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Old 02-28-2008, 01:39 PM
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Default NEW PICS, my rules on on/off splash guards

i know there have been many threads on if the Z looks good with or without splash guards. Here are my thoughts.I first looked at other sports cars and noticed that very few had splash guards. when i first bought my Z i had no splash guards. I bought them extra and put them on b/c i think the splash guards hide the skinny stock wheels/high ride height out back. then i got spacers and then lowered the car..then i got new wider wheels...now i think lowered Z's with wider wheels/tires look better without splash guards cause it flows better and shows off the agressive wheels and tires.. so rule #1..splash guards look better on stock wheels/suspension. rule #2 if you lower your car and get wider wheels..take them off..it looks better.well imho









Old 02-28-2008, 01:49 PM
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Clean pics!
Old 02-28-2008, 01:57 PM
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Dang clean ride! I say SLAM it more....
Old 02-28-2008, 02:08 PM
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I personally like them on the car, but your car looks really good, nice work.
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yea! lookin clean
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These are the best looking rims on a Z in my opinion. Great looking Z
Old 02-28-2008, 02:35 PM
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HAwt as FUkkkkk
Old 02-28-2008, 02:51 PM
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Niceeeeee!!!!!!!!
Old 02-28-2008, 02:55 PM
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how much you want for your rims.
Old 02-28-2008, 03:36 PM
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what kind of rims are those?
Old 02-28-2008, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by brianyun
what kind of rims are those?
rota p45R's 18x9.5" all around with +20 offset all around.
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Nice and clean!
I agree with the splash guard rule
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I had no idea that those were Rotas. I would have looked for some of these instead of the Works I just got. Your Z is on my screen saver cause it's one of the cleanest I've seen. I thought those rims were expensive like some kind of Nismo style I had never heard of.
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Originally Posted by THE_SCHROED
I had no idea that those were Rotas. I would have looked for some of these instead of the Works I just got. Your Z is on my screen saver cause it's one of the cleanest I've seen. I thought those rims were expensive like some kind of Nismo style I had never heard of.
Thanks man..yeah..i didn't want to spend an arm and a leg on wheels..got too much other stuff to pay for. these were $1900 for wheels/tires/lugs mounted and shiped.
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Yeah I'm the same way I ended up buying used. Where did you get them from?
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wheel offset......and what drop please
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Car looks great! Perfect wheels.
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Originally Posted by _NIZMO_
wheel offset......and what drop please
+20 offset all around. tanabe gf210's springs.
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Originally Posted by THE_SCHROED
Yeah I'm the same way I ended up buying used. Where did you get them from?
subydude.com...he's on here regularly


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