Welcoming criticism of 20 inch rims...yeah, again

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Jun 27, 2007 | 12:21 PM

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Thanks all, I appreciate your civil responses. BTW, the deal is too good to pass up; $3500 rims and tires for $800 ain't bad. Besides I think that chrome against red looks pretty darn good. Thanks again!

Just so you know, I paid a lot less for my Volks with Yokohama AVDAN Sport tires.

So what you are getting is not a deal....

Call Chris @ F1 Tel 818-755-9800.

Jun 27, 2007 | 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tac-M

Just so you know, I paid a lot less for my Volks with Yokohama AVDAN Sport tires.

So what you are getting is not a deal....

Call Chris @ F1 Tel 818-755-9800.

i believe you mis-read what he said. he has a deal to pay $800 for $3500 worth of wheels and tires. unless you paid less than 800 bucks for volks, then i need whatever deal you're getting.

so prof, what kind of wheels are they? size/offset? the wrong offsets would make even the most beautiful wheels look bad on your car.

and what school are you a professor at?

Jun 27, 2007 | 01:34 PM

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oops! sorry ! ... me no English PhD for sure LOL !

Jun 27, 2007 | 03:29 PM

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20s are fine...I've ran em without any issues. You just have to choose the right offsets and tire sizes. That's it. My suspension components never suffered. My acceleration didn't suffer as much as I would have thought....and to be honest, what you loose in acceleration, you make up a little for in taction.

here's my ride on 20" axis mod se7ens. No body kit either....

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Jun 27, 2007 | 03:37 PM

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it really depends on the wheel, but please don't be this guy

Jun 27, 2007 | 03:40 PM

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20's can definitely look awesome but not if its chromed out!

Jun 27, 2007 | 03:42 PM

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holy mother of Christ...

your car is screaming to have spacers put on.

Jun 27, 2007 | 11:20 PM

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it really depends on the wheel, but please don't be this guy

I have to admit, I think that looks pretty fresh.

Jun 27, 2007 | 11:21 PM

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no, not 20". go for 19" max. good luck on tires if you do.

Jun 28, 2007 | 05:11 AM

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holy mother of Christ...

your car is screaming to have spacers put on.

What size does it look like I need? Or how can I measure properly? Where to buy and what brand...

Jun 28, 2007 | 05:15 AM

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What size does it look like I need? Or how can I measure properly? Where to buy and what brand...

need to know wheel width, offset, and tire size first.

Jun 28, 2007 | 06:19 AM

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phreaktor-you need a lesson in offsets and tire diameter man. Love your paint though...

Jun 28, 2007 | 06:21 AM

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Jun 28, 2007 | 06:31 AM

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FUnniest $hit Ive seen in a while

Jun 28, 2007 | 07:08 AM

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Jun 28, 2007 | 02:04 PM

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Don't do it man seriously. Get something tasteful in 19 but for gods sakes do not chrome out the z.

Jun 28, 2007 | 03:47 PM

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I have to admit, I think that looks pretty fresh.

if you mean "fresh" as in godawful peice of **** then i tottaly agree with you.

whomever put those on should be burned at the stake.

Jun 28, 2007 | 06:53 PM

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Ive had 20"s since I bought my car 7 months ago, and just as of yesterday went down to 19" volks, and the performance difference is crazy. I never really noticed how sluggish my Z was in all aspects of the word, until I took the 20"s off. BUT. the 20"s look great as long as they arent chrome

In order to make a fair comparison, you would need to downgrade to the same rims. You can buy 19in monza(no such thing) that weigh 28lbs a piece and switch to 20in GTC's that weigh 2olbs. It depends on what type of rims you go with.