View Poll Results: Which mods would you do for around $800
Wheels and tires and a tint job
9
25.00%
Tint job, front strut bar, rear sway bar, lowering springs and a CAI
27
75.00%
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Which upgrades would you get?
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Which upgrades would you get?
Here's the deal, I have roughly $800 give or take to spend on my 05 Lancer ES, I can get the tires and wheels I want, plus a window tint which is $99 this next weekend as a special to kick off the season, or....
Forget the wheels and tires, and get the tint, front strut bar, rear sway bar, lowering springs, and CAI
Which would you do?
Forget the wheels and tires, and get the tint, front strut bar, rear sway bar, lowering springs, and CAI
Which would you do?
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From: Addison, IL
depends how bad the tires are on ur existing wheels...but i'd go with cai for sure cuz of summer...and get windows tinted and struts...and get the lowering springs along with the wheels...i just got my wheels 2day and it kinda looks stupid cuz i dont have lowering springs...but then thats just my thinking
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Option two...right now my ride is bare stock (money issues) except for the tint and the Enkei rims...and believe me, they aren't all THAT great.
Actually I recommend option #3: Intake, exhaust, header, although that might set you back a couple bucks. Definitely get the intake then get either the exhaust or header and maybe a rear bar to countereffect the understeering in our FWD platforms...
Either way, it's better to improve looks AFTER you've at least put some basic performance items on there. It's quite embarrassing to have a car that looks fast and cool but sucks in performance, yet if you have a "stock" car that is quite fast, well, that's good for some mild amusement.
Actually I recommend option #3: Intake, exhaust, header, although that might set you back a couple bucks. Definitely get the intake then get either the exhaust or header and maybe a rear bar to countereffect the understeering in our FWD platforms...
Either way, it's better to improve looks AFTER you've at least put some basic performance items on there. It's quite embarrassing to have a car that looks fast and cool but sucks in performance, yet if you have a "stock" car that is quite fast, well, that's good for some mild amusement.
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You should go with number two because if you lower the car and get the strusts, you will be able to feel alot of difference in handeling.
If you have rims, that is just gonna make your ride little bumpy and that will not make and difference in the Handeling.
According to my experience, Look is not that important but handeling is.
I would also lower the car first because after lowering it, you will get good idea of what size rims to get.....
This is just my opinion !!!!!!!!!
If you have rims, that is just gonna make your ride little bumpy and that will not make and difference in the Handeling.
According to my experience, Look is not that important but handeling is.
I would also lower the car first because after lowering it, you will get good idea of what size rims to get.....
This is just my opinion !!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Slovak
Come on evom folks, lets get all the input I can so I can make a decision within the week here. Thanks for the replies so far.
I'd get the wheels and tint.
I would have to say....rims and tires and a cai. You might to be able to get more than that if you shop in the sales forum. They are selling aem cai for cheap. Sooo.....Like I said, rims tires and cai with possibly springs. If you shop right you can easily get all these for under $800.