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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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It has been a long winter and I finally put my long awaited Volk GTS' on my 350Z.

I cant wait for the aero kit to arrive and spice up the rest of the Z.





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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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18's? Very nice.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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what you lowered on?
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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Apexi N1 EXV
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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what size tires are those....very off roady.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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255 35 18 front 295 30 18 rear

this is a street car and with 18s it clears and looks good not to mention rides well on cincinnati's crappy roads.

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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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ah. for a 35 series tire, it looks real tall...i have a 45 and it doesnt look that tall. maybe its cuz you have gts's and im used to seeing 19s. *shrug*

the setup is beautiful nonetheless. defintely pwns my gramlights =(
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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35 is a percentage of width for 255 @ 35% = 30% at 295
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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yea wayyyy too much rubber, you should have done 245/275
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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yea wayyyy too much rubber, you should have done 245/275
Thanks... but no thanks.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Looks great.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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I didn't know people still referred to wheels as shoes. Why wasn't I informed
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 12:04 AM
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those look good. match you're Z perefectly.
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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I love the GTS. Good choice! Surprisingly they don't look too bad in 18's.
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Perfect amount of sidewall if you ask me; very aggressive and functional!
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