Atlanta based LS400 checking in.....

[shubert]

whats up, you guys may remember me from this:

http://s3mag.com/blog/?p=2994

time to move on to another project. i present to you, my 93 LS400. Let the turd polishing began. i got the car and it had JIC magic J-Force o5's on it, 18x9.5 +28 all the way around, and sitting on JIC magic coilovers......blah!!!



wasnt feeling that at all. still not feeling the garden edging lip on the front either, but the PO, but it on with holy huge rivets, and its either huge gaping yellow holes in my bumper, or roll with the lip till i can find a front bumper or aftermarket clean applicable lip.

so moving on, the JIC's had to go. picked up a set of 18x9.5 +15 MB Battle wrapped in 245-40's up front, and 255-40's in the rear. i love the color coordination, the fitment, etc. but **** how it makes the car look, and the fact that theyre concave wheels.










sooo.....out with those.ive picked up a set of XXR 526's in hyper black, 18x9.5 +25 front, and 18x10.5 +15 rear. running 235-40' all around. this will allow me to bring the car 1.5" lower and still clear. the current battles are rubbing the front fenders at about 15 degrees of radius. the OP also rolled the fender very $#!+y like, and didnt remove the inner bolts. so im sourcing front fenders too. the xxr's are currently getting the mesh centers painted to match the charcoal lower trim of the car. hope to have them on by next week, and have some pics up. i did find this pic on the webz though.....gives you an idea.



I guess ill be making a build thread here, to share the journey as i polish this turd back to life. lots in store for the car. stay tuned.

[scweet14]

i dont mind the xxr's because i rock them, but pleeeasssee dont do that home depot front lip....its embarassing and its for honda guys.

if you want to make your car look lower...lower it.

i dont have much room to speak but thats my opinion.

[Darksyde]

He stated that the previous owner put the lip on with rivets leaving him with little choice and it looks like there is no lip in the last picture. That aside more low and some proper wheels would be my suggestions.

[driftsucky]

I would make a build thread in the build section. Other than that, I like the car.

[shubert]

yeah, build thread is coming soon. the lip looks good from afar, especially when coming at you from 50-20 yards away, after that.........yeah.

the car is already down about 3.5" from stock. according to willtheyfit.com i should be able to bring the car down another 1.5" with a simple exhaust snugging.

[CrackerTeg]

but pleeeasssee dont do that home depot front lip....its embarassing and its for honda guys.

I wouldn't say that.

[shubert]

He stated that the previous owner put the lip on with rivets leaving him with little choice and it looks like there is no lip in the last picture. That aside more low and some proper wheels would be my suggestions.

last pic, isnt my car. its a 93 ls400 on xxr 526's.....the only example pic i could find on the webs.

[scweet14]

I wouldn't say that.

where i live, all the "modified" hondas out here either have those home depot lips or the oem ones which i prefer

alot of 240's have them out here to, but thats because they actually drift them and dont have money to waste on front lips

[CrackerTeg]

Understood but that's a broad generalization. Everywhere I've lived, I haven't seen the home depot lip and I've lived in quite a few different places over the years. Anyway, the thread got derailed enough.

[rice4life]

From JIC's to MB's to XXR's.

Doesn't that seem like a downgrade each time you change wheels?

I cant wait for steelies then.

[milano_red]

Understood but that's a broad generalization. Everywhere I've lived, I haven't seen the home depot lip and I've lived in quite a few different places over the years. Anyway, the thread got derailed enough.

x2 on that sir! Not all Honda people are the same.

Nice car OP, where at in Atlanta are you?

[shubert]

From JIC's to MB's to XXR's.

Doesn't that seem like a downgrade each time you change wheels?

I cant wait for steelies then.

the JIC's were but ugly, missing half theyre labels, curbed to hell, and were atlanta drift wh0res.

as for the battles...its a lexus, not an s14.

dont bag on steelies, theyll get you magazine covers when done properly, but again, this IS a Lexus, not a drift 86.

and your rolling on........?


i cant depict whether your trying to be a smart ass, or just looking down your nose from your elantra....... it isnt all about name brand to me, as much as it is about appearance. If that was the case i would be sitting on 18x8 work eurolines right now, instead of the xxrs, i chose the xxrs because of their appearance factor on the car. type in VIP ls400 in a google image search, and just in the first row, count how many ls400's are sitting on eurolines.......


and with that, i present this:










better pics to come, these are sheety. got another 1.5" to drop as soon as this freakin rain clears up.

x2 on that sir! Not all Honda people are the same.

Nice car OP, where at in Atlanta are you?

north ATL, 75/575 corridor.

[shubert]

i dont mind the xxr's because i rock them, but pleeeasssee dont do that home depot front lip....its embarassing us for honda guys.

sorry didnt mean to impose, like i said, PO put it on in a retarded way, anyway, its gone now.

[SD202]

526's ? what size are the wheels and tires front and rear ? looks pretty good I think a diff color face would do a lot of justice like maybe gold. or white. or silver.

[shubert]

526's ? what size are the wheels and tires front and rear ? looks pretty good I think a diff color face would do a lot of justice like maybe gold. or white. or silver.

they were gold, it did not look good, esp. with the car being black with charcoal lower trim and chrome accents, it was way too busy. if the car was a solid color, maybe. thats why i painted them to match the lower trim, subtle, yet clean.

theyre 18x9.5 +25 225/45 front and 18x10.5 +20 245 40 rear. continental contacts.

i too thought the 45 vs. 40 sidewall would look wierd, but as you can see here, its not enough of a difference the eye can catch it, or effect the vehicle.

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?width=225&aspect=45&diameter=18&wheelwidth=9.5&offset=25&width2=245&aspect2=40&diameter2=18&wheelwidth2=10.5&offset2=20&Submit=Submit