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Old 06-23-02, 09:56 AM
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I am about ready to throw down the cash and purchase 20's for my soon to be GS400 and need some straight answers. I hear that they are very loud on the road and the ride is horrible. Is this really true?

The package that I am contemplating is:
(4) 20x8.5 Chrome Dronnel CA-05
(4) 255/35/20 Falken
$2200

Will this be a good package if I want to throw some TIEN FLEX as icing on the cake?

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Old 06-23-02, 01:18 PM
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i get roar on 17" that road is sweeet

if you have 16" now you'll sure see the diff.. if you have 17" you should have an idea about roar..

if i wouldn't live in new york .. or we had better roads i would get 20" in heart beat..
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Originally posted by a1exus
i get roar on 17" that road is sweeet

if you have 16" now you'll sure see the diff.. if you have 17" you should have an idea about roar..

if i wouldn't live in new york .. or we had better roads i would get 20" in heart beat..

I live in NY and the roads suck, but it isn;t stopping me from getting 20's. If you drive RIGHT and get GOOD wheels like WORK, MAIDO, LOWENHART, VOLK (no 20s tho), etc. You should be ok.
Old 06-23-02, 08:45 PM
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Yeah, I have 18's now on my SC and I can live with the road noise. Do you guys think 20's will be much worse?

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Old 06-23-02, 09:02 PM
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I have 20 and the noise is no different then my stock 17 handling is much better and looks way better than 16 or 17s ...heres a pic of my GS4 with 20s
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Thanks for the info, Pusher. Your ride looks sweet. How much did you lowere it and with what kind of suspension?

Thx.
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Go with the 20's...I had 19's a year ago and the noise difference between 20's and 19's are not really noticeable...

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Cool, 20's it is! Let's hope they don't get stollen...

Later.

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Originally posted by GS400_PUSHER
I have 20 and the noise is no different then my stock 17 handling is much better and looks way better than 16 or 17s ...heres a pic of my GS4 with 20s
Is that your CL sticker in the back window?
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20 inches....nothing less!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Synergy
I am about ready to throw down the cash and purchase 20's for my soon to be GS400 and need some straight answers. I hear that they are very loud on the road and the ride is horrible. Is this really true?

The package that I am contemplating is:
(4) 20x8.5 Chrome Dronnel CA-05
(4) 255/35/20 Falken
$2200

Will this be a good package if I want to throw some TIEN FLEX as icing on the cake?

- Synergy
This is what your GS will look like with the package:
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Yeah Jacob, I WISH! I can't seem to find those Dronell wheels anywhere! Can someone help me out? Where can you buy these bad boys?

Thanks,

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