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Old May 27, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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Old May 27, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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Paint your lowers with real two-stage paint and you'll love it (did mine myself - see sig - it visually lowers the car). Wheels look great - now drop the car and you're set
 
Old May 27, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Yah think im gonna get some racelands in the next month. But have been looking into getting my fenders rolled(as you know) because my wheels are 8" whide and i dont know if theyll get sucked in a bit when you lower but if it goes straight down fenders will be crushed. Thanks for the tip about paint. I know its surprising (not) but idk anything about painting either except how to do it. I know two stage is base and clear coat right? U can get clear coat in spray can? Does the plastic piece actually need clear coat? I was just gonna spray paint it black but if its worth it ill do the 2 stage.
 

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Old May 27, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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Holy fender gap.

It'll look awesome once its lowered. What's your offset/size/width and tire size again?

From the pictures, it doesn't look like its gonna rub.
 
Old May 27, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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Honestly i dont know my offset i looked pn the rim and there were random numbers all over. I saw a 36 which i believe it is. 17x8 and from memory i believe 17x35x215 front and 17x40x235 rear.
 
Old May 27, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Oh and u can see in the second pic the rusty side mirror. Can you just replace the glass mirror part or is it sold as whole mirror assembly
 
Old May 27, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ImTheDevil
Paint your lowers with real two-stage paint and you'll love it (did mine myself - see sig - it visually lowers the car). Wheels look great - now drop the car and you're set
Would you mind taking some pics of your door jams and sills? I've thought about painting the lowers, but want it to look OEM rather than a paint line on the sills.
 
Old May 27, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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lookin good man... u just needa drop it and ur set!
 
Old May 28, 2012 | 01:37 AM
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Did it say ET before 36? If so, that's your offset.

You mean 215/45/17 and 235/40/17? If so, I'm pretty certain you won't rub once you're lowered. Keep in mind that as you lower the car, the camber will slowly go towards the negative side.
 
Old May 28, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by kriptonik
Keep in mind that as you lower the car, the camber will slowly go towards the negative side.
gotta love that negative camber
 



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