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Old 07-14-04, 02:07 PM
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Just wanted to see some pix of GS with 18's vs 19 or 20's
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Old 07-14-04, 02:53 PM
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18's blitz type 03's
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keep 'em coming..... are you glad you went 18's vs bigger rims?
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Old 07-14-04, 03:23 PM
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I'd like to see some pics of 18s myself. I'm not exactly in the market right now, but I like to plan I'm a little torn between 18s or 19s but leaning toward 18s
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heres a pic of my car way back when i had 18in and now went to 19in.. 18in will give you the ultimate in perf and comfort but not looks for the big gs body and fender wells .. 19in i found to best the best trade off between looks , perf and comfort especially if they are lightweight forged 19in


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Staggered Volk LE37K 18's. No regrets vs 19's or 20's. But I'd trade for a set of 20" HRE's in a heartbeat.

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For kicks and giggles, has anyone here gone from 18" to a 19" fat setup? I would like to hear the side by side assesment.
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Originally posted by redgs4
Staggered Volk LE37K 18's. No regrets vs 19's or 20's. But I'd trade for a set of 20" HRE's in a heartbeat.

honestly, this is one of the best gs with 18s i have seen so far
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what is fat 19? from my 16s, a 245-35-19 fits perfectly. are you talking 245-40-19? And if you go fat, can you recalibrate your speedo?
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I could have swore Ethan invested in a top notch gallery for this....
 
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Originally posted by 04GS300
what is fat 19? from my 16s, a 245-35-19 fits perfectly. are you talking 245-40-19? And if you go fat, can you recalibrate your speedo?
yes, instead of 245/35/19 and 275/30/19, you do 245/40/19 and 275/35/19 more profile, more comfortable

i don't know of a way to calibrate the speedo, off by 6%, not a big deal to me
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Originally posted by rominl
honestly, this is one of the best gs with 18s i have seen so far
Gee, thanks Rom. And I should send the check where, again?
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Volk TE37s 18x7.5 +40 front, 18x8.5 +40 rear. 1/4" spacers all around. Tires are 225/40fr and 245/40 rr.

Oh and this is before it was lowered. On Eibachs right now and HKS HiperMax on the way.




I'll post new pics once I get them hosted
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18" BBS RGR...for sale too...
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