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Very nice . looking forward to more pics .

I like the bigger wheels with modern tires . more so on lowered cars . JMO
I like the look too, BUT, short sidewall tires were made to be run with fast and sensitive MacPherson strut suspension. Without it, these cars ride like a 1 ton truck because the suspension is so SLOW, and the sidewall doesn't take any of the road bumps. This is mostly due to rubber in the A arms. Dela A Lum bearings could help this some on a stock suspension, speed it up by about 200%.

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Very nice and cool story to go with. We'd love to see more pics.

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I like the look too, BUT, short sidewall tires were made to be run with fast and sensitive MacPherson strut suspension. Without it, these cars ride like a 1 ton truck because the suspension is so SLOW, and the sidewall doesn't take any of the road bumps. This is mostly due to rubber in the A arms. Dela A Lum bearings could help this some on a stock suspension, speed it up by about 200%.
Agree . I'm going to use a larger wheel. Not there yea't
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Cool - Nice 70 T/A - One of the Best looking handling performing Grand Touring Cars - took this pic of a 70 400 RA III T/A Last year
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I put the original JW wheels/GY Polyglas tires on the car yesterday. I prefer the stock look.




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That looks a lot better!



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Very nice

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Old 06-27-2020, 09:33 AM
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Looks fantastic w the R2s & I'm a stock rim fan too, but I gotta admit those oversize honeycombs look GREAT also! I personally would keep both sets and swap occasionally. VERY nice car

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Oh man - it looks SO much better!!!

I used to prefer the blue cars, but these days I really prefer the white cars... with blue interior like yours!

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Looks really good!

If you're thinking about unloading the honeycombs let me know.

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I prefer the stock rims. Darn nice car!

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Old 06-27-2020, 03:15 PM
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Coolness!
I've come to like Rallys better on white cars and Honey's on blue. But ask me again after another few months and I might feel different by then.

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