Door sticker said 10 spokes from slp... but this doesnt look good....(PICS)
08-13-2010, 01:03 AM
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i wouldnt worry about washing it compared to what the wheels look like i mean mine has a dent in the quarter and a busted up front bumper and mine gets washed twice if not three times a week. i would wash it to save it before all that stuff starts eatin away at the paint
08-13-2010, 01:47 AM
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i wouldnt worry about washing it compared to what the wheels look like i mean mine has a dent in the quarter and a busted up front bumper and mine gets washed twice if not three times a week. i would wash it to save it before all that stuff starts eatin away at the paint
So you say no to sex appeal? No to Ferrari? No to Lamborghini? No to Audi? No to the corvette ZR1? Please. keep your 50s bias ply image American balloon tire style in the past.
No Traction Control. I understand about ABS and looking good > abs light.
08-13-2010, 08:19 AM
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I will say if I don't like the look of the 20 on the rear I will remove the wheels and sell them and probably buy iforged or ccws. I think I can pull it off because I have a cme on the rear which sort of looks like a skirt, and I will lower it quite a bit. I went with a #200 rear spring to make sure I'm not riding on the bump stops much. Might ride like **** but oh well as long as it handles nice on smooth roads and looks good I'm happy.
08-13-2010, 08:55 AM
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I know what tire stretch IS, I was just hoping my definition and your definition weren't the same. Tire stretching is new huge "fad" among 240 owners and vw guys, i'm talking 245 on a 10" wheel. I hope you mean proper fitment, like maybe the tire even with the lip, not the lip sticking out past the tire...
08-13-2010, 09:27 AM
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Here's the few pics i quickly took before I left the wheels with my vette at my parents'. remember that the current ride height is lower than with the 17s that I sold because the winter tires are really small. 225 55 16 i think. With a 1/4 to 1/2 inch gap between the fender and top of the tire the car in the rear should sit not much higher than in the pic (hopefully) or it will look like a 4x4.
I resisted the temptation to throw on a bit of tire shine as the rubber preservative coating was still on the tires.
I do kind of miss the 35th anniv wheels. it did look good with them on although the only way I would have kept them is if they were 19", at least 10" wide in the back and had a better offset in the rear.
I resisted the temptation to throw on a bit of tire shine as the rubber preservative coating was still on the tires.
I do kind of miss the 35th anniv wheels. it did look good with them on although the only way I would have kept them is if they were 19", at least 10" wide in the back and had a better offset in the rear.
08-13-2010, 09:40 AM
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I know what tire stretch IS, I was just hoping my definition and your definition weren't the same. Tire stretching is new huge "fad" among 240 owners and vw guys, i'm talking 245 on a 10" wheel. I hope you mean proper fitment, like maybe the tire even with the lip, not the lip sticking out past the tire...
I would never try a or even want a 'stretched' look on a 4th gen. The car is just too big. I think i pushed my own luck going this smal. I might have liked a bit bigger sidewall but just couldnt afford a higher ride height in fear of the 4x4 look (gap between rocker panel and ground).
08-13-2010, 03:52 PM
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I totally hear ya. Figured you knew what it was it's kind of self explanatory, I was just trying to be helpful if anyone didnt. I'm pretty **** about fitment myself. I do like that look on vws etc ( sold all 3 sets of my old c4 sawblades to golf/jetta owners who did that).
I would never try a or even want a 'stretched' look on a 4th gen. The car is just too big. I think i pushed my own luck going this smal. I might have liked a bit bigger sidewall but just couldnt afford a higher ride height in fear of the 4x4 look (gap between rocker panel and ground).
I would never try a or even want a 'stretched' look on a 4th gen. The car is just too big. I think i pushed my own luck going this smal. I might have liked a bit bigger sidewall but just couldnt afford a higher ride height in fear of the 4x4 look (gap between rocker panel and ground).
