ARGGGHHHH SO MANY CHOICES

"Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen" (sportwagen) 01/03/2015 at 11:01 • Filed to: None

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I'm making a Craigslist deal this afternoon for an additional $60 so I will have a total of $165 cash. Now for the tough part... which car part do I buy?!?!

Should I buy a rear sway bar? Specifically !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! It's just the rear.

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Or should I buy some wheels and tires? I'm sure my parents would chip in a little.

Or should I buy lowering springs for my car?

I can't decide!

jkm7680 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:05

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Wheels and tires, then lowering springs, then sway bar.

Nibby > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:06

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Save it.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > jkm7680 01/03/2015 at 11:07

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Like this?

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pts/4753035316…

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Nibby 01/03/2015 at 11:08

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But...

Nibby > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:09

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You'll thank me later.

Tohru > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:09

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No, like this:

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pts/4785402835…

PS9 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:11

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Git some 30s yo

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Tohru 01/03/2015 at 11:12

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Eh not a bad suggestion, just I HATE HUB CAPS AND STEELIES

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > PS9 01/03/2015 at 11:13

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GOT THAT RIGHT DAWG

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Nibby 01/03/2015 at 11:13

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Probably

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:23

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Sway bars, then wheels and tires, then lowering springs.

The sway bar will make the biggest immediate difference to your handling, making steering more responsive and a bit tighter and contributing to the 'on rails' feeling when handling.

Your sidewall isn't big enough to be a huge concern, so wheels and tires are second only so that you know what you have to work with when you get lowering springs, which will help your car corner even MOAR FLAT and lower your CG but I believe contribute to understeer. Looks cool, though.

As for when you decide to buy wheels/tires, don't get anything with less sidewall than I have. You'll be amazed how much of a difference less sidewall makes to the ride. It turns "that's slightly annoying" bumps in the road into "HOLY SHIT DID THAT JUST BEND MY WHEEL?!"

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/03/2015 at 11:29

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lol

Tohru > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:37

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THESE ACTUALLY COME WITH TIRES THOUGH.

THOSE PLAYED-OUT 18's DON'T

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Tohru 01/03/2015 at 11:40

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sigh you are correct...

Tohru > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 11:44

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Honestly, it's a good price. Yeah, they're steelies and they suck, but I've seen places around here wanting $120 for unmounted used 14" tires. So $140 (you gotta haggle) for mounted 16's on OEM rims? It's a good deal.

Plus you can sell the hubcaps on eBay or Craigslist and make some of the money back. Because hubcaps and steelies are meh. Bare steelies are Jalop.

Tohru > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/03/2015 at 11:46

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Jake, you drive a Buick. Don't you have 70-series sidewalls on it?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Tohru 01/03/2015 at 11:53

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YOU ACTUALLY MAKE IT SOUND NOT AS BAD

HOW THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT

WHY AM I YELLING?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Tohru 01/03/2015 at 12:19

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The guy still has them!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 13:01

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Swaybar. It's the best bang-for-your-buck upgrade for any FWD car.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 01/03/2015 at 13:16

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I actually decided on this:

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pts/4785402835…

These come with tires with half their tread left and I can sell the hubcaps to make some of my money back! I'm doing this!

And besides, I need tires anyways :P

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 13:17

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do you need tires?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 01/03/2015 at 13:19

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Yes... 1/32 inch of tread left on both rear tires :(

And one has a nail and the other has a bunch of pinholes in it :'(

They lasted a whole 31k miles...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 13:27

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if your parents are willing to pitch in, why not pick up a set of Falkens?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 01/03/2015 at 13:29

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Probably because we don't have much money in the "budget" right now

AKA the parents are almost over their heads financially

I'd be buying these myself

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 13:36

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what size are you running?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 01/03/2015 at 13:38

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Currently 205/55R16 on 16x6.5 wheels

The ones I'm looking at are 215/60R16 on 16x6.5

What that means in the new ones are 10mm wider and have a bit more sidewall (which wouldn't bother me)

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 13:45

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http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findTireD…

These things apparently ride like turanzas.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 01/03/2015 at 13:47

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http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pts/4820890216…

Also, something for you to save up for.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 01/03/2015 at 13:47

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But why pay $240 + mounting and balancing when I could pay $140 and get the tires AND wheels already mounted?

That and I live about 2 hours north of OKC

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 01/03/2015 at 13:49

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HNNNNNNGGGGG

but I already have the money for the other wheels...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Tohru 01/03/2015 at 20:21

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Nope. I went from 15 inch wheels to 17 inch wheels with low-profile summer tires and it made a world of difference. I drove the Sportwagen and honestly it's not bad enough to require a tire upgrade as a priority. Body roll? Yes. Get sway bars. Thinner/wider tires? Eh, it can wait.