Couple quick pictures I took of my car this weekend.
Any comments? Good, bad, Ugly?

http://zoododd.tripod.com/stuff/car.html

Nice loookin car!! I don't care for the chrome trim, but everybody has their own opinion.

Is that original paint? It looks a lot like mine.

Originally posted by 93speed
Nice loookin car!! I don't care for the chrome trim, but everybody has their own opinion.

Is that original paint? It looks a lot like mine.

yup, original paint. I painted the side moulding as well.
I was gonna ditch the chrome trim on the fenders but I thougt it went with the chrome wheels, but maybe its time to get rid of it.


Anyone know how I can add a pole to this thread?

Is that a North Dakota license plate I see? Heh, you're not the only one "in the sticks" ;)

looks nice man, i really like the color. and not to be a dick, but ima have to agree about ditchin the chrome.

btw, what size rims and tires to do have? and how much is it lowered in the pic?

car looks pretty nice...real clean.. but yea..you might wanna get rid of the fender trim. its alil (mexican tune)...if you know what i mean :)

Alright, Trim will be gone this weekend.

About the drop, Im not exactly sure. I never did measure it before I dropped it. Im guessing its about 2 - 2.25" drop all the way around on max speed coilovers. I just installed A set of KYB AGX shocks today. It rides much much better now, however the rear is now about 1/2" higher. Ill have to adjust my coilovers tonight.

The Rims are 16 x 7 wrapped in 205/50/16 potnezas.

do you ever get any rubbing while going over a bump, or in a tight turn? when the rear fender folds in, the edges stick out towards the tire, did you have to roll those? i have 215/45/17's so im a little worried, the sidewall is a little thinner, but its wider so it might scrape the edge.

how do you properly roll the fender? i dont wanna chip paint or break anything.

Originally posted by strodda
do you ever get any rubbing while going over a bump, or in a tight turn? when the rear fender folds in, the edges stick out towards the tire, did you have to roll those? i have 215/45/17's so im a little worried, the sidewall is a little thinner, but its wider so it might scrape the edge.

how do you properly roll the fender? i dont wanna chip paint or break anything.


Never had a rubbing problem. Even when I had the rear completely dumped, I mean I had no gap between the fender and the tire. Did it just for fun, still had no rubbing. But it was only for a couple hours.

You may have some rubbing with your tires, but I would say you wont. The only way you would is if your rims are designed to stick out a little further than mine, and you go over a bump big enough to make your tire go up into your fender. I have never had my wheels go up that high on a bump. Guess my suspension is too tight for that.

Also, why is it that you went with 45 series tires on a 17" rim. Were you aware that those tires are half a size to big to maintain the correct overall wheel diameter for our car? Your speedometer may be a little off running on bigger tires. On our cars with a 17" rim you should have 40 series tires, is there a reason you went with the 45's?

i had no clue, i actually bought the set before i had a car. i got them from victoriatires.com, so blame them for any inaccuracies. i initially was thinking about getting a civic, so like everyone else, i ordered 205/40's. but the shop guy called before shipping, and by that time i had set up to buy an accord. he then told me that i should use 45's since my car was heavier and they provide more protection for the rims.

i think after the alignment im gonna stick with 215/45's since it also covers the fender gap a little better, and i dont want to lower it any more.

Originally posted by Protek
About the drop, Im not exactly sure. I never did measure it before I dropped it. Im guessing its about 2 - 2.25" drop all the way around on max speed coilovers. I just installed A set of KYB AGX shocks today. It rides much much better now, however the rear is now about 1/2" higher. Ill have to adjust my coilovers tonight.


do you have any kind of camber adjustments made? thats a pretty big drop and i know it messed my tires up alot.