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Old Aug 6, 2002
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Tires or Bodykit first?

What do you recommend? I plan to do both. I also plan to add a whole new catback exhaust as well. Im just not sure which to do first. Should I buy the tires, then the body kit and then drop the car? Or should I get the body kit, drop the car and then buy the rims? Im confused and any real help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Im doing Rims, then drop, then exhaust, then kit. to me it just makes sense doing it this way. but do what you want. its your car
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rims...
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all show and no go....

or ***** to the wall....
u decide....
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Rims, Bodykit, Exhaust, & then lower it.....after you get all that on the car you will know just how FAR you can lower it (if ya still wanna lower it at all).
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exhaust, rims, body, drop.. cause u dont know if the body kit will be scraping the bottom....
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drop, wheels, exhaust, turbo, AEM EMS, upgrade internals
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rims lower exhaust and tint somewhere in between there...then get a kit and other ish that need to painted and put that on and then do little things like accessories and work your way from outside to in...thats what im doing at least...im all show...and no go
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[hr]Originally posted by: VTEC808
Rims, Bodykit, Exhaust, & then lower it.....after you get all that on the car you will know just how FAR you can lower it (if ya still wanna lower it at all).[hr]

what he said thats the order i did it in

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i would most definintly have to say rims first...cuz for me my car is in the shop gettin fixed from an accident awhile ago...and in the process they are goin to install my progress springs that drops 2in on my 14' stock wheels...as a result im now worried bout how low my car is goin to be...and wishin that i had gotten my rims first
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[hr]Originally posted by: VTEC808
Rims, Bodykit, Exhaust, & then lower it.....after you get all that on the car you will know just how FAR you can lower it (if ya still wanna lower it at all).[hr]
Listen to this guy.
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definately get rims before a body kit. a body kit makes the car look more aggressive and looks more hooked up but if ur still ridng on hubcaps that it will just make it look dumb.
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I would do Rim and Tires first!
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i think rims are a first. Then bodykit
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i did mine in this order:
drop, cleared headlights (dont forget that one), rims, kit.

but you're probably better off doing it vtec808's way.
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