gotcha, I have a black vibe, I'll have to look into painting them to cover what can be seen thru the epoxy. I got a few friends that paint for the big three auto shows they should know.

thanks for the pic KerryKerry.......the rear of the roof rack looks like it has a rough surface or swirl marks and it appears the side and top are smooth surface is that right? when you go to rksport website they look like the whole things has a rough surface or swirl marks. dan

dano3vibe .......where did you get those roof racks also. do you have a better pic that shows them, its hard to see from the pic thanks Dan

kerrykerry do you have another pic of your roof racks? where did you get them? dan

ajflan.....did you ever have the 18s on it before lowering it? if so how much of a difference was there after lowering it as in harshness of ride? comfort of ride decrease much? is it more bouncey now? I have 18s now not lowered, just wondering. any advise on adjustalbe coil springs, Ive seen some t...

love your ride.......I have a few questions on your vibe do the custom roof racks have enough room for a oem top spoiler in the back? I know you can't get the roof racks you got any more, but i'm trying to locate some used ones. also I live in michigan, I too have all the ground effects and would li...

man I got to get some of those roof racks looks awsome..........

fenton Michigan here, Sorry to here not many meets anywhere. I bought my vibe four months ago, I work for gm so I buy gm. With gas going crazy I had to do somthing and narrowed it down to the vibe. Since then have grown to really like the looks of the car. It's still not the most comfortable ride, b...

thanks sublimewind for the insiteful information..........

thanks AKLGT, how is the ride on your TRD springs? how low did you drop it? what do you know of the H-tech springs thanks dan

thanks guys, sounds like the TRD's springs don't lower the car as much therefore giving a better ride. I'll have to check the Canucks out also. I don't know about you guys but I like the front end to be at least the same height as the rear end, if not a little lower. My front end sits what looks lik...

that's true more load on engine and trans, the thing is how much? and at what point does it hurt general performance of the vehicle....trans shifts points might seem off and engine performance when acceralating from a stop and highway speeds. and of course gas milage. going to far with the tire size...

thanks vibolista, thanks for the good information on the offsets that will help narrowing it down. wow can't believe the tire size on that vibe in the pic. little more then I want to go, but a your right amazing those would even work out. I'll let you know how it works out.

sorry, It's a 2wd, 2004. yes I know a 16" will give me a better ride then a 18". I'm willing to give some ride quality up for looks with the 18" wheels, but at the same time I'd like to try and lessen the harsh ride where I can thru the process. By possibly having more sidewall like a...

anyone know of a not so harsh lowering kit available. I'm not a aggressive driver. I'm looking for looks first then ride quality. I would like to lower it 1.5 or 2inches. with 18 inch wheels. thanks

here's the sport edition kv5 rim

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I work at a test vicility that tests cars and trucks that I shouldn't name. Anyway, we had a 04 vibe that had 225/50/17 on it. this tire is alittle wider and did not rub. but I'm looking at getting 18s so that lead me to possibly putting on 235/45/18 rather the recomended 225/40/18. I know the speed...

couple things could be the problem. The rotor surface might not be cut right, there's not a fine enough finished cut on the rotors and could cause a rubbing type noise, only when braking though, if the surface looks like a record player then there not cut right. also they should have after the finis...

how do you post a pic right on this page or site, and not as a attachment thanks

sorry new to this site and trying to post pics, I'm not sure how this is going to turn out. I plan on lowering my vibe, but I would like to sustain ride quaility. in other words maybe lower it 1.5 or two inches. and with the best tires for road harshness and least amount of noise. I don't care about...

sorry new to this site and trying to post pics, I'm not sure how this is going to turn out. I plan on lowering my vibe, but I would like to sustain ride quaility. in other words maybe lower it 1.5 or two inches. and with the best tires for road harshness and least amount of noise. I don't care about...

thanks for the pic, looks really nice. I bought mine used with 18s on it. I don't care for the rims it's self, I'd rather have a 5 five spoke 18 looking rim, but then the ride might not be good with 18s. right now the tires are noisy and rides harsh. it's hard to know for sure because I have the con...

sorry new to this site and trying to post pics, I'm not sure how this is going to turn out. I plan on lowering my vibe, but I would like to sustain ride quaility. in other words maybe lower it 1.5 or two inches. and with the best tires for road harshness and least amount of noise. I don't care about...