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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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Default Finally! Freshly polished 20" DPE R16s

After about 4 months of never ending work, I finally got a chance to clean my wheels (about 4.5 monhts old), and take some good pics. Enjoy!

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DPE Engineering R16 w/ Brushed Aluminum Finish and step-lip
Toyo Proxes 4
Front 20x8" wrapped in 245/30/20
Rear 20x9.5" wrapped in 255/30/20

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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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WTF did you run such a narrow tire in the rear? Other than that looks good.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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^ Definetly get rid of the motorcycle tire on the back. Wheels look nice.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
WTF did you run such a narrow tire in the rear? Other than that looks good.
Got 'em cheap, and I didn't want to mix and match brands to get a wider tire in the rear. I got the VDC system so I had to get the same aspect ratio in the front and rear, and with the proxes, that's the widest front/rear combo you can get in 20". Anyway, looks fine to me... the difference between 255 and the 275 I wanted to run is only 20mm, and I personally wouldn't notice an extra .78" in width.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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those are some huge rims
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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I run 255-30-20 on the front and 285-30-20 on the rear 20x9 20x10 and it looks perfect you should run wider tires on your next set of tires.so you can see the difference.
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PANCHOVILLA
I run 255-30-20 on the front and 285-30-20 on the rear 20x9 20x10 and it looks perfect you should run wider tires on your next set of tires.so you can see the difference.
Are you sure you front isnt 255x"35"x20??? I have the exact size you have but they gave me 255x35x20 for the fronts because a 255x30x20 would upset the VDC/TC....If it is a 30 height you are tunning in the front are you getting any warning lights?? I hate how my front tires are higher thant he rears...Looks retarded..
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 05:45 AM
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Nice looking wheels but for as much as you paid for those suckers you'd figure you would want more protection for them. Having stretched your tire like that doesn't give much sidewall flex and I'd hate for you to end up w/ a bent wheel. Though I run 19" wheels my front tires are as wide as your rears.
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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YES! Go wider in the rear!
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by SnakeBitten
Are you sure you front isnt 255x"35"x20??? I have the exact size you have but they gave me 255x35x20 for the fronts because a 255x30x20 would upset the VDC/TC....If it is a 30 height you are tunning in the front are you getting any warning lights?? I hate how my front tires are higher thant he rears...Looks retarded..

Falken fk-452's they replaced the 451's
255-30-20=26.0"
285-30-20=26.7"
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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The rims are sick.. Def go wider in the rear, at least 275/30/20 .
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by PANCHOVILLA
Falken fk-452's they replaced the 451's
255-30-20=26.0"
285-30-20=26.7"
Thanks for the info........How is the handling with the Falkens??? I had Falkens on my previous ride and it felt like I was driving on glass....Ill look into it...I have Nitto 555 and as you can see they look weird.

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