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Old May 22, 2011, 06:20 AM
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Here are some pics of my new XXR 518s, 18x8.5, 225/40/18 Proxes 4 and BC Coilovers











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Lookin good!
How do you like the ride of the BC's?
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looks good. I've been eye'ing those rims up for my sportback. What offset did you go with, +35?

Looks like there might be a slight stretch on the tires.

Hows clearance? Is there any rubbing?

How's ride comfort on the coil-overs?
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Originally Posted by nunyas
looks good. I've been eye'ing those rims up for my sportback. What offset did you go with, +35?

Looks like there might be a slight stretch on the tires.

Hows clearance? Is there any rubbing?

How's ride comfort on the coil-overs?

Any response on those question? Also was a roll required?
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Originally Posted by nunyas
looks good. I've been eye'ing those rims up for my sportback. What offset did you go with, +35?

Looks like there might be a slight stretch on the tires.

Hows clearance? Is there any rubbing?

How's ride comfort on the coil-overs?
Yeah, I went with the +35 offset, was thinking about going with 235 instead but i didn't wanna roll the fenders. So no rolling of fenders, clearence is good and no rubbing so far, i'll let you know when I go over a pothole...so far so good

The ride comfort for the coilovers are good, i turned them to setting of +8 just so that it's not too stiff on these new england roads.
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How much were BC coil overs? Link if you don't mind?
Old May 23, 2011, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by lookitznite
How much were BC coil overs? Link if you don't mind?
I got the bc coilovers from importimageracing.com, there's a vendor importimage, pm him for price
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Which BC coilovers did you get?
Old May 24, 2011, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by TOralliart
Which BC coilovers did you get?
I got the ones for the lancer with extenders, the extenders help to adjust the rears after install, it's definately a must... Unless u want to remove the whole thing again just to adjust the settings
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FYI, for those with 'backs, the extenders don't work (the strut tower is completely encased), so don't waste your $$
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You can always drill a small hole...

Ralliart Col - You could probably go a touch lower at the rear. Be careful though and measure carefully - 5 turns of adjustment is not always the same between the left and right!
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hey man looking good! looks even better in person when i saw it at kaizen
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You would need to drill several, with a really long bit; it looks something like this:
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EDIT: WTF?!?! it keeps shifting my lines that have space bar blanks. oh well u get the idea....

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Originally Posted by bobcrusader
You can always drill a small hole...

Ralliart Col - You could probably go a touch lower at the rear. Be careful though and measure carefully - 5 turns of adjustment is not always the same between the left and right!
Yeah, I was thinking of taking the rear down a bit more, I actually measure by the distance between the rings rather than the number of turns...but I'm definately gonna drop the rears a bit more
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Originally Posted by baggelis
hey man looking good! looks even better in person when i saw it at kaizen
Thanks buddy!! Good to see that u got the RA now!! Shoot me a PM the next time u r up at epping!


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