takezo's accord

[takezo]

Nothing much since last meet.... only add:
-Tokico Blues Shocks
-H&R springs
-18" Tecnomagnesio Detroit F1 Rims
-Kumho ECSTA 711 225/40/18
-S-Type Tails

http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL260/1637451/3140802/41528461.jpg

http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL260/1637451/3140802/41528440.jpg

..and there's something in my trunk... :p
http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL260/1637451/3140802/41528410.jpg

[jdmaccordbo!916]

lookin good so far.. what else did you have in mind the for it...

hey is that an rs.r echaust in the trunk ?? did you get that from ken..lol

[matts]

how do you like the kumho's? i was thinking about getting them.

[ACCLUDE]

The drop is pretty much perfect! It makes the rims/tires fill the wheel wells nicely. The white rims don't match the paint of the car, but they don't look bad either. Have you considered havin them painted or powder coated?



hey is that an rs.r echaust in the trunk ?? did you get that from ken..lol
Where is Ken? and Mike? Don't tell me Kens sellin all his old stuff too! Poor guy. He almost bought my H22 one day, and the next day he's sellin all of his stuff and possibly even his car. [personal note - call Ken!]

[jdmaccordbo!916]

ya mike is still around the site.. hes normaly on late at night... an as for ken.. i have not heared form him in a while... i dont know whats up with him... hope hes doing ok though... if you do talk to him, tell him he needs to get back here soon...

[takezo]

how do you like the kumho's? i was thinking about getting them.

I like em. They're good and smooth http://www.topendmotorsports.com/members/images/icons/icon14.gif Before those, I already put Kumhos too on my 98 civic, they're Kumho Touring series for the stock blackies. So far they're OK.

For the exhaust... yes, it's RS*R catback (but I didn't steal Ken's :D ), but it didn't come with the muffler. I'm thinking bout getting the HKS hyper muffler. Still thinking bout that muffler.

[takezo]

The drop is pretty much perfect! It makes the rims/tires fill the wheel wells nicely. The white rims don't match the paint of the car, but they don't look bad either. Have you considered havin them painted or powder coated?

Yeah.. i try to lowered my car first before put those rims... And bout the white rims, i got em cheap from ebay, so the color doesn't bother me too much :D :D I got em brand new, so i think it's not necessary to repaint it. Maybe later :D

The problem is I need to install the camber kit. Already got em, they Ingalls front camber kits. But I don't have the rear one. I'm still considering between those washers or the arms...

[jdmaccordbo!916]

there should be othing to have to decide on bro. go with the washers, it will only run you like $.80 cents at the most an 20 minutes to install tem... but if you got the extra money to spend on the arms, then i guess do that... im just speakin from a broke linted pocket point of view... :D

[ACCLUDE]

There's one thing the arms give you that the washers don't.....ADJUSTABILITY!

Sure you can take the tires off and keep undo-ing the bolt and adding/subtracting washers as needed, but using the adjustable arms is so much easier anytime you need to make adjustments. Not to mention that the nicer kit can be set more precisely. Save the money in parts now, but loose it in time spent down the road, or pay for it up front and save yourself some time down the road. That's the way I look at it.

BTW, I like the wheels...don't think I was raggin on em or anything. I was just sayin that color matching or picking a color scheme would enhance the overall appearance of the car.

[jdmaccordbo!916]

ya adjustability is always good... to bad they dont make anything that adjusts to what my car is at.. so ill stick to the budget way...hehehehehe i still got to try an figure a way to get the rest of the front adjusted.. a 3degree camber kit aint workin for me. an i aint got the money to buy the adjustable ball joint kit.. got any sugestions pat.. im still off like 1.3 degrees in the front... thats jsut enought to raise hell with the tire wear..

[takezo]

hmm adjustible arms sounds good... let me think...

Budget Sucks..

[jdmaccordbo!916]

Budget Sucks..
yes you are so very righton that.... budge does suck...

[mole054]

there should be othing to have to decide on bro. go with the washers, it will only run you like $.80 cents at the most an 20 minutes to install tem... but if you got the extra money to spend on the arms, then i guess do that... im just speakin from a broke linted pocket point of view... :D



What are the washers??? Are they the ones you would find at home depot or another hardware store??? I lowered my car and i need a camber kit but didnt wanna pay a lot for one. So any info you could could give jdmaccordbo!916 would be appreciated. Thanks!!!!!

[The UnseeN]

How low are you with your springs and any rubbing since you put on the 18s ??

[takezo]

maybe these pics can explain...

Front
http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL260/1637451/3140802/44848782.jpg

Rear:
http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL260/1637451/3140802/44848754.jpg

[takezo]

This pic of my header:
http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL260/1637451/3140802/44848726.jpg

..and I just got this apexi muffler today
http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL260/1637451/3140802/44848697.jpg

Hopefully those exhaust systems already installed next week