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20's are too big...

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Old 04-16-12, 09:50 PM
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Default 20's are too big...

Went down to some 18's from an RX350, had to have a small spacer in front to clear the caliper bracket. Anyhow, I like this setup better.



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Old 04-16-12, 09:56 PM
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IMHO 19's are they way to go. The 18's don't "fill" the fender wells. But I will say these RX wheels look good.
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- i love my 20's if i went with a diff size i say 19's

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Maybe if you would have dropped the car a bit, the 20's wouldn't have seemed so big. I know for a fact that fender gap makes aftermarket wheels look horrid.
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Rx wheels look good just add spacers to give it that flush look
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Looks good
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Originally Posted by wlmngtn310
Maybe if you would have dropped the car a bit, the 20's wouldn't have seemed so big. I know for a fact that fender gap makes aftermarket wheels look horrid.
I'm sitting on Tanabe NF210's. The ride quality sucked, the wheels rubbed, and braking worsened as well.
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I like it better too. It looks a lot cleaner, almost surgical.
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Looks better..It Flows nice with the 18s
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19's BEST IMO, but the wrong set of 19's can look like 18's, and make you want 20's.

A properly weighted 20" doesn't have to feel like a overwhelming 20" wheel. 19's 20's are right on par for modded GS's. Cruiser's 18's & 19's is the comfy zone.
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Looks much more professional OP. Much classier.
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MUCH cleaner with the RX. Maybe on your 20's, lowering it would've helped but the wheels weren that nice anyways. Looks sharp now, good job!
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19' look better than 20' IMO
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Thanks for the compliments guys, I LOVE my GS and it shows hopefully. I'm about to install an LSD setup here soon, so this **** can get sideways.
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20s are not THAT big but for me, to properly run 20s, you need a sufficient drop and/or a kit. You can get away without a kit if you have a bigger drop.


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