Recent content by buttons252

I havent been to the forums in a long time. Keep us updated on the dyno results, ive been on the fence myself about ordering an ATP kit for a few of my cars. Sure glad I didnt, looks like a total pain in the ass. I almost ordered a GT2871R kit for my 1.8T passat, but all the tuning issues and...

My experience with paypal is you can usually recover your funds as long as they can't PROVE they shipped it. if you received an item and they have delivery confirmation then paypal wont take your side. If its been over 3 weeks id file a dispute ASAP. you only have a certain amount of time to...

Well... I got my 06 speed 6 sport for 19,200 from a dealer with only 15k miles. Mods usually hurt the resale value because it makes people think you beat on the car... and some buyers are just outright turned off by the extra noise. I would guess your car would sell for around 19k... just my...

I would check rx8 forums classified section if you are looking to score some wheels. Id probably only pay $150ish per wheel as stock wheels are abundant and not many people want them when aftermarket is more "unique" and typically cheaper. I believe dealers a lot of times put a large markup on...

The gunmetal wheels are RIAX Seca's 18x7.5 the gold ones are Maxxim Grip (race gold) a brand of Konig i guess. I got the wheels and tires mounted/balanced for $882 shipped. I sold my old ones for $450 (they had really bad tires) so im pretty happy for the price. cant wait to get it lowered.

I got my new wheels on friday, i didnt like the ones my car came with. I know it needs to be lowered bad, i think im going with RPM street springs. i see a lot of people have megan lowering springs which look nice but i dont want to wear my shocks out.

What is the required load rating for a mazdaspeed 6? ive seen 225/40's rated at 92W which means they can handle over 5,000 lbs right? The higher the tire's load index number, the greater its load carrying capacity. 89 = 1,279 pounds 88 = 1,235 pounds 87 = 1,201 pounds 86 = 1,168 pounds 85 =...

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Thanks for the link, ill read some reviews about them. .if they are even half way decent ill probably get them. i just moved last week and dont have money in the budget for $500 for new tires...

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After doing some searching on google and car domain i decided two things. Those wheels are ugly and to heavy. Ill shop for 4 tires - 225/40/18's Then Ill craigslist my 2 good tires for $50 each or something.