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Old Apr 5, 2002 | 03:31 PM
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wheels are on! spring has sprung!

Put my rims on today...Looks pretty good..and i actually find the ride better then the stock rubber...figured the 215/40-17's would be harsher but guess not...

my pipe should be in next week and tint is next thursday/fri...
starting to shape up..more on the website later on once i get em resized




Old Apr 5, 2002 | 03:46 PM
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looks good !!!....i thought the ride was better when i first put my 17s on after about a month the ride started to get rougher...i think its from the tread started to wear ......
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 03:52 PM
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That looks awesome man, very good combination.

Keep us updated.
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 04:16 PM
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hey nice wheels, just wondering what offset are you using? just a warning 45mm offset will not work. will rub on fenders if lowered. just tellin you just in case you drop you car. have a nice day.
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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they are 48 offset actually..thanks for the comments guys..
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 06:12 PM
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uploaded the pics to the site heres the direct link

http://www.mazdaprotege5.com/dir1/pics4.html
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 07:27 PM
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hey, it looks really good. i'm glad to see that you got them on ;] now, when are the springs coming?
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 07:44 PM
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Awesome man! They look great!

Mine are backordered for 3 weeks. doh. I'm also getting my Pro Kit at the same time. Hope to see you around!

EDIT: oh and we're supposed to have 5cm of snow tomorrow I'm serious.

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Old Apr 5, 2002 | 08:08 PM
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what the hell is that! man when i put these on this morning it was calling for rain...now its 2-5 cm of snow!

oh man!

well i guess i'm getting up early taking out the jack and putting the old ones back on..

Old Apr 5, 2002 | 08:13 PM
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Yeah, even if mine come in early I'm still not putting them on before May. Still a risk of snow. And then out comes the salt. doh.
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whats snow?.......is that some new drug or something?........
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 08:22 PM
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lol, damned texans. probably been sittin in 80 degrees or something. ;p we'll probably see another small snow or two. but for now, 70's!!!! wooooooooo. gonna do some painting on the car tomorrow since the weather shall be nice.
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 09:51 PM
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yeah i was gonna wait till the end of april but i couldnt resist putting them on today...ah well not hard to put on and off anyway 1/2 hour and the old ones are back on

maybe it will just rain...

What kind of rims did you order kincaid?

my foliatec caliper paint sould be in monday too so i got to take the rims off again anyway so maybe i'll put the stockers back on..

look on the bright side...i got to take some pics and drive around today heheh
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 10:29 PM
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Yep. Good positive thinking.

I've got Eagle Alloys Series 191 ordered. They're Racing Hart C5 replicas. And they're the closest you'll find too. Weight's not bad either. 19lbs a rim. Not great but not bad.

And I've got the Eibach Pro Kit to lower it immediately. If I don't it'll be on stilts and look retarded. lol.
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 11:28 PM
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sweet...what kind of drop are ya doing 1/1.5/2??

heheh have phun on our roads

19 pounds is good, hell i think mine are like 21-22
then again they for style not speed...well ok...some speed

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