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Enkei 18 x7.5 & Pirelli Tire Combo. New wheel and tire for me

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Old 05-28-05, 01:00 AM
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Smile Enkei 18 x7.5 & Pirelli Tire Combo. New wheel and tire for me

well seems like its a popular subject. And it was just time to replace the 15's with something decent. I previously had H rated BFG tires and those were just pittiful. these Pirelli's i cant break loose at all.

I took a few pics before my camera completely died on me. Some are with and some are without a flash. some are blurry(sorry)










(pretty lights)

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Old 05-28-05, 02:09 AM
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Looks good dude.
Old 05-31-05, 09:26 AM
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Great choice on the 5-spoke Enkeis. They're a very good wheel choice for a Lexus, esp. for the ES. What kind of Pirellis do you have?
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pzero. There were 2 options for the pirelli's and i spent a little extra to get the best ones. Im so happy with these. Unfortunately i have to replace my suspension now. It rides good with 1 person in the car but as soon as i get a large load of groceries or a couple people in the back. Well it rubbs when i hit a dip in the road.

But i really cant complain. HUGE improvement!

thanks for the kind words. this was a big purchase for me $1800 installed. Nice to have some validation.

btw these look SICK at night.
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i hope you like buying extra centercaps.. the ones on those are rediculously easy to break and hard to put on.. and to take them off, you have to put pressure on the paint on the wheel.. it tends to chip badly.. clearcoat on the lip also goes away pretty quickly
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thanks for the heads up!

tell you this though. no vibration at 125mph. i could get used this!
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