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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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Pics of my 1989 Fomula 350 with chrome ZR1's

this is one of my first posts here, so I'll show you what I did to the car today






Hope you like! I know I do!
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 09:34 PM
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something doesn't look right on that....i can't put my finger on it either. maybe it's the wheel gap from the fender.....or maybe it's because the front wheel is turned that it looks weird to me.
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 09:43 PM
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Car: 89 formula 350
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it needs to be lowered about 2" in the front now

I am going to get a pro kit in the next few weeks probably. That should fix the weird look I'm just happy to get my stockers off, and the ZR1s Ive had over a year on there
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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what size are the rims?? looks nice but yeah it needs to be lowered.. just a tad..
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 10:18 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2003 | 10:48 PM
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Car: 89 formula 350
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Axle/Gears: 4.11 Dana 44!
stock suspension, 17" ZR1's with 275-40-17's front and rear
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 12:35 AM
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i concur...somethin doesnt look right on there dood.

nothin personal though.


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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 09:02 AM
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 09:41 AM
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Once you lower that thing, it will look BAD! When you do that, post some more pics.

All together a nice looking ride.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 10:14 AM
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sweet , get the sportlines, they wil give it a nice stance. I love the sportlines. What kind of spoiler/wing is that .
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 11:47 AM
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what kinda spoiler is that?
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 03:04 PM
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That looks friggin great man!!!

Here, I dropped it for ya... looks even better!
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 03:14 PM
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that looks to be a mecham spoiler.

Nice car! :hail:
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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Car: 89 formula 350
Engine: ls1 magnuson tvs2300 supercharger
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Axle/Gears: 4.11 Dana 44!
thanks for the comments guys! I think I am going to go with the Pro Kit. The Sportline kit would be sweet but I need to drive this car daily, so SOME comfort would be nice
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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Those wheels look awesome, the car will look much better dropped.
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 05:31 PM
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where did you get the spoiler??
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 06:09 PM
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i know what wrong with it, your parked on the wrong side of the gas pump rims like nice though. needs to be lowered (like it really needed to be said again though)
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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Car: 89 formula 350
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Axle/Gears: 4.11 Dana 44!
Got one more pic of my formula....

Daytime pic....look at all the snow I had to drive in

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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 07:28 PM
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That sucks, you got a lot of snow down there. Im up here in Toledo, OH (Lake Erie) and we havent gotten ANY snow yet.

BTW, those rims look good on your car!
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 08:31 PM
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z
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I'm going to merge this with the other thread you posted. No need for a bunch of separate threads for day/night pics of your car
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 08:45 PM
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ok, no problem
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 09:29 PM
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thats not a mecham wing 3.1 eye candy this is a mecham wing. justin do you know what kind of spoiler that is, hey hey , i just though of what spoiler that is, is off an 84 500 le firebird. thats where i saw that wing before. The sportlines arent that bad but i dont drive the car but on the weekends so , the only time you notice the ride is when the road is bumpy , but when the road isnt smooth they ride fine.

heres the mecham wing
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 09:48 PM
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I, nor anyone I meet knows what spoiler it is. Some guy speculated it was an in-home business that modeled it AFTER the Mecham wing, but mine is NOT a mecham wing....
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Old Dec 6, 2003 | 11:53 PM
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I have been looking to get a set of rims like that for mine but only black. I take it you had to use wheel spacers for them to fit? Can you tell me what size spacers you got and where you got them from?
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 12:59 AM
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Car: 89 formula 350
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for a 4thgen wheel:

no matter what, you need 2" spacers for the front

for the rear you need either:
2" (drum brake rear)
1.75" (disc rear)

I have 2" in the front and 1.75" in the rear. Mine came from vettebrakes. Cost was almost $400 but thats for the spacers and lugnuts and studs (already pressed in)
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 02:12 AM
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ahh get some pics without the creepy wheel turn It makes it look like your front wheels are too close the the fender. But other than that great lookin car!
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 04:58 AM
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Love those bowties on the rims too.



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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 08:55 AM
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Car: 89 formula 350
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minor details. My new ones are on order
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 12:05 PM
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Dude those rims look bad ***! I Love that wing too! Someone needs to find out where they sell 'em. Nice lookin' ride!
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Old Dec 7, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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very nice formula man, but the pin stripping isnt doin it any justice! and you definitly should lower it, id get the sportline springs instead. itll look very bad then.
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Old Dec 11, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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hey justin car looks great off the jack-stands,wheels look great,my 89 t/a was dropped with the pro kit and it rode just fine but my 60'times took a dive but canyon carving was the bomb small sacrifice,looks sweet!glad those spacers finally made it..
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Old Dec 11, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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hey man, I appreciate you holding onto them for me!
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Old Dec 14, 2003 | 10:16 AM
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I'm always the LAST person to say "you need to lower that car". I love the "high and mighty" look of the formulas, but with those wheels your car deff. needs to be lower then it will look sweet!
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Old Dec 14, 2003 | 11:40 AM
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Nice car, but, it needs to be lowered, put a Formula wing on it, and those rims do not suit the car at all. Oh yeah, get rid of the striping on the bottom too. Nothing personal though, just my opinion.
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Old Dec 14, 2003 | 05:14 PM
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Re: Got one more pic of my formula....

Originally posted by Justin89Formy
Daytime pic....look at all the snow I had to drive in


How in the world to you drive in the snow with 275s?
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Old Dec 14, 2003 | 06:44 PM
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Carefully
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