Over the holiday week I installed my Tein H Tech springs and tokico blue struts.

Handling is awesome, or at least to me it is because my stock struts were completely blown.

The ride is nice, a little bumpier than stock but nothing to complain about.

Also got some titanium addition rims and new tires (235/50/17)
The pics don't do justice, when the sun hits the rims they really stand out.

Sorry the pics are taken in the rain, haven't had spare time till today and it raining in CT

 

nice nice, you should have gone with illuminas instead of blues, but ohh well...it looks good man....just loose the Tein sticker, iam not feeling it, but again thats just me, you might like it ....

later

 

Thanks.
ya i like the sticker, I put in in a spot were it really doesnt stand out much.

You gotta kinda look for it if your just looking at the car from a normal angle

 

Your car looks good even in the rain. What kind of tires did you buy?

 

I got the Hankook Ventus V4 ES H105 in 235/50/17, couldnt pass up the deal costed 550 total for everything for a friend at a tire place.

I know its not the best brand but they treated me well before so I got them again.

 

looks just like my car, only in merlot

 

Looks real nice. I get the impression that it can handle corners real nice.
anyhow thanks for sharing. I'm always looking at what others have done to their 5.5's.

 

Looks good. How come you didn't go with teh stock tire size?

 

So is it best to lower and then go for the rim/tire combo or should you swap the rim/tire combo first and then lower? I'm just trying to decide what my first mods. may be. Thanks.

 

Your first statement.

 

Or atleast a comparable upsize like 235/45/17

 

Just wanted something alittle wider for better traction off the line, and I didnt want to go to with a 45 series cause i was worried it would make the ride worse.

I dropped it first , then got tires a few days later and got the alightment done. The print out said everything was perfect after it was done , no camber bolts needed as with some of the bigger drops for the max.

 

looks good

I am wanting to get those same springs for my ride

 

looks good...but for $550, u should have gotten some better tires...you could goto tirerack and gotten some bfg g-sports for that same price...and im sure they would run all over those hankooks

 

Ya but when you add in shipping, alightment , mounting , balancing and etc it comes out to a lot more than 550.......

 

i never knew the alignment was involved...i guess that justifies the cost...

 

Very nice! The second pic is way cool, and I love the TE wheels.

 

looks nice man...Im running htechs in the front and h&rs in the rear with tokico blues...biggest mistake in struts I have made. I feel every single bump...even the smallest ones. I should have saved up for illuminas. The 2 different springs offer a very even stance, but the ride is pure crap. You will feel it too...Im getting illuminas soon. I got the TE rims too...gotta love em

 

they dont seem that bad to me, but maybe thats cause my 4th gens had maxspeeds, sprints, and tein coilovers , with 19s and etc....

 

looks good, bet it looks even better dry lol

 

Looks good, but a quick question..... are you the guy that made those video clips of a maxima whopping the hell outta IS300 and IS350s? Because your max looks just like the max in that video clip.

 

 

Ya it is, but in that VID I have some messed up tail lights from a project gone wrong ....lol


Ive got some new vids that should be up this weekend of me vs. my firends E36 m3 4dr .....those things are fast , we were back and fourth between shifts...

 

I know you're not stock, what else do you have besides your intake?

I was wondering about those tails.. lol.

 

Wheels look nice and the shocks closed the wheel gap. Nice looking ride.

 

tunned safc and irudum plugs which are now burnt


The is350 just sucks off a roll, the gearing is more for 1/4 mile and 0-60 I think?

 

I wouldn't say an is350 sucks off a roll...its geared damn well for a 6 speed auto...just look at the trap times

btw, I have also raced an is350 on the streets...