Finally got my car lowered!

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  1. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Looks awesome! Major bling factor with those wheels. (y)
     
  2. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    man about time there dude! change your avatar!!! dude i give it two thumbs up (y) (y) (y) ok three! very nice!

    nice wheels you got there :p can't see why anyone wouldn't like them :p just don't paint your car baby blue :tsk: :rolleyes: :p

    see right tire size, right backspace, right cut in coil, everything fits! what i say?

    again welcome to the now lowered 17inch / 18inch club.. ok.. all two of us.. ok old guys tell us how much you hate them :p

    btw i supposed to get my 275/35-18s in the next week or so... it took them like 5 months to approve ;) but i'll let you know how they fit if you ever decide to change the rears.

    again very nice!
     
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    Thanks for all the comments guys.
    Wardf - yeah, those are caltracs and ceramic coated headers you see :)
    Maverick5946 - thanks for posting the link with the before pictures, lowering it made a big difference in the look I think.
    Maverick Man - Don't worry I won't be painting it baby blue, or maybe I will ;) , and the wheels aren't exactly the same as yours, I have the Boyd Coddington Hotrod wheels, very similar though :D I loved the way your car looked. And I would definitely like to know if those 275's fit, that would be sweet if they do. (y)

    oh and I will be changing my avatar soon :rolleyes:
    -Jason
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Not a problem...not only am I a computer genius :D :rolleyes: :biglaugh:
    But I am a big fan of the "rake" :yup:
     
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    Yeah, I can tell you like the "rake" :) I absolutely love your car, I think it looks awesome.
     
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    Erick-Mav Maverick Punk

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    I think it looks awesome...very very hot rod looking. Good job.
     
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    CornedBeef4.6L no longer here

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    SAAWWEEETTT!!!!(y)
     
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    Looks Great!!! I also like the job you did on the front bumper. I am not a big fan of the large bumpers. It looks great

    Mike
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    wardf,

    I like it stiff.

    Don't like a car swimming around when I am driving it. That is why I looked around for tighter springs.

    I will post pics in a month or two, when I cut and drop. Want plenty of time for the new springs to "break in" before I cut. Don't want to cut and then have some sag appear later that throws it all off!
     
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    large bumper? thats a mid sizebumper.. unique to itself like a maverick... :p sorry i just had too! :biglaugh:
     
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    Yeah, that's not a big bumper, although it is bigger than the '70-'72 bumpers, it's still not the big bumper. Still has the valance in front...
     
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    Very nice look. I was looking at the tread on the tires. are they on the right side? Looks like the tread is backwards to what I thought it should be.
     
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    nope, they are on the right side :D
     
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    sweet car........ perfect stance (y) (y)
     

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