Finally Got Pictures Of My Ride Up Have A Look

[Lizardmen3477]

The rims and wheels are 295/35/22's Unlike most people think they ride great for being so thin also improved my MPG by 1 or 2 a gallon. I do have 2 sets one for summer and other for winter. It was professionally painted and it is triple coated and garunteed for 3 years. They said it should last a long time though. Couldnt make up mind if i wanted to keep black or go to yellow or silver so i said ill think bout it for a bit cause it only takes 10 seconds to take all them out with power star key drill Like i said i do plan on lifting then putting some more tire on the rim. But for now it is good. It cuts very close now i couldnt of gottan any bigger without trimming. Many more future Mods to come.

[VXD959]

If you don't mind...How much the paint job cost you? I'm planning on doing the same and want to know what is reasonable or not....

Thanks,

[Lizardmen3477]

I knew the guy so i got a break. He did it all for 300.00. Which is prolly half the price someone will charge you if you dont know them. From start to finish and in my opinion it was worth every penny. It took bout 22 hours of labor to tear it all apart and put back together it was a real pain. There are hundreds of bolts,screws,rivets, etc on every corner lol. I would deff do it if i was you.

[k4tmc]

I'm confused...what got painted? The VX body, or some other part? For 22 hrs of labor, I assume something big.

Henry

[Raque Thomas]

The rims and wheels are 295/35/22's Unlike most people think they ride great for being so thin also improved my MPG by 1 or 2 a gallon.

If your wheel tire combo have a different circumference than the stock ones, your MPG increase coould be misleading - ie, your speedo may be reading faster than it should - showing that you are going more miles than you actually are.

I think your ride looks great - like the big rims! Did your ride change much, or the feel of it change? When I went with wider tires (which are heavier) I noticed quite a change in roughness and "feel". Did you experience that?

[IndianaVX]

hey lizardman,
any chance you could ask your friend what brand product of paint, and clearcoat he used on your cladding. i am thinking of spraying my cladding, but not using a rattle can approach. wanting to use the spray rig, but dont know what to get,
could you ask him, and post the answer here please.
your ride looks great. be proud of it, and your work!!

[Lizardmen3477]

Thank you, Thank you I take great pride in my VX. I will ask the name of it again cause i forgot. As for the tire change at first turnin was a bit heavier like i was turnin with weights Lol but once i got used to it a few days later feels absolutly the same and rides the same. PS: I just hit 100k on my ODO Yahoooo!!!