Official 'What did you do to your car today?' Thread

Lol. It might look smaller if I got tires with smaller thread width.
 
Nomar06 said:
They look nice on the car. Not smallish like when you posted just the wheel....
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Seeing this makes me happy that I didn't go with 18's. I think it looks perfect. Is it May yet? Maybe I should email TireRack and ask for an update? :confused:
 
18" wheels make the rotors look tiny. :giggle:
 
Like an inch. You can upgrade to brembos with this setup. My stocks only give about 3mm with the tsx calipers.
 
I'm surprised my TSX wheels with +55 offset gives better clearance than the +45 stocks. Lol.
 
Speaking of my winter setup. I would have to do something different if I decide to upgrade the brakes.
 
squiggy said:
Speaking of my winter setup. I would have to do something different if I decide to upgrade the brakes.
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You can get el cheapo 15lb 17x7 Kosei wheels for winter. But the paint might not be able to handle the snow salt.
 
squiggy said:
You should see the lack of clearance I have with my winter setup. I think @Nix panicked at first when he saw it.
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Yup! I was like ohfuck I hope it clears. I knew it didn't clear my brakes. I figured they would have let us know at tire rack if they didn't make it before we left. I can actually take a picture of how much it doesn't clear by based on the wear pattern on the rotors. The pads sit like 3-4mm outside the full center of the rotor surface. Just enough for the edge of the caliper to hit those wheels. I had confirmation from one person that they would fit but it was a possibility that they wouldn't. Sometimes people on the internet aren't truthful. Hahah.

Worst case, I would have given you your wheels back with the new tires on them. I was willing to eat that cost on the chance they didn't work out. I would have bought a set of all seasons that day, mounted them on my summer wheels, and figured out something new for the spring. It had the potential to be a very expensive day. hahaha
 
Installed my summer setup :)

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Installed lowering springs from Eibach ProKit. Car looks and handles so much better right now.:party:I will post some pics later today.
 
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