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Old 03-12-2008, 07:45 AM
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just a teaser for right now until my coilovers go on (soon I hope!):

rear


front


top down of the rear




here was my last setup:
Old 03-12-2008, 07:46 AM
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WEDS!!! DAmn You. Congrats.
SA70s are one of my favs
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I'm still digging the 17/18 combo. They looked great in person too.
Old 03-12-2008, 08:03 AM
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The hotness! I still love the old shoes though
Old 03-12-2008, 08:10 AM
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Are you selling your old set up?
Old 03-12-2008, 09:07 AM
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^already sold.


sizes are:

17x9 +20 FR face
18x10 +18 RR face

I risked it and got the Sumitomo HTRZIIIs from the reviews I have seen. went with 255/40/17, 275/35/18 to reduce the rolling diameter about an inch. it is noticeable in terms of performance IMO. the car sits 1/2 inch lower as well.

here is a pic as the car sits before lowering on coilovers (probably 1/2 inch):



just to show rear face
Old 03-12-2008, 09:40 AM
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Whoa, verrrrrry hot. Just shows you don't *have* NEED a 5" polished lip to look smokin'. Dare to be different, lol. Congrats.
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thanks. no one has these wheels in this offset that I have seen. or sizes gotta try something different.

a good side affect of the rim choice is that the 06 G35 brakes look super big in front compared to the 19s I had just got to paint them black or something.
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I like the 17/18 combo. My last two cars before the 350 had "staggered" sizes like this from the factory. One was a 17/18 and the other was an 18/19 combo. So I'm no stranger to the look and I can appreciate it. Good work.

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thanks man!
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looks good man congrats
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That looks great.
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17"s? look a little small, still really like the setup though
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Originally Posted by SirSpeedyZ
17"s? look a little small, still really like the setup though
yeah, I got the idea from the Nismo Concept RS car which runs a 17x18 combo and just had to try it out. I like it, and the smaller diameter allows for a little more sidewall which I wanted.

and in regards to the tires (for posterity) for the sizes, they were under 600 bucks, which is insane. they got very good reviews on Tirerack so I figured I would try them out.

I haven't gotten 500mi on them yet to judge thier handling but already they are very good tires (maybe 200mi's) and the ride is compliant and not very noisy. Tirerack did a great job balancing them as well, no vibration or anything up to 120 or so. I will be sure to post a review of the tires once they are broken in.
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Congrats man!! Looks great!
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oh yeah and I remember hearing that the blue on these rims was a sticker.

it is not. it is painted on. no way to remove it... just an FYI.
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nice setup man...car looks good with those rims
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Wedsport!
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Funky fresh!


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