An uncommon platform, but not in like a cool way - Mazda6

[rice4life]

They are in for repair. Both barrels were beyond fucked, someone tried to JB weld two cracks in each wheel so that obviously failed again. Also having the lips polished while he's in the neighborhood; I will do the rears myself eventually.

Re: driving low, it was kind of an 'oh shit' situation and I sort of had to scrape. Misjudged traffic making a right. It may not look that low but the exhaust is maybe 3" off the ground. Drove through a crowded park full of speed bumps today in Charlotte and it was so funny seeing people trying to find the source of the noise

Luckily on my last car everything was tucked nicely up from the factory and the only thing that would scrape would be the lower rad support, lip, and frame rails. Just remember to cut, and when you do, don't take too much of an angle over a bump or dip, because impatient twats think that they can pass you since you are taking it at an angle.

I need to get my old 5zigen's refurbed, my family was telling me to JB weld it but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE fuck that shit. How much did it cost to get a crack welded?

[Dwob]

wheels are meh. good car though, and the melodramatic title is off putting...

[rightfullrudder]

wheels are meh. good car though, and the melodramatic title is off putting...

Didn't intend for the title to be off-putting, more like it's an unusual car to modify but it's not rare and more of a FWD family sedan. Sorry it came off that way.

Re: wheels; it was definitely a gamble going for 18s and not larger VIP-inspired wheels, but I like how the rears look and we'll see how it looks with all four on. Btw, I think I saw your car(s?) at SoWo. Old VW hatch/squareback?

[scweet14]

wheels are pretty rad, just wish they were 19s. would really suit the car better. not bad though

[rightfullrudder]

Luckily on my last car everything was tucked nicely up from the factory and the only thing that would scrape would be the lower rad support, lip, and frame rails. Just remember to cut, and when you do, don't take too much of an angle over a bump or dip, because impatient twats think that they can pass you since you are taking it at an angle.

I need to get my old 5zigen's refurbed, my family was telling me to JB weld it but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE fuck that shit. How much did it cost to get a crack welded?

I had my exhaust work done when the car was at stock height and hadn't planned on putting coils on it. The Y-pipe flange hangs way lower than it should.

It was $100 a wheel because each barrel had been JB welded in two places. I'm throwing him another $50 to polish the lips while he's in the neighborhood. Will handle the rears myself.

wheels are pretty rad, just wish they were 19s. would really suit the car better. not bad though

Me too. I guess you could always upconvert the lips and barrels to 19s but the faces would look stupid. The fronts will look significantly better than the rears because of how the suspension is set up; I'm tucking a ton of tire in the front but barely any in the rear.

(Also if you're looking for a plate for the car I suggest WANK SC)

[rightfullrudder]

This was supposed to be an update with the Manarays finished.

Instead, this happened. So now resealing everything to stop this new and interesting leak. Funny how pretty much anything that can go wrong, will... Murphy's Law and whatnot. At this rate I'll have to keep these wheels until I die because of the amount of time/money in them



Also, "Gorilla" lug nut key my ass.

[rightfullrudder]

FINALLY. Got the front on, clad in 225/45/18 tires. What a nightmare. Let me know what y'all think. I might need a 20mm spacer in the front and maybe like a 10mm in the rear?

[rightfullrudder]

Decided to take the 6 out to Cars & Coffee of the Upstate today.

Woke up early to find this. Who the hell gives out a parking ticket at 6:24 AM?



Got her all cleaned up and ready to go.



An interesting G35 on Avant Gardes parked next to me.



Also, saw this INSANE straight piped FC RX7.

[Mr Von Smack]

Looks good! Personally, I'd strip the paint off the faces and polish them. Would look cleaner IMO.

Looking nice so far

[rightfullrudder]

Looks good! Personally, I'd strip the paint off the faces and polish them. Would look cleaner IMO.

Looking nice so far

Thanks! I mean, I sort of lucked out with respect to the color; it completely matches the paint color of the car. I think if the paint gets any worse I will strip and polish them.

The problem is, color matched faces is sort of a donk thing....

[MadMax]

looks good but I gotta say I liked the 19s more...

[rightfullrudder]

Just gotta go lower. Don't get me wrong I loved the 19s but they were pretty narrow and plain looking. I'd had them for almost a year and I was looking for a change!

[The Man]

Little bit more lows with the 18s and youre good. I second the refinishing on the wheels. All silver with a polished lip would make them look at home on the car.

[rightfullrudder]

So.... I sold the Manarays and picked these up. Got a really good deal, hopefully I can make them fit better with more camber and more rear low.

Vossen CV1 20x10.5 +25 all around, 245/35/20 tires. Might need to step down to 225 or 235. What do y'all think?

[DeltaAlpha9]

Wow, those tires look pretty beefy for a 35 series. Looks great with the new wheels.