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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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i know being on the reciving end sucks but when your on the giving end its so much more funn

got my wheels in today 17x8s i should have them mounted and hopefully on the car saturday if not deff on sunday

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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 03:28 AM
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Can't tell what they are.

My guesses are either A3 wheels or TSW.
 
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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Well I put the wheels on today.. ill post pics later... but I'm upset .... I now need to lower the front and rear 2 more inches I don't have the coil wrenches and I tried with a screwdriver the lower nuts move but the uppers that rest againstt the spring is a pita.. and the other problem is one of the center caps is not for these wheels
 
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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17x8 tsw doningtons orderd them while at waterfest for $635 including shipping and the lug nuts....with 225/45/17s (i got all 4 tires for 150 with a couple thousand miles) i will switch to a 225/40/17 when these tires are bad

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car sits way to high and just cruising around i feel the hight diffrence its like 2inches

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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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Wheel's look good
 
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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i like it but go lower and wider. you need to come to the meet in binghamton. there are currently 2 from the the rather long island coming
 
Old Aug 8, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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i know bri is one of them.... and wider ehhh no need this is my beater the camaro is what i go wide with .... in the rear any who lol

and i plan on lowering it more... i didnt expect these wheels to raise it up 2inches like it did but as i said i cant get that damn adjuster nuts to move i tried with a screw driver but its a pita and i dont have the wrenches the h&rs came with got any other ideas? should i just spray the **** out of it with pb blaster n use the screw driver and a hammer?
 
Old Aug 9, 2010 | 12:46 AM
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Those tires look super huge/meaty.

I guess I'm just too used to low profiles and stretched.
 
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