Baltimore Photoshoot
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From the PepBoys in the background....
Seriously, he got them air freighted from Australia.
phunky.buddha
Booga Booga?
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- DFW TX
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- No mo MZ5 want MX5
Very nice! Which lips are you running on your 5? And what tire size / wheel size / offset? 
Very nice! Which lips are you running on your 5? And what tire size / wheel size / offset?
Thanks for the compliment. The lip kit is the Bayson R unit. The front and side fit perfect, the back took some masaging. The wheels are TSW Donnington 19x8 35et front, 19x9.5 40et rear. Tires are Nitto NT555 225/35 front 235/35 rear. The rear had to be rolled to clear, but other than that they ride good. I have taken two road trips to Buffalo(750 mile round trip) no problems.
Your friend has done a very nice G8 re-conversion.
His car is sweet. It has been brought back to its original glory inside and out.
phunky.buddha
Booga Booga?
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- DFW TX
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- No mo MZ5 want MX5
I looked through my records... apparently I've asked you the same thing before.
Did you roll the fronts?I looked through my records... apparently I've asked you the same thing before.
It's all good.
I did not roll the fronts. The only rubbing is a slight rub on the liners on hard dips.phunky.buddha
Booga Booga?
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- DFW TX
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- No mo MZ5 want MX5
It's all good.
Ooh. Time to really measure and see how much tire I can stuff in there. Oh, what camber up front? That will make a difference. I pulled my fronts back out to -1.0 degrees at 25.75" fender to ground height, so I probably have less front clearance than you do if you don't have a camber kit up front.
My camber is -1.2 up front, -2.5 rear. That is just where it sat after I installed then Tein springs. I want to dial in some more negative camber front and rear, but I'm gonna wait till I get the BCs next year.
phunky.buddha
Booga Booga?
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- DFW TX
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- No mo MZ5 want MX5
Hmm. I'm at -1.0 and -1.5. Maybe I can run a bit deeper in front to clear the fender. Did you hit the shock in the rear? At least in the front, additional camber (from using an adjustable top plate) moves the strut at the same time so inner clearance isn't an issue...
There is still clearance on the rear shock.
phunky.buddha
Booga Booga?
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- DFW TX
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- No mo MZ5 want MX5
Cool. Thanks! Now I just need someone to measure a popular 235/45 on a 17x7 wheel to see exactly how much the sidewalls really do suck in on a narrow tire... there's not much difference between a 235/45 and 215/50 on published specs, but I'd like to go wider if I can without rolling the fenders.
