MY LS400 Build...not someone elses:)

[scweet14]

just read through this whole thread. Never had blue balls so bad

haha sorry man

skip the D2's and go get PBM's or custom BC's, honestly, why bother with D2's/ksport to save $200,

also i might be back in the LS4 game...... SC got totalled and friends talked me into buying a 98 so im saving my pennies to add on to the insurance money.

PS. you're gonna want stiffer spring rates anyways to keep those wheels safe can't wait.

also, don't expect the megans to last too long comfortably with a sagged spring, my friend davids LS4 on profounds rears blew, he sagged em almost tucking 19's.

ya i heard, sorry about that man. yes please go LS <3 and ya im thinking of PBMs too

don't waste time with d2 they are basically like your megans. Rock the megans for now, and if you aren't happy then get something like pbm or bc super lows with custom springrates

ya true, i think thats gonna be my next choice

stoked to see this.

ha thanks man

I'm pretty sure I just saw you on the freeway haha. Down the 15 to the 215?

haha yes! i was com in home from school

Where are those pics?!?!?

right here. just one for now tomoro im busy so wednesday im taking legit photos

[notsolow]

Put some tires on those wheels!

[244Brick]

FINALLY!! how they ride?

[rsingh3g]

Looks nice man

[dirty_thirty]

Interested to know how you like those rotors? I've looked up 88rotors and they have some pretty cheap prices.

[SD202]

vip fest is coming up , are you excited ? lol

[ktfright]

Looks pretty damn good

[scweet14]

Put some tires on those wheels!

coming VERY SOON! selling all my snowboard stuff tomoro for a fat stack and using that for tires and new lug nuts. so expect wheels on by saturday

FINALLY!! how they ride?

bouncy but stiff, bouncy cause i drooped the rears 1 3/4"

Looks nice man

thanks man!

Interested to know how you like those rotors? I've looked up 88rotors and they have some pretty cheap prices.

the quality is really good, i really suggest going to them for oem sized rotors that are drilled/slotted

vip fest is coming up , are you excited ? lol

haha hell ya!! ill be there, you better be there! ill say whats up

Looks pretty damn good

ha thanks man, took a long time but im happy


So photos forsure tomoro night, and they should be uploaded thursday after my gf edits them. ill post them on the showoff section

thanks again guys for the compliments, im working as fast as i can to stop blue balling you guys, but you know how it is with work and school

[TMA-1]

In exact same boat as you, sold my STI and picked up a silver with dk blue interior 97 LS400 back in August. The day I picked it up http://i.imgur.com/eIpcBK0.jpg.

Looks like we're gonna have very similar builds the wheels I picked up are 18x10 +12 and 18x11.5 +18 and like you my car is ridiculously bone stock, but hey they're what I wanted and I had to get them before someone else snatched them up.

Why didn't you just vinyl out the amber on the taillights instead of buying all new ones? I got some vinyl for $6 and voila.

Also what size tires you think you're gonna be runnin? Mine are coming with 225/35 up front but the rears are bare and I'm not sure what to run, guess I'll have to wait for them to come and mock them up.

[scweet14]

In exact same boat as you, sold my STI and picked up a silver with dk blue interior 97 LS400 back in August. The day I picked it up http://i.imgur.com/eIpcBK0.jpg.

Looks like we're gonna have very similar builds the wheels I picked up are 18x10 +12 and 18x11.5 +18 and like you my car is ridiculously bone stock, but hey they're what I wanted and I had to get them before someone else snatched them up.

Why didn't you just vinyl out the amber on the taillights instead of buying all new ones? I got some vinyl for $6 and voila.

Also what size tires you think you're gonna be runnin? Mine are coming with 225/35 up front but the rears are bare and I'm not sure what to run, guess I'll have to wait for them to come and mock them up.

i didnt buy all new tails, my friend gave me his spares

and for tire size im lookin at 235/35 for the 10.5 and then a 245/35 for the 11.5

[TMA-1]

I think I'm torn between running a 35 or a 40 series tire, potholes around here are no joke...

I'll keep my eye on your build for progress its gonna look pretty sweet when you're done. Maybe you can fit your wheels first and let me know what you had to do to get them to fit

Hopefully I'll get some custom coils this winter (take advantage of some Christmas discounts), relocate the wiring harness, and buy rear tires by the beginning of the spring and get it sittin right

[RolledAndPulledG]

255/35 is literally perfect for a 11.5..the extra stretch will just give it more gap

[zebra]

Looking good!

[scweet14]

I think I'm torn between running a 35 or a 40 series tire, potholes around here are no joke...

I'll keep my eye on your build for progress its gonna look pretty sweet when you're done. Maybe you can fit your wheels first and let me know what you had to do to get them to fit

Hopefully I'll get some custom coils this winter (take advantage of some Christmas discounts), relocate the wiring harness, and buy rear tires by the beginning of the spring and get it sittin right

forsure man, if youre worried just go with the 40 series, i went with 35 and im kinda sketch on them haha

255/35 is literally perfect for a 11.5..the extra stretch will just give it more gap

i listened to you and went with the 255/35..probably should of went 265/35 lol

Looking good!

thanks man!




So on an update!

Not alot has happend but just the important stuff...

My plates came in as some of you have seen on my sig...


Got my tires

225/35/18 for the 10.5
255/35/18 for the 11.5



Went to a local store and they couldnt mount because "tires were too small"...lazy assholes. So i drove 2 hours to LA and went to 714 Tires to do some professional shit!
The infamous "no parking" wall



Then got them mounted with absolutely NO problems, i highly reccomend them for any tire/alignment needs!

255/35/18 front shot:



Above shot:



Angled shot...yes theres about a few mm of barrel showing on each side of ALL the wheels




Did a test fit last night, sadly no photos. But i have come to the conclusion that i am in way over my head, but fuck it yolo im gonna make them fit!

and then i came across this photo today, super clean undercarriage

[e39hamann]

Can't wait to see the wheels on!

and wow that under carriage is crazy haha