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Old 04-22-2003, 08:04 AM
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People w/ 18" wheels living in NY or places w/ bad roads,any regrets?
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Default 1 piece of warning from a NY'er.... LOWER first as far as you want to go....

You might not want or need rims. Above 17's yields little performance from what I know. A good set of wider 17's with nice tires would do you well.
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Default way worth it

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/5045/frsp2.jpg"></center><p>They've been scratched and dinged- you play you pay.

My problem is with front spoiler- there is not too much room left to lower w/ springs. My parking garage exit driveway only allows 1/2 inch of lip clearance going down diagonally.
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Im rolling on 19" wheels in NYC.
No problems.

Thinking About lowering it, might be a huge mistake. Having 2nd thoughts now.
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Yeah.. NYC.. make sure its a tough rim or u will regret it..
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Huge mistake... Get coilovers if you lower though... so you're not stuck too low.
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you really have to be careful, but the look is worth it IMO
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Default I've had Mille Miglias, Konigs and now AT Italias Konigs were too soft - others are fine

more problems with lowering IMHO particularly with body kit - I live in Ct
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Default Removing H&R's in DC

I have H&amp;R springs in DC. I use my 180+TTQC as a daily driver. I try so hard to be easy on the car but sometimes you just have to scrape. Parking garages, old roads, driveways, metal plates etc.

I am having the stock springs reinstalled on thursday.

If anyone wants to buy my H&amp;R's with 10k miles on them let me know.
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damn your rim crazy,, wherd you get your most recent ones?? price??


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