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The springs, and end links are finally on!!

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Brake calipers also painted, and the wife finally oked the ne shoes(YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS)!!

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The rear wheel!!!!!!!!!!

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Final picture of driver side, wheels are from WHEELMAX.com and the only ran me $720 with all parts needed!! The Teins really make them look better with that drop!!!

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The wheels look good. What size are they? The color matches the Shadow very well. I like the red calipers up front, but I'm not a fan of painting the rear drums unless a darker color. The drop looks great too. Which springs did you get?

sweeeeeet!!i was wondering how red drums would look...nice job! couple questions...how low is the drop? and how long did it take to do the drums and calipers?again, nice job

Yeah I wasn't sure if I wanted to paint the drums or not but after I started I had to finish. The springs are the Tein S and I think they were about a 2" drop but not 100% sure on that. I took me about an hour to paint them myself and the kit is very simple, just make sure you take your time and don't rush, also in the second pic if you look to the top left inside the rim you maybe able to make out a little red. That was the end link kit I got from Hotchkis and I also painted them red to match!!

That's cool. We have the same springs. What is the end link kit? I haven't heard of it.

woah..what color is that?? That's hot. And the S techs has the best looking drop of all the srpings..good choice. The whole car is looking real good

Lookin' good!

Those springs are about a 2.0 on front and 2.2 on the back to help with brake dive IF I am remembering correctly as they are the same ones on my Vibe. You got 16" wheels on there or 17" They look 16"... either way, NICE. You need to tint those windows a little though.

I had ordered the sway bar kit from hotchkis and the end links are the pieces that attch to the end of them and to the top arm of the suspension!! to help stiffen from factory of course, but I thought I should get some since when I removed my sway bars I kind of stripped some of the theards not knowing how to remove them properly!!

Yeah I know, those windows are the only thing killing me to do other than removing the roof bars, those 2 are next on my list!! And they are 17" tires, I think the tires make them look small!!

What size tires? and yeah they made the rim look small.

The tire size that wheelmax specified is a 215/50/17

ah, 50 sidewall. I'm on P215/45R17... a little lower profile.

Looks really good but I got to agree with Mavrik, slap on some tints and WOW!!Keep up the good work

I dunno man it is really tricky to find someone good at tinting. Atleast around my area it is. I don't think I've EVER seena descent tint job. I also think it looks retarded when it starts fading to dark blue or purple. Most of my friends are already getting lke that and it's been not even 8 months. It would look really good on your car Shadow.I love how tint looks but I'm afraid to spend the money on it personally

buy the "do it yourself" tint at Walmart and there ya go...

or get some of that colored saran wrap and smack it on yourself...

Suhweet. Gotta see a close up of your rear window with all dem stickers! I'll bet they add at least 10 hp.

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »I dunno man it is really tricky to find someone good at tinting. Atleast around my area it is. I don't think I've EVER seena descent tint job. I also think it looks retarded when it starts fading to dark blue or purple. Most of my friends are already getting lke that and it's been not even 8 months. It would look really good on your car Shadow.I love how tint looks but I'm afraid to spend the money on it personally When I had my tint done, They said that cheap tint and using glass cleaner that contains ammonia makes they tint fade or turn purple.use Sprayway glass cleaner and old newspapers to wipe it on or off. best stuff in the world.

About the tint, just make sure they use a metallic film. The metallics don't fade, are higher quality, stay black, and are more scratch resistant. That is what I have on my Vibe. As for cleaning, I use a mixture of vinegar and water in a spray bottle with clean paper towels. The main thing is not to use any ammonia products.

My grandma makes up the vineger/newspaper concaulction to clean her house windows. Lives on a lake so lots of windows and it is spot free...I dunno regaurdless of what everyone says I'm still afraid to buy tint. Like you said, if they use sh*tty tint it will look bad....well how do you know the place you go to uses the good stuff?What kind of wheels are those Shadows? They look awsome. the spokes sort of resemble the style of the König "Glides" which were my all time favorite until they were discontinued...

If you want good tint you will have to pay for it. Go to any autoparts store and you will be able to find glass cleaner that is safe for tint.

I'm with ya, if you want your tint done right, take it to someone who does it right. I found a guy extremely (removed) about the work he does, and it really shows. He did a hell of a job. Tint's not one thing you want to try to save a buck or two on, as I've found from past experience.For cleaning: THE bomb diggity shizzle right here. Love this stuff.

Look up some tint places in the phone book. Call and ask what kind of tint they install and what their warranties are. The brand I have is Formula One Performance Automotive Film, just found the brochure and it has a lifetime warranty against fading, peeling, and bubbling.