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WHOO!! :D I just got off the phone with Jordan from Discount Tire Direct. I HIGHLY recommend these guys! Not only did he price-match the Gripston website I sent to him, he came down $14 below them ($350 FLAT) shipped to do my door. Gripston would have been $363.96 shipped to my door. For another $12...

Oooooh....Aaahhhh...Look at the purty colours! ;) Mori H1 5000K Colour Array http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa353/03SXTGUY/IMG01094-20110613-1738.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa353/03SXTGUY/IMG01099-20110613-1739.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa353/03SXTGUY/IMG01100-2011061...

Check Lowe's or Home Depot - they have a nuts & bolts section - you might be able to find a double sided thread stud there...

Very nice comparison pictures between yours and the eBay ones. Wish I could just build my own retros so I could get a better cutoff line like yours. Looks good! Thanks Andy, and who said you couldn't build your own?! Buy a cheap pair of stock headlights to practice on, you can get the MH1's from TR...

I've been promising output pics of my retro's...well after taking the driver side back apart as the seal wasn't perfect & just a little bit of condensation seeped in, I was able to tweak the rotational aim just a little bit more. I'm much more happy with the overall horizontal / rotational aim now. ...

So here's what I decided...The Falken ZE-512's (5 year old technology which I did not know) have horrible reviews with tread life (lucky to last a year!), road noise, wet handling is up in the air...so I am going to keep the one brand new Falken 512 as my full size spare - hey, who could complain, r...

How many miles did you put on them so far and what is their tread depth? Still a lot of life left, or is the 280 tread life rating pretty accurate? I was told today by a tire shop that a 215/45 would fit on a SXT suspension without any problems - my only beef about it is that recommended wheel width...

Manny,

How well are these Hankooks holding up now that it's been over a year? I'm looking at ordering 4 brand new ones from Discount Tire - they have them for $95 (ea) w/ Free S/H & Hankook has a $60 Mail-in-Rebate currently until the end of June on 4 new Hankooks.

I just got back from driving around the area - I just picked up 3 Falken ZE-512 205/45/17s for $160. Got 2 of them with 95% tread off of a local guy for $95 and one brand new (still had the sticker on it) for $65 from a tire shop who had it posted on eBay. I told him "take it off eBay and I'll give ...

After a long 580 mile trip (10 hours) down to Cincinnati, I finally bought Charlotte two new pairs of shoes! Oh, and ended up getting an added spare as a bonus just in case the dog ends up chewing off one of the heels :thumbup: A big thanks to Dan (superdan) and Ian (ianguilly)! After a good washing...

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Wow, very interesting info Dante...

Danteneon wrote:While the ACR wheels are on 16", they are 7" wide and very light. The SRT wheels are only 6" wide and weigh a ton. Hell, my 18x7.5 are lighter than the SRT wheels by a fair margin.

I think that is so stupid Daimler decided to make both the 15 & 17s only 6" wide...I mean...rationale DC? C'mon!

haha ok I thought they would be. Friggin' people need to learn how to press "DELETE POSTING"

Here's a much better crop I just did:

Thanks everyone - that's what I was feeling too...the one thing I do wish about the ACR BBS' is that they came in a 17"...16" just seems small for the style of BBS they are... but the guy just isn't getting back to me :( They were posted April 21, so I'm guessing they are long gone. *sigh* I'm going...

Opinions on the BBS ACR wheels? A set w/ tires might be for sale about an hour from me...I'm considering over SRT-4 wheels

My crop:

LOL that's why I went the smart route & just bought strut assemblies. Comes with strut, coil spring, mounting bracket...the whole 9 yds. Just pull the old out and put the new in. If I were already living in Dallas where it's flat, I'd be lowered 2.5" by now ;) But in Pittsburgh...one's a fool to go ...

They're both done now. They were indeed first put on the wrong side. The eBay seller had put that that **89 was the Left, Rear and **99 was the Right, Rear. As you can see from my post above, that is copied from the company's PDF file. Once I took the driver side back off & re-installed the part **9...

So I got my rear driver strut assembly installed today. What a friggin biotch to do. It was nothing like the "easy, done in 10 minutes" videos of rear strut removal/installation on youTube! lol OMG I want to scream! haha Never, EVER trust eBay sellers to always be legitimately correctly! :tardbang:...

Perfect - then that is what I'll go with - it's only a 5% ratio reduction as opposed to a 10% drop (205/40's are way too skinny for the amount of potholes PA has)

I'm going to stick w/ my original plan & go with the SRT4 wheels. I think they'll look the best on her

CM - Will I 205/45/17 definitely fit on a SXT suspension with proper clearance? I definitely think they will now clear my rear, as the new struts do sit up 1/4" higher...I just see most people run a 205/40 but I don't want that slim of a tire. Yea I was just tossing up the idea because the guy is li...

Yea I got both sides haha I'm going to install the passenger side today - I hand mixed cement all day Mem. Day & killed my back so doing 1 strut assembly was enough for me yesterday :rofl: The spring, I noticed, has 4 coils as opposed to stock having 3. According to part number though, they are the ...

The more I look at them the more I'm starting to agree with Fan...I think they're a little too busy for the curvature & simpleness of a Neon...maybe if they were a little cheaper I'd really consider them

I just posted another cropped photo to give you another angle view. We're going to meet this weekend so I can test fit to see if I like the look, check clearance w/ spring perches, etc. I will definitely have official pics then

I just posted another cropped photo to give you another angle view

I need honest opinions on these wheels - it's just a real fast crop I did. Sales for $115/ea on TireRack - I have a guy that lives 5 mins from me that is selling them off of his VW MK4 (that crop is from his picture). 17x7 5x100 +42mm Verde Protocols Machined w/ Black accent & hidden lugs Nexen N500...

//EDIT - Deleting this post as I decided not to get those wheels.

So I got my rear driver strut assembly installed today. What a friggin biotch to do. It was nothing like the "easy, done in 10 minutes" videos of rear strut removal/installation on youTube! lol Old vs. New http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa353/03SXTGUY/IMG01038-20110531-1342.jpg Mounted: http://...

Let me know how you like the Ecsta Platinums, Dave.