a few days ago i met an ex-colleague while browsing at a car accessories store in paya ubi....... and we spent the rest of the evening catching up.....
from the time i knew him, he's been quite the same i.e. always tinkering with his car....... with bodykits, alloy wheels, dashboard furs, crystals, knobs etc......
this time round he's kinda going for broke......... so what did he do...??
let's recap his job list for the car, a toyota mark X
a. 19 wheels with 245/35-19 eagle LS2000.........
b. tanabe coilover suspension (lowered to 1 finger spacing)
c. VTTR 6-piston calipers BBK
d. camber kit and rocker arms front and rear
after knowing that he was using 19 inch wheels, i had to know how much he paid for tyres.......
so i asked him a few questions:
Q: what tyres are you using? A: eagle f1....
Q: f1 v-groove or asymm? A: non-v groove so i assumed it was the eagle f1 asymm. non-groove right????
Q: how much? A: 330 a pc so cheap? how can that be? i remember that the f1 asymm is already about 330 - 350 for 225/45/18........
in the end, i went to take a look at his car...... and then i realised it's eagle ls2000, not the eagle f1 asymm.............
anyway his car was in the workshop to install front and rear camber kits....... off came the wheels and only then did i know that suspension system for the mark X is soooooooo complicated: comes with multiple arms and linkages.....!!
i dun think it's wise to lower the car THAT much until camber kits are required to compensate the negative camber........... eventually the costs are too much to handle.... imagine coilover about $1500, camber kits $700++ front and rear each.......
OUCH..!!!!!!!!!!!
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