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Old 11-05-2007, 04:31 PM   #1
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hey
i was just wondering if anyone had any ideas of what i could do??
i am 17 and i have jack all money and my olds gave me a ef fairmont for my first car..
i have no complains besides teh color is a marone color and im not a big fan but i have 2 deal with it...
im thinking about getting au series 2 rims but i dunno if itl look any good..
i rekn with the rims and if i slam it on its *** it shouldn't look 2 bad...
wat do u guys think???
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Old 11-05-2007, 04:34 PM   #2
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Sounds good. Just with the rims, get the aftermarket copies for e-series offset. Genuine ones need spacers, which are illegal.
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:08 PM   #3
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Slam it and leave it on stockies lol. You can get regrinded cams pretty cheap and a 2.5 inch cat back exhaust to
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Old 12-05-2007, 09:02 AM   #4
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yeah those monty's are nice and it only takes a little work!

16inch FTRs look sweet in my opinion (I'm a little biased) plus I'm not into huge rims myself, dont go too far lowering in my opinion otherwise speedhumps will appear evil very quickly, plus the 2 1/2 cat-back is good too.


my baby: cost me $4500 already with 2 1/2 cat-back (single muffler), LPG & tint
$550 for a set of 5 FTRs in mint condition
$150 for a set of xr6 springs

So you can get places on a budget, but also dare to dream about what it could become
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Old 12-05-2007, 01:34 PM   #5
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yeah those monty's are nice and it only takes a little work!

16inch FTRs look sweet in my opinion (I'm a little biased) plus I'm not into huge rims myself, dont go too far lowering in my opinion otherwise speedhumps will appear evil very quickly, plus the 2 1/2 cat-back is good too.


my baby: cost me $4500 already with 2 1/2 cat-back (single muffler), LPG & tint
$550 for a set of 5 FTRs in mint condition
$150 for a set of xr6 springs

So you can get places on a budget, but also dare to dream about what it could become
XR springs are the same height as superlows arent they? or is it lows?
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Old 13-05-2007, 12:31 AM   #6
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XR springs are the same height as superlows arent they? or is it lows?
XR springs are actually slightly higher than lows.
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So if i wanted to lower my ef xr6 a tiny bit lows would be the go?
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Old 13-05-2007, 01:15 AM   #8
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So if i wanted to lower my ef xr6 a tiny bit lows would be the go?
No, lows are XR height. Lows to superlows is only about 15mm drop, and another 15 or so for SSLs.

Lookup the kingsprings catalogue as a guide on what to fit:
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Old 13-05-2007, 01:24 AM   #9
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So if i wanted to lower my ef xr6 a tiny bit lows would be the go?
If you wanted to lower from XR height, go superlows. Lows are slightly lower but the change won't be noticeable.
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