bmurray. car is lookin good.

i think you'd benefit from the spring mount mod if you dont end up going the coilover route.

 

Thanks. Haha Maybe some day

Spring mount mod is being done today. Will have some iPhone pics for you guys afterwards hopefully

 

That will look good. Just measure and you can always cut off more if you need too. You will like the results though

 

FINISHED!

Here's my rear spring mount mod pics...
Cut off ~3/4 of an inch.

Before:



After:

 

i think you may have sold me on a set..

 

i think i'm going to pick up a spare set of rims.

either the:

527 in black
521 in silver
526 in ful matte black.

not sure yet...i just have spare 255/40's i wanna use and daily drive on. 19" tires are fakkin expensive. lol

 

^^^where did you find the 526 in matter black? I've seen 20's before.

 

a few months back before i bought my volks...i was shopping around on ebay.

there was a vendor selling full matte black 526's in 18x10.5 and 18x9 staggered combo.

i emailed the seller to see if he would sell me 18x10.5 all around and he refused.

i even said i had an evo (a lie) and said that i don't need a staggered set up.

still would not sell me the set in 18x10.5

best part about that wheel from this particular vendor is that it was a true 5x114.3 bolt pattern. not a universal 5lug with unneccesary bolt holes. it looked SOOOOOOO much better.

since he refused to sell them to me...i just gave up, bit the bullet...and went ahead and bought some used volks. i can't access ebay at work...but i can see when i get home, but i'm sure you'll get to them before i do.

 

i also saw them. I should have bitten the bullet at 5 bills shipped. looks MUCH better with only one bolt pattern.

 

Damn that's a good price! I wanted 10.5 all around though so I'm glad I just went with the chromium black.

 

^ did you end up getting a dual bolt pattern then?

 

Ya I ended up getting the multi lug pattern wheels. I am still waiting for them. The single lug pattern wheels do look nice though.

 

When the tire shop installed my wheels, they said that I needed HUB CENTRIC RINGS for these wheels. I told them to install them. I think they were only $15 or less.
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The HUB CENTRIC RINGS insure that your wheels are perfectly centered with the axle. If you are installing these wheels, you might want to look into that.
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i thought they were required.. so i got em. are they not?

 

my understanding is that they are required

 

not many xxr 521.... i want to see some more Anyone?????

 

Hmmmm... So how would that work if your running hub centric wheel spacers with them?

 

The XXR 526's look great. Especially the gloss black. I've asked a few people about the performance with them. So far everyone has said that they have not noticed a loss of performance. Is this the case with everyone else? Also someone suggested NLmotoring to purchase from. Is this the best place to do so? I keep getting a price around 1500-1600 for tire/wheel package. Does this sound right? All information welcome.

 

You are fine then.
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No loss of performance for me (mine are 18").
Best place ? < until someone offers a better deal.
Wheel/tire package ? I purchased my tires locally. Tires are like wheels in that they can look different and perform different. They are really a personal preference decision and you should study your options carefully. It could make a big difference on how happy you are with your -Z-.

 

I ordered mine from nlmotoring.com. they are ok. If you order I would call first and double check stock because their site wasn't accurate. You can get wheels and tires for around 1200 shipped on there, but they won't be mounted.