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Old 05-21-12, 11:22 AM
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Offset is:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101
Old 05-21-12, 02:56 PM
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no sunroof = no rattle...
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Originally Posted by 98sleeper
no sunroof = no rattle...
Lol, I actually just fixed my annoying rattle recently by buying some felt from home depot!

Op, the rims are ok for what they are since I think they were pretty inexpensive but I'd at least drop it on some springs and lose the windshield decal
Old 05-21-12, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by justablkv8

Thanks. I knew what offset was, just wasn't sure what the consequences are of having a high offset. Care to explain?

Originally Posted by J$mooth23
Op, the rims are ok for what they are since I think they were pretty inexpensive but I'd at least drop it on some springs and lose the windshield decal
We may have different interpretations of expensive. With tires, they were $2100 AUD, and that's a fair bit of cheddar to me.

Appreciate your opinion though, but i'll keep the decal.

And would coil overs be less practical than lowering springs? Would prefer coil overs, even if guard work needs to be done.
Old 05-22-12, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by CodPiece
Thanks. I knew what offset was, just wasn't sure what the consequences are of having a high offset. Care to explain?

You know what offset is, just not what it does??? Anyways, when you lower the car as you said you plan to do it will look sunk in and not very nice for most people. A lower offset would flush the wheels more with the fenders (because you know offset determines where the wheel sits relative to the car). Though 8.5 is too small for the rear even with a lower offset IMO. Ofcourse using the search button before buying would have helped you. I'd leave it at that height till you upgrade the wheels to something better. If you want people to say "damn, nice car" it has to look right.

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Old 05-28-12, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CodPiece
No style in particular, more of the 'Damn, that's a nice a ride' kind of style. If I find something I think will look good, then i'll put it on, rather than only installing strictly VIP style stuff or something like that.



Yeah, I dont think sun roofs came standard on the GS's in Australia. Would have liked one stock, but not going to get one for the sake of it.



What's the significance of RHD with LED?



Fair enough. I knew it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea but I like it, so I guess that's what counts.
Well, in the United States, our cars are LHD. n the led tails u got are pretty expensive n hard to find.
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Originally Posted by gs400rpg
You know what offset is, just not what it does??? Anyways, when you lower the car as you said you plan to do it will look sunk in and not very nice for most people. A lower offset would flush the wheels more with the fenders (because you know offset determines where the wheel sits relative to the car). Though 8.5 is too small for the rear even with a lower offset IMO. Ofcourse using the search button before buying would have helped you. I'd leave it at that height till you upgrade the wheels to something better. If you want people to say "damn, nice car" it has to look right.
Thanks for the info.

I'm going to a suspension shop on the weekend basically for a consultation but based on what you've said it doesn't look ideal. Cant hurt to see what can be done though.
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