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Old May 19, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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For tires? Where are you located? I recommend bobs tires in hawthorne. They beat everybody by at least 20 bucks a tire and beat them by another 20 per wheel mount and balance. So that's 40 bucks each or 200 for all wheels. That's a lot! Lol. For parts, have quadratec price match and you usually get everything next day because they are right in westchester pa.
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Old May 19, 2012 | 07:11 AM
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Just saw your in brick. I'll be in manalapan tomorrow lol. Maybe I'll catch you in the pines this summer.
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Old May 19, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by notsoricer
Just saw your in brick. I'll be in manalapan tomorrow lol. Maybe I'll catch you in the pines this summer.
Sounds good, calling Bob's now. Going with 5 so that's a nice saving to roll over into a nice ride to Hawthorne. Hoping to find a deal on the wheels that gets them to $150 each.

Tire Farm in Farmingdale is the same way with its pricing, better on the mounting and balancing but doesn't have DuraTrac. Many other options though if your running different.

Antone know of the best price on the RR wheels?
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Old May 19, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by notsoricer
Just saw your in brick. I'll be in manalapan tomorrow lol. Maybe I'll catch you in the pines this summer.
Bob's $300 a piece installed. Wouldn't match or beat tire rack. Looks like the big boys will be getting my business. Now on to finding the best price on the rims and getting quad to match.

Thanks again and watch the Monmouth junction on the parkway at 100 give or take a 5-10 miles. The law seems to gravitate in that area unmarked.
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Old May 19, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by notsoricer
Just saw your in brick. I'll be in manalapan tomorrow lol. Maybe I'll catch you in the pines this summer.
BTW I see you have upgraded the stereo system. Not looking to bounce but more quality sounds. I see some cheap upgrades to the existing speakers out there, any advice on that front is appreciated too.
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Old May 19, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sprovo

Bob's $300 a piece installed. Wouldn't match or beat tire rack. Looks like the big boys will be getting my business. Now on to finding the best price on the rims and getting quad to match.

Thanks again and watch the Monmouth junction on the parkway at 100 give or take a 5-10 miles. The law seems to gravitate in that area unmarked.
Hmm interesting. I should have found out who helped me because I was referred there by my buddy's dad who is a big customer of theirs because of his work fleet. I'll be getting off at 123 and taking 9 all the way to them. Bamboozle is this weekend so traffic is going to suck big time. They're all parking at Monmouth race track and getting shuttled to Asbury park. Oh and beware that some shops charge extra if you dont buy from them. So find out the shops mounting price first before pulling the trigger and make sure they know you'll be bringing your own tires.
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Old May 19, 2012 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sprovo

BTW I see you have upgraded the stereo system. Not looking to bounce but more quality sounds. I see some cheap upgrades to the existing speakers out there, any advice on that front is appreciated too.
At the very least you would want to ditch the speakers first. You can get Polk db's for under 200 on amazon for everything. Then if you still want better, then get a 4 channel amp to help kill the distortion when you crank it up with the top off. After that if your still not pleased then get a head unit with RCA outputs to the amp. Honestly you can get the head unit and be pleased without getting an amp to power the new speakers. They usually put out 40-50 watts max per speaker and that may be enough for most people. There's tons of write ups on speaker installs.
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