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Old 08-23-2008, 09:46 PM
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Old 08-23-2008, 10:22 PM
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would love to see those wheels mounted...
to bad its on a nb
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I want a review of the carbotech's. Do they live up to the hype?

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What ring and pinion is that?
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Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92
I want a review of the carbotech's. Do they live up to the hype?

Chris
If they are xp10's and 8's they sure are. Stop a hell of a lot better than my old hps's


15x9's... drool
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Welcome to the nickel 15x9 club.
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Old 08-24-2008, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by climb_on
would love to see those wheels mounted...
to bad its on a nb
They'll be mounted real soon, see below.

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What ring and pinion is that?
They're 6.363.

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Welcome to the nickel 15x9 club.
Thanks man.



Forgot to post this (grainy) picture, r-s2's and frame rails ready to go.
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Old 08-24-2008, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by thesnowboarder
If they are xp10's and 8's they sure are. Stop a hell of a lot better than my old hps's


15x9's... drool
That's the combo I was planning on getting, but the guy at carbotech talked me into getting xp8's all around since I still DD the car. He said they've been racing miata's since 2001 and that the 8's wouldn't fade, I'm thinking now I should have demanded the xp10's for the front.
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the wheels are ******* gay.
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Originally Posted by chokeasphyxia
That's the combo I was planning on getting, but the guy at carbotech talked me into getting xp8's all around since I still DD the car. He said they've been racing miata's since 2001 and that the 8's wouldn't fade, I'm thinking now I should have demanded the xp10's for the front.


I DD my 10s up front
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Old 09-11-2008, 07:24 AM
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Tires mounted


Wheels mounted


Stock front brakes


Sport front brakes


The whole scene, you can see my buddy's GTI in the back. Still need to get pictures of how the car sits all said and done, it was dark when I finished.
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Old 09-11-2008, 07:26 AM
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the wheels are ******* gay.
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Originally Posted by thesnowboarder
I DD my 10s up front
I ended up calling them up and getting the 10's, they're working great.
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Is it just me or do the tires look a bit to small for those rims, like they look stretched outward?
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They have a bit of stretch. Looks like **** to me (I have the same tires and rims) and I can't wait to move on to wider tires.
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Let's see the car on the ground!
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Tim how did it do at the track? Sure did look good from the stands.:(
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are those the nickels? They look hot especially on a black car
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Originally Posted by JayMX5
They have a bit of stretch. Looks like **** to me (I have the same tires and rims) and I can't wait to move on to wider tires.
Yea, can't get any wider in a good street tire.

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Tim how did it do at the track? Sure did look good from the stands.:(
Thanks man, felt pretty good, just wish I could drive it better.

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are those the nickels? They look hot especially on a black car
Yes, thank you.
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Old 09-14-2008, 09:25 PM
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sweet ride who the fudge says that those wheels are ugly? those wheels are the best.
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