Finally Joined [Archive] - Scion XD Forum

imageex

01-07-2010, 01:50 AM

Ive been a member of Scionlife for awhile and CafeXd, till a learned it was dead. This looks like a good xD specific forum. So here I am!

I have an 08 Super White xd with about 15k miles on it.

I currently have..
16" (Forumla Drift)FD-05 Enkei Wheels
Magnaflow axle back exhaust from PrecisionMuffler
Spectre intake that I put together
Rear spoiler from Scion
Shark Fin Antenna from VisualGarage
Tint
Blacked out emblems
Razzo shift knob
4-color interior lighting from Scion
Blue neons under the front of both front seats
Sport pedals
Scion floor mats
Illuminated Scion door sill protectors
Pure white LED map lights and dome light
Pure white LED license plate lights
Silverstar headlights
and.. my Tanabe DF210's should be here by Friday!

I'm pretty sure thats every little thing except my Tom Tom GO630 and Whistler XTR-190

I like this forum a lot. It's nice to have a good xD specific forum :)

Shaggy

01-07-2010, 03:48 AM

Welcome aboard. Lets see some pics :)

katchkillah

01-07-2010, 04:03 AM

welcome to the site.

imageex

01-07-2010, 04:40 AM

Thanks. Im gonna wait till I put the springs on and clean it up before I take some shots of it. Only Pics I have are with it really dirty, and not much done to it

TIKI

01-07-2010, 07:51 AM

welcome

SciFion

01-07-2010, 09:24 AM

Welcome to the forum! :hands:

Cylon_xD

01-07-2010, 09:49 AM

Welcome Image, glad you made it over... I chased him over here from Cafe xD, he was a very lonely poster over there, lol!

TheLittleDeviant

01-07-2010, 10:16 AM

Welcome to the forums!!

Get some pics up!

imageex

01-07-2010, 11:31 AM

Very lonely indeed. Pictures will be up once the lowering kit is on :D

TheLittleDeviant

01-07-2010, 12:23 PM

Sweet! What are you going with for lowering it?

imageex

01-07-2010, 12:24 PM

Tanabe DF210's should be here by Friday

TheLittleDeviant

01-07-2010, 12:31 PM

Nice, you will get a good stance with them. I am running the TRD's on mine and I wish they sat a little lower...

imageex

01-07-2010, 12:38 PM

Yeah, im expecting a good drop. Ive been wanting them for awhile. My brother has the RS1 and I will try to get some comparison shots of mine next to his once I put them on

Cylon_xD

01-07-2010, 01:02 PM

I may eventually swap out my current springs with some DF's, or at least go with a narrower tire when it is time to change them out, since my tires scrape the wheel well liners over every little dip or man-hole cover - the Progress springs I have on now are really low in the front, I believe almost 3/4" lower drop than what the DF210's give you... there's barely a 1/2" clearance (on a diagonal) between my tires and the well liners at the lip of the wheel wells in the front. 18x7.5 Katana wheels, +45 offset, and 225/40/18 tires. Definitely doing 215 tires next time around!

Lol, I've finally worn holes the whole way through the liners on both front sides where the tires rub, so at least now it doesn't scrape quite as often anymore... :D

Limbo low now... how low can you go...!

imageex

01-07-2010, 01:09 PM

Ohh wow haha. At least it looks good, right :P

Eventually when these tires on my 16's wear out I think I want to put some 17" wheels on, but not 18's.. How wide will I be able to go with DF's though because im defiantly looking for wider.

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The springs just arrived at the local UPS a few minutes ago!

katchkillah

01-07-2010, 01:30 PM

you can go wider. hehehehe, but it's up to the tires you run. i'm at 8.5 in front and 9 in back and with coils almost all the way down even with full loads hitting big dips on freeways i've not rubbed.

TheLittleDeviant

01-07-2010, 02:52 PM

My Summer combo consists of 17x8 +35 offset, with 245/40R17 tires on TRD lowering springs... I rub on big bumps in the road, BUT only because of the body kit... The tires actually rubbed the kit enough to shave it down so it hardly ever happens anymore... This summer I'm planning on swapping to 225 or 235 series tires and I should be 100% rub free.

Cylon_xD

01-07-2010, 03:24 PM

wow Ted, I just don't see how you can be running 8" wide wheels over my 7.5", +35 offset over my +45 (which sets your wheels OUT 10mm further), and 245 tires over my 225 (another 10mm), and not scrape more often - OH, you said TRD springs - that's a 1" drop compared to 1 3/4" drop for DF210's and almost 2 1/2" for the Progress; you definitely are not sitting as low in the front... I figure the surface of your sidewalls are sitting 26mm out further than mine, a full inch, they must actually sit outside the wheel well a little!

Looking horizontally, the tops of my front tires are actually tucked under the wheel well lip about a 1/4 inch, and you can barely stick a single finger between the edge of the tire tread and the wheel well liner at the closest point... I also only have about an inch and a half of travel on my shocks before they bottom out, even with the bump stops cut short, so I bottom out real easy if I'm not careful...

imageex

01-07-2010, 08:13 PM

I got asked to Sadies today. This is what I found when I got out of class. You wanted some pictures of my car haha

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/imageex/IMG_4514.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/imageex/IMG_4512.jpg

notoriouseyk

01-07-2010, 08:41 PM

hahahahaahah that is so messed up...

imageex

01-07-2010, 09:04 PM

Haha.. all the looks I got driving home. I think I almost caused a few accidents. The three cops I passed stared me down also haha.

TheLittleDeviant

01-08-2010, 09:50 AM

HAHAAHA, That is awesome!

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wow Ted, I just don't see how you can be running 8" wide wheels over my 7.5", +35 offset over my +45 (which sets your wheels OUT 10mm further), and 245 tires over my 225 (another 10mm), and not scrape more often - OH, you said TRD springs - that's a 1" drop compared to 1 3/4" drop for DF210's and almost 2 1/2" for the Progress; you definitely are not sitting as low in the front... I figure the surface of your sidewalls are sitting 26mm out further than mine, a full inch, they must actually sit outside the wheel well a little!

Looking horizontally, the tops of my front tires are actually tucked under the wheel well lip about a 1/4 inch, and you can barely stick a single finger between the edge of the tire tread and the wheel well liner at the closest point... I also only have about an inch and a half of travel on my shocks before they bottom out, even with the bump stops cut short, so I bottom out real easy if I'm not careful...

Yea I have a good inch and a half to 2 inches between tire and fender. Which is why only large bumps cause scraping... BTW, I only scraped in the rear, never once in the front. My Summer set up is pretty much completely flush.

Sorry but these are the best pics that I have of the summer set up:
http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/WellesleyScion/Damaged%20Front/Unitedforacure058.jpg

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt149/WellesleyScion/Damaged%20Front/Unitedforacure057.jpg

Cylon_xD

01-08-2010, 11:31 AM

Yep, you're flush alright! I guess we either have a choice of going with wide wheels/tires or a low drop, but not both! I sure hope narrower tires eliminate most of my scraping, I'd really hate to have to go through installing taller springs or spend the money to buy different wheels... but I probably won't be needing new tires until sometime in 2011, either... Thus, the scraping continues! :boxed:

OK, sorry for the threadjack, Imageex... and, I love your new "paint job" - you're a star, lol!

imageex

01-08-2010, 12:26 PM

No worries haha. This is actually of interest to me because I want to go wider eventually

imageex

01-10-2010, 12:53 PM

http://www.scionxdforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4025#post4025

There's some more shots of my car. I'm going to be putting the on the DF210's on the 19th

katchkillah

01-10-2010, 02:59 PM