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1998.5 T-RED SVT
18" Team Loco 142's W/ Dunlop Rubber
181.2hp@6900rpm/155tq@5000rpm
LOTS OF MODS OF EVERY KIND....
...Am I a guru yet??? No... not yet.
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I surprised 2 guys from Michigan went with the 18" choice. I have already bent 5 17"'s. I would have thought that going with 18s would ceraintly mean wheel replacements.
My advice is look at the roads you drive on first. The look may not be worth it.
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Darkside sorry took so long to respond- but I am using ground control coilovers- they seem very user friendly-
silver frost 98' svt--tint, stereo system, kkm intake, glasspack, optima, carbon fiber, superchip, side markers, adj. koni's, eibach's, coilovers, axis 7evens 19x8, nitto 225-35-19
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Cool, thanks darkerimage, Guess I'm gonna have to save my cash and wait to get all that good stuff. By the way how much did u pay for the Konis and Ground control coil overs. Anyone know the cheapest place to get this equipment. Thanks
2000 SVT-Black-
SHO CAI
SHO Front tower brace
super white lights
yellow fogs
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Originally posted by darkside:
2)Can u still get on a road course without any problems. Thanks... I wouldnt suggest running a road course with such big wheels(18-19)..use either your stockers for auto-x..smaller diameter and less weight..quicker laps...plus..you wont ruin your pretty wheels/expensive tires.
NP-T Speed Factory Intake
Magnaflow Race Canisters
NP-T Sniper Intake Pipe
Optimized 4.6 GT TB
Vision Driving Lights
Lo-Tek Pillar Pod
FMS Blue Wires
Clear Corners
Short Shifter
Side Markers
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hmmmm, intersting info DarksideSVT, I hadn't thought of that, Thanks a lot though for that info.
2000 SVT-Black-
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THE WAY TO GO ARE 18'S AS LONG YOU USE 215/40/18., 225/40/18 WILL RUB IN THE BACK ,IF YOU USE E'BACH.
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18 tsw Revo
Eibach springs./ Kyb GR2 struts
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darkside-
almost a year ago but I payed $152each -($610 all) for my konis- from ASI out of calif.
and $358 for coilovers- directly from ground control systems-out of calif also-
save up some cash and do it right - i also threw a sway bar under there from bat.
silver frost 98' svt--tint, stereo system, kkm intake, glasspack, optima, carbon fiber, superchip, side markers, adj. koni's, eibach's, coilovers, axis 7evens 19x8, nitto 225-35-19
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when you say 225's with 18 will rub is that after rolling the fenders?
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Originally posted by Roberto Rotgers:
THE WAY TO GO ARE 18'S AS LONG YOU USE 215/40/18., 225/40/18 WILL RUB IN THE BACK ,IF YOU USE E'BACH. that is not necessarily true. just make sure one gets the correct offset and width wheel and one can be completely rub free. i went with 17s and am wishing i went with 18s. but i didn't really have enough money at the time anyway. i'd never race on either of them. racing should be done on stock sizing in our case to keep the weight/cost down. (just like someone said). and no chance of shredding $$ tires, or rolling onto $$$$ wheels. I've been driving on 16"+ wheels and bilstein sports for 6 years and never bent or even scratched a rim. i drive on 17s and stock SVT suspension right now. i've been lucky a few times. i just do my best to avoid pot holes.
Please: put something meaningful in your post subject! NOT "please readme!". -------------------- "your" is possessive, "you're" is the conjunction that is short for "you are", "there" is for "the dictionary is over THERE", "their" is the possessive one, and "they're" is a conjunction that is short for "they are". have a nice day :rolleyes: -------------------- Silver Frost non-E1 SVT/Contour see my registry/profile: http://contour.org/carprofile/carprofile.cgi?a=display&uid=00004623
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