RomRaider users -- post pics of your cars!

triple_S1x · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:51 am

Turbo_Mike wrote:

What size are your rims/tires??

17x9.5 and in those pics were looking at 255/40/17... I'll dig up the 275/40 pics later. :shock:

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:52 am

triple_S1x wrote:

Turbo_Mike wrote:

What size are your rims/tires??

17x9.5 and in those pics were looking at 255/40/17... I'll dig up the 275/40 pics later. :shock:

guess I'm gonna have to go back to 17s to get more tire on my car... grrrr

triple_S1x · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:02 pm

Turbo_Mike wrote:

guess I'm gonna have to go back to 17s to get more tire on my car... grrrr

Eh the 17s are ok, but the tire selection kind of sucks. My track wheels are 18s, just so i can run a 275 tire and not have a monster truck sidewall.

Freon · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:47 pm

17 or 18 shouldn't matter that much on what you can fit, nor on total sidewall height if you pick the right parts. It will affect what your aspect ratio is, but you don't "see" the aspect ratio from the side of the car, just actual sidewall height. The tire is going to rub before the wheel ever does unless your wheel is way too wide for the tire.

bchslap · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:43 pm

mike - is that the Perrin springs, in the last pictures? what strut setup? wow, that's A LOT lower..

Tanabe DF210s on stock struts.. 17x8 w/ 245-40s

triple_S1x · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:05 pm

Freon wrote:

17 or 18 shouldn't matter that much on what you can fit, nor on total sidewall height if you pick the right parts. It will affect what your aspect ratio is, but you don't "see" the aspect ratio from the side of the car, just actual sidewall height. The tire is going to rub before the wheel ever does unless your wheel is way too wide for the tire.

It does matter when it comes to tire selection for me. I'm looking for the best turn-in, with the most feed back. I personally think a 275/35/18 will perform better for my needs then a 275/40/17 even though they do have the same overall diameter. That marginal difference in sidewall stiffness makes the car handle differently. I've played with different sidewalls during testing, and i never liked the sloppy delayed feeling some tires give.

275/40/17

-disregard the tire, I mounted it for testing

91lx302 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:15 pm

Turbo_Mike wrote:

They sure did lol

lovin' the no wheel gap.

I think you might be able to fit a larger intercooler in there, who needs a bumper cover! That stupid front plate is killing your remote free area.

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:21 am

bchslap wrote:

mike - is that the Perrin springs, in the last pictures? what strut setup? wow, that's A LOT lower..

Yup..

Its 04 WRX top hats, 04 WRX perrin springs, and Tokico D-Spec struts.
18x7 wheels with 245/40/18 Federal 595 drift tires...

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:25 am

91lx302 wrote:

lovin' the no wheel gap.

I think you might be able to fit a larger intercooler in there, who needs a bumper cover! That stupid front plate is killing your remote free area.

lol I dont think its an issue. the intercooler core measures 24x12x4. Its for a 1,000 horsepower supra setup. The inlet/outlet holes are 3.25". I'm using well less than half its capacity. I hate the plate but I keep getting bothered by the cops without one...

91lx302 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:23 pm

Turbo_Mike wrote:

lol I dont think its an issue. the intercooler core measures 24x12x4. Its for a 1,000 horsepower supra setup. The inlet/outlet holes are 3.25". I'm using well less than half its capacity. I hate the plate but I keep getting bothered by the cops without one...

haha, if it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing

ride5000 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:40 am **Posts:** 564

hasn't been washed in around 2 years. :lol:

blkscooby · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:20 am

Turbo_Mike wrote:

91lx302 wrote:

lovin' the no wheel gap.

I think you might be able to fit a larger intercooler in there, who needs a bumper cover! That stupid front plate is killing your remote free area.

lol I dont think its an issue. the intercooler core measures 24x12x4. Its for a 1,000 horsepower supra setup. The inlet/outlet holes are 3.25". I'm using well less than half its capacity. I hate the plate but I keep getting bothered by the cops without one...

Mike, you should relocate the front plate to one of the open fog light areas just so we can see all of that HUGE core!

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:05 am

blkscooby wrote:

Turbo_Mike wrote:

91lx302 wrote:

lovin' the no wheel gap.

I think you might be able to fit a larger intercooler in there, who needs a bumper cover! That stupid front plate is killing your remote free area.

lol I dont think its an issue. the intercooler core measures 24x12x4. Its for a 1,000 horsepower supra setup. The inlet/outlet holes are 3.25". I'm using well less than half its capacity. I hate the plate but I keep getting bothered by the cops without one...

Mike, you should relocate the front plate to one of the open fog light areas just so we can see all of that HUGE core!

Thinking about it... it looks sick without the plate, but the cops havent been so nice to me lately... thats why its right where its supposed to be in the stock holes...

Here's a couple from the fall with no plate..
back when she was a JDM twin turbo EJ20

jordanretro1223 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:13 pm

Picture after a wash this weekend:

Poor pic of JDM TAIL LIGHT MOD!!!

rac · **Posted:** Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:38 am

and undergoing some changes now

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