Same Celica. New directions.

[Xtra Big Kahuna]

Offtopic: I did some work up front this morning. I took some pictures I'll throw up

That is not off topic, that is more on topic than any of the other crap in your thread. This is a build thread and you post progress you are making towards your car. You've had what, like 4 posts with actual progress?

Here's todays progress. Not really. But I learned a lot today. I had two problems




1. My cv boots were stopping me from lowering in the front.*
2. Back fenders needed some work.*

1. The bottom of my shock was making contact with my cv not allowing me to lower.*
This isn't my picture but it gives you an idea of the problem


So to fix that, I cut off the old cv boot clamps and added my own*
this way I can squish the cv boot back for more clearance.*

It was all fun and games until I lowered the car the coils would only go down .5 more inches. And after that, the wheels were colliding with the coils. Even at 0 degrees camber. so now we move on to the rear.*

These little buggers are being mean to my tires.*

So I pulled out the heat gun, and a dremel and went to town. It's a little sketchy looking in the pic. But it's been cleaned up and will be coated later to protect from rust.*


Next project: pull fenders. I'm going to pull the fenders until I can fit my 25mm spacers on the back. And then I will move the 10mm from the back up to the front. Once the front is spaced, it clear the coil. And with some neg camber I can lower it enough to hopefully get a decent fitment. I've been looking all over for replacement springs for the coilovers but I decided its not worth it. I'll cut my losses and wait until I can afford an extreme drop kit. Probably D2 or Megan's.*

[SoLOwX3]

Through out this whole build thread this is what I have gotten out of it....

OP- Im going to do this what do you guys think?
S/W-Fail
OP- Yeah I know right Im just joking
(Repeat)

Build your own car dude. Work>Talk

Well see, I still want my 18x9.5
So if I get the xxrs spaced perfectly, I can look for a set with the same offset. 18x9.5 is a very common size.

Offtopic: I did some work up front this morning. I took some pictures I'll throw up

[244Brick]

^^^^ this

[andybob]

hmm. well I wont be buying new. so budget will be off. i think I want three peice wheels. I realy like bbs. just a rough guess, lets say max 200 a wheel. i like all types of rims. honestl I dont have a "type" to start with. I more or less just want "respectable" companies to start browsing rims. Because there are tooooooooons of companies.

They aren't rims homie, wheels...

Now that that's taken care of, you're not going to get much for $200 a wheel.

Here is what I would do;

Stop buying spacers for your current wheels. Take them off the car, put your stocks on, and see if you can get $600 for them with the tires. (Mind you I bought a set of tirerack wheels, spent about $1100 on them with tires, and when I sold them 3 months later, I had a hard time getting $500 for them).

Cut your losses and move on.

Now, as for new wheels, get creative. Spend time of forums scouring through the wheel classifieds to see what's out there. Look to spend about 1000-1200 on a decent set of used wheels that will need a little work. Chances are they will be 17 or 18" diameter and maybe 9" wide at around that price (from the looking I have done.)

If the wheels are wider and you think you can fit them, that's great. Now if they are sunk, you can always buy them, clean them up, run them and save money, then buy wider lips and re-build them if they are 3-piece or send them out to have them widened if they are 2 piece.

Anyways, you have lots of options. When I first joined this site everyone said to dump my wheels and I'm glad I did. Just be patient and adamant on finding a good set of used wheels and in no time you'll have something.

It'd probably be easier to help if you gave us the realm of your budget and a general idea of what style wheel you want to go for. Euro? Sporty? JDM? There are all sorts of companies creating their own wheels in all sorts of price brackets and styles. I'd be glad to help you find something to fit your needs once I have a general understanding

hmm. well I wont be buying new. so budget will be off. i think I want three peice wheels. I realy like bbs. just a rough guess, lets say max 200 a wheel. i like all types of rims. honestl I dont have a "type" to start with. I more or less just want "respectable" companies to start browsing rims. Because there are tooooooooons of companies.

[Kielan]

So apparently I cant tell the difference between real/rep wheels. Someone wana throw down a good list of brands so I can atleast begin to start sifting through?

People seem to have a misconstrued idea as to what reps are these days as well. Your wheels are not replicas. Cheap wheels =/= replica wheels. Replica wheels are wheels that are made as to be a replica of a wheel that already exists. IE Rota grids = TE-37, those 6 spoke Varrstoens are TE-37 reps. There are like a million LM reps out there, those are really the popular ones. If you would like some more clarification once again feel free to PM me.

[Rally]

So apparently I cant tell the difference between real/rep wheels. Someone wana throw down a good list of brands so I can atleast begin to start sifting through?

It'd probably be easier to help if you gave us the realm of your budget and a general idea of what style wheel you want to go for. Euro? Sporty? JDM? There are all sorts of companies creating their own wheels in all sorts of price brackets and styles. I'd be glad to help you find something to fit your needs once I have a general understanding

So apparently I cant tell the difference between real/rep wheels. Someone wana throw down a good list of brands so I can atleast begin to start sifting through?

There was no intention to "over react". I was simply making my point via a kind-hearted dinosaur joke. I would never judge someone for their wheel selection or their modification path. I simply wanted to propose an alternate path for your consideration. It's not always about getting people's attention.

All in good fun. Keep doing what makes you happy

sorr man. it just came off a bit edgy. Everyone seems to have their panies in a wad today. I think my "pink wheel" joke was taken a tad bit too seriously. guess it was a poor attempt at humor.

The 25's isn't bad!! I would go 15mm up front with the 25s in the rear!

im actuall thinking 20 up front. with a fender pull and neg camber, I should be able to make it look sick. back is first priorit though

[244Brick]

The 25's isn't bad!! I would go 15mm up front with the 25s in the rear!

Lol had some free time and decided to throw 25mm on the front. Looks god awful.


Also, started preparing for those 25mm to go in the back. I started pulling the rear fenders today. Tomorrow I'll test fit in class and post some pics. Tomorrow's update should have plenty of pics.

[Miroteknik]

And God bless us, every one.