Styling Got it how i want it
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Styling Got it how i want it
Looks nice. Love the colour. Wish I had the money to do mine cause it's dying a slow painful death.
Well done.
Well done.
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the coilies were comparitively cheap for what they are. And good quality too. And the wheels were an ebay special that look good from a few metres away but not too good close up but they will do.
Persevere and you will get there Oakley
Persevere and you will get there Oakley
Yeah I am preserving. Been a great car until the last 6 months. Everything possible has broke and finances won't allow to fix them all.
It's just one of them things.
It's just one of them things.
That is one nice looking Stio, real tidy and looks well looked after
The alloys for me are just spot on and the car stance is pretty refined too with those coilovers. I do know you are pushing 160 bhp out of this JTD which is really impressive and the torque must be absolutely ridiculous, talk about pulling like a train
What was the overall drop on the coilovers if you dont mind me asking? 30/35/40??
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ive been thinking about the braces....nd i want lol...think ive read the whole UR site
how much did they set you back? if you dont mind me asking...
btw, as of this morning, mines now back on road thanks for your help
how much did they set you back? if you dont mind me asking...
btw, as of this morning, mines now back on road
thanks for your help
.....and where did you get them? as i've been thinking about those UR's for mine? .....excellent looking car BTW
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Thanks guys.
I got the braces from Automac and they cost about £160 i think. the drop on the coilovers was about 50-60mm. The jtd sits lower on the front as standard anyway. Can't go any further cos of the braces. i think the lowest part of the front brace is about 70mm above the ground. It has only ground out a few times so isn't a major problem.
Have to say that i am very surprised that even on 18s the ride is still very compliant and not too stiff. The DTS coilover kit is spot on.
I need to get some shots of the dashboard as well with the guage cluster. I will try and get those tonight.
I got the braces from Automac and they cost about £160 i think. the drop on the coilovers was about 50-60mm. The jtd sits lower on the front as standard anyway. Can't go any further cos of the braces. i think the lowest part of the front brace is about 70mm above the ground. It has only ground out a few times so isn't a major problem.
Have to say that i am very surprised that even on 18s the ride is still very compliant and not too stiff. The DTS coilover kit is spot on.
I need to get some shots of the dashboard as well with the guage cluster. I will try and get those tonight.
Nice work Ratty, looks good. Have you thought about the two upper braces to complete the body strengthening?
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Already got them Yellow. OMP ones rather than UB but i saw that the UB ones fix in a different place on the rear. Food for thought.
Yeah I reckon the OMP rear one is a bit of a waste of time 'cos it's attached to the (rubber) shock absorber mounts!
Needs lowered like the wheels, the 18s really finish the stance in a way that blades simply can't
Group buy for braces anyone? I wouldn't mind upper braces, raising my ride height to make way for under braces simply isn't an option though
like the wheels, the 18s really finish the stance in a way that blades simply can't Group buy for braces anyone? I wouldn't mind upper braces, raising my ride height to make way for under braces simply isn't an option though
.... the 18s really finish the stance in a way that blades simply can't
NOT TRUE
There is another way my friend and that is to have an anthracite (coal colour) alloy respray aswell some coilovers or lowering springs fitted..
Check it out
Very nice. Love the colour.
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Its funny but i always thought theywere claws not blades. Live and learn
They are claws so they got it wrong haha
after 2 san miguels...........:yuck:and i actually own a pair of claws so yea .... dam it lol
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heh .
I dunno, the 17's just don't seem to fill the arches as well, I think they deff look better an arathacite or however it's spelt though.
When I have the cash I plan to do my blades in gunmetal, unless I find some OZ Superturismo GT's in 18 inch format between now and then
Hijacking thread - mission accomplished, sorry, Ratty
.I dunno, the 17's just don't seem to fill the arches as well, I think they deff look better an arathacite or however it's spelt though.
When I have the cash I plan to do my blades in gunmetal, unless I find some OZ Superturismo GT's in 18 inch format between now and then
Hijacking thread - mission accomplished, sorry, Ratty
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