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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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Changed the shoes once again. Forged Monoblock Prodrive wheels manufactored by Rays Engineering mounted on toyo t1r. 19x8.5 and 19x9.5.



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20in Iforged. I loved the wheels but it was a bit too donk for me
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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Nice! Like the new look
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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love the new look!
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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sorry liken the old look better XD
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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new ones aren't bad, old ones look sportier IMO. but its just preference.
new ones are nice though
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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I think the new ones would look better if they had the offsets like the old ones.

I like the new style....I love the old lip.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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wouldn't think 1" would make much of a difference but yeah.. the 20s are too much!

better pics would be good.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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I really like them. The offsets for the old and the new are about the same except the other wheels were a bit wider. I am gonna lower it a bit more so all of the wheel gap will be gone like the previous setup. The old tires were just meatier.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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What happen to the old Wheels?
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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I sold on craigslist to a guy with a g35. 20s work better on a G and I was looking for a more subtle classy setup.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiltz
I sold on craigslist to a guy with a g35. 20s work better on a G and I was looking for a more subtle classy setup.
"Subtle" and "20s" in the same sentence?
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dhays
"Subtle" and "20s" in the same sentence?
Reading comprehension fail
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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Should have got the new one's in black!!!
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Old May 6, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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adjusted the coilovers...









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Old May 6, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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Damn... looking good man.
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New looks MUCH better. The old ones looked a bit ghettofied the new wheels make your car look like a sports car again. Looks great. I bet they are lighter too. Have you noticed any performance gains?
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15mm spacers? what offsets?
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Old May 7, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep
New looks MUCH better. The old ones looked a bit ghettofied the new wheels make your car look like a sports car again. Looks great. I bet they are lighter too. Have you noticed any performance gains?
havent really noticed much performance gains. THe old wheels were actually pretty light for their size 24lbs and 26lbs. The new wheels are 20 lb front and 21 lb rears. Im sure there is some performance gain though with less rotating mass.

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15mm spacers? what offsets?
+22 front +25 rear.... And yes I am considering some 10-15mm spacers to flush it up. I just really don't want any tire rub. My car already has an abusive relationship with speed bumps and steep ramps in parking garages. I could track it how it sits now with no problems.
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a 5 lb difference is going to be pretty noticeable.
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Old May 7, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep
a 5 lb difference is going to be pretty noticeable.
Well I guess technically I have noticed a difference because I have been on it a lot more. With the other wheels, whenever I would drive aggressively I would have hardcore rubbing in the front(which atually caused the paint to crack)... so I never reaaly drove it hard. But yeah, it was a lot more clunky feeling for sure.
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