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dainedazz 09-11-2009 05:00 PM

Looks good!

PROPS for the GOLD RIMS! not a lot of people would f*ck with gold rims!
I myself is getting gold ones ;) different style & design from yours tho! I cant wait till i get mine. most likely January:excited:

im getting my rims in 19's and looking/shooting for the most aggressive offset!

HAVE FUN WITH THE RIMS AND ENJOY THE NECK BREAKING WHEN U DRIVE BY!

btw, your car would really look good if it was tinted ;)

CrownR426 09-11-2009 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dainedazz (Post 194757)
Looks good!

PROPS for the GOLD RIMS! not a lot of people would f*ck with gold rims!
I myself is getting gold ones ;) different style & design from yours tho! I cant wait till i get mine. most likely January:excited:

im getting my rims in 19's and looking/shooting for the most aggressive offset!

HAVE FUN WITH THE RIMS AND ENJOY THE NECK BREAKING WHEN U DRIVE BY!

btw, your car would really look good if it was tinted ;)

+1 on tints. :tup:

LiquidZ 09-11-2009 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LOU@AMPLIFIED (Post 194028)
If I'm not mistaken, the GT30'S in 20's are the same weight if not lighter than his stock OE 18'S. I can't remember what the weight is on the 19 inch sport wheels. The 20x10.5 rear weighs 25lbs which is not bad for 20's.

BTW if anyone is looking for lightweight 20's, there's a couple of sets of the NEW VOLK RACING G2'S available in flat black and formula silver. 20x10 only weighs 21 lbs:tup: The 19 inch G2'S are right about 19 lbs

Lou,

You also need to take into account rotational inertia. Even if a 20" wheel weighs the same as an 18", the 20" still has a larger diameter which makes it harder to spin. Of course weight is important, but it isn't the only thing :tup:

LOU@AMPLIFIED 09-12-2009 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LiquidZ (Post 195109)
Lou,

You also need to take into account rotational inertia. Even if a 20" wheel weighs the same as an 18", the 20" still has a larger diameter which makes it harder to spin. Of course weight is important, but it isn't the only thing :tup:

of course, thats why i suggested those tire sizes so its not too much of the original diameter :tup:

His 18 OE diameter front: 26.85, rear: 26.68
His new 20 gt30 with 255/30/30: 26.02 and rear 295/25/20: 25.80

So his new setup is lighter and slightly smaller than his OE 18'S:tup::tup:

LiquidZ 09-12-2009 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by LOU@AMPLIFIED (Post 195430)
of course, thats why i suggested those tire sizes so its not too much of the original diameter :tup:

His 18 OE diameter front: 26.85, rear: 26.68
His new 20 gt30 with 255/30/30: 26.02 and rear 295/25/20: 25.80

So his new setup is lighter and slightly smaller than his OE 18'S:tup::tup:

You make an excellent point Lou!

Zerafian 09-13-2009 11:16 PM

well damn!..thx for posting that pic for meh :)

Those are friggin huge...oh well I suppose. Like I said before the rims still look great.

whoadysofine 09-14-2009 11:07 PM

is it dropped? how many inches did u drop it?

MightyBobo 09-14-2009 11:14 PM

Ugg, got my answer - definitely stay away from gold. Props for trying it. Not for me, though :(

dszombiex 09-15-2009 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by whoadysofine (Post 199373)
is it dropped? how many inches did u drop it?

Like around 1 inch or so. Maybe 1 1/8 or something.

703z 09-17-2009 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dszombiex (Post 192010)
I only have about 2 7/8 inches clearance!

http://rapidshare.com/files/27792340...rClearance.JPG

Wow, so basically if you get the FI exhaust, you cant lower the car low enough to get rid of all the gap? Was set on FI because of the power gains and the way they look, but that definately kills it.

dszombiex 09-17-2009 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 703z (Post 202478)
Wow, so basically if you get the FI exhaust, you cant lower the car low enough to get rid of all the gap? Was set on FI because of the power gains and the way they look, but that definately kills it.

Not entirely so. This happened to me because I chose such a low profile tire, which reduced the overall diameter of my wheel/tire. This has the effect of making me have to lower my car more than someone with a wheel/tire of larger diameter to get rid of all the tire gap.

Does that kinda make sense? I'm not sure if I explained that properly.

703z 09-17-2009 08:45 PM

yeah makes perfect sense. I was going to get 19inch wheels though with low profile tires as well. That will probably make my car sit even lower then yours since you have 20's i think? if thats the case, no way i can get a FI exhaust :( What are those, 30 series tires?

fuct 09-18-2009 08:46 AM

if your going to get 19" rims then get some nice meety tires too! why would you want rubber band tires anyways??

rednek01 09-18-2009 09:07 AM

I typically love gold wheels on a black car, but this just doesn't work and I think I know why. The gold center section looks great however when combined with the silver lip it looks terrible. Even in the pictures with just the rims and tires something just looks off. It needs to either be solid gold or solid polished not both it causes it to be too busy and there is too much if a funky contrast. However its your car and if you love it then that is awesome and I am happy for ya! :tup:

dszombiex 09-18-2009 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 703z (Post 202704)
yeah makes perfect sense. I was going to get 19inch wheels though with low profile tires as well. That will probably make my car sit even lower then yours since you have 20's i think? if thats the case, no way i can get a FI exhaust :( What are those, 30 series tires?

Front is 30 and rear is 25 I think. And I think in the future I'll go a bit larger, it is a little too much of the stretched look.


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