway bars...makes tons of difference in handling.
neither


ill just tell you they're 3-piece, and are the result of a experiment...


and thanks!
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damnn.. car is looking sick and ur local too.. but i really wanna see how it will look with the pulled fenders .. u selling ur old tein coils?
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Originally Posted by Benzo0573
I need to sell them asap, ill prolly do $500 bucks and w/free shipping. Two have slight curb rash that can be fix no prob, if your serious ill have them ready to ship early next week. Basically they need to go asap. I can get pics up as soon as I get my car back.
what are the specs on the VMRs? offset, size, width, shoot me some pics at phister82@gmail.com
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if they're 18s i'm considering them
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damnn.. car is looking sick and ur local too.. but i really wanna see how it will look with the pulled fenders .. u selling ur old tein coils?
moved to dallas tx, yea teins are up for grabs, need a rebuild tho, all bushings are shot, looking for 250 w/free shipping.
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what are the specs on the VMRs? offset, size, width, shoot me some pics at phister82@gmail.com
19x8.5 all around, 35 offset all around. Ill get pics when i get my car back on monday
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ill just tell you they're 3-piece, and are the result of a experiment...


and thanks!
yea, there were some multi-piece reps out there. no name brand in particular tho.

time for some close ups!
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moved to dallas tx, yea teins are up for grabs, need a rebuild tho, all bushings are shot, looking for 250 w/free shipping.

ahhh so you're in Dallas right now? how much for the teins to a local

if they were 18s I would jump on the VMRs
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ahhh so you're in Dallas right now? how much for the teins to a local

if they were 18s I would jump on the VMRs
right now here is the waiting list for the coilovers.

1. DACHIGGA
2. phister
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i will get pic's up in a day or two when i get my car back from the shop.




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yea, there were some multi-piece reps out there. no name brand in particular tho.

time for some close ups!
as soon as I get my car back for sure!


My dad has LM's on his gallardo, after taking one apart, and owning a company with the latest n greatest CNC machines, long story short, they are one of a kind.
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