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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Back in May 2004 I parked next to a black Z with some awesome wheels. I made a note of what they were and told myself, "THEY WILL BE MINE! OH YES, THEY WILL BE MINE".

That day has finally come.

I present to you, my 19" Racing Hart CPF Tunes with BFG G-Force TA's 245/35/19 front and 275/35/19 rears.


The Arrival:
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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I've always wanted to do that thing where you put $1.00 on the lip to show off how wide it is:
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Oops. I guess you are supposed to do it this way
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Some more shots pre-mounting:
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I also cleaned out my garage today. Hung up my poster I've had forever. I have room to walk around all three cars in there now.

The red one is my sister's 320 SLK that I am storing for her over the winter. In the middle is my Magnum. On the left is the Z.
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I've always wanted to do that thing where you put $1.00 on the lip to show off how wide it is:

hahahaha that picture is funny! congrats on the new wheels - they look sweet. how did you end up getting your old wheels off?
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I really haven't driven the car with them yet. Just around the driveway and back into the garage when I was done cleaning.

I weighed all of the new and the old and here is what I got:

New rear (wheel and tire) 50.0 lbs
New front (wheel and tire) 46.5 lbs

Track Rays with stock wheels
Rear: 47.5 lbs
Front 45.5 lbs

So I did gain a little weight but not much.
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Looks great Bonz! Now I know why you were so frantic in getting your old rims off in an earlier thread... One of the best Z's on this site
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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"hahahaha that picture is funny! congrats on the new wheels - they look sweet. how did you end up getting your old wheels off?"

I sat on the ground and basically kicked the tire. With my right foot I kicked it inward on the right of the tire and then quickly kicked in with my left foot onto the left of the tire. Did this repeatedly for about 3 seconds and it popped right off.
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Originally Posted by Dr Bonz
I've always wanted to do that thing where you put $1.00 on the lip to show off how wide it is:


BTW...congrats!!! Looks bad a**!!!
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