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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Made my decision to stay 18" IMO I like 18" without a lip/dish. Makes 18's look bigger without the lip/dish.

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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by RcWerkz831
Made my decision to stay 18" IMO I like 18" without a lip/dish. Makes 18's look bigger without the lip/dish.

Sweet whips!
18s look alright with a drop.

personally, i went 18s because the car is a lease, and i didnt want to spend the extra $$ on a new set of tires for a different sized wheel.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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^^^ Nice!



sorry to ask but any more pics? what rims are those?
im not too sure if i should go full gfx(09) or Toms(09)
need everyones opinion.
thanks
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by gerill2p
sorry to ask but any more pics? what rims are those?
im not too sure if i should go full gfx(09) or Toms(09)
need everyones opinion.
thanks
Will
those are XXR 521 and I vote toms kit
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tedward88
those are XXR 521 and I vote toms kit
cool thanks for the info and opinion.


ok, for the rear lip how much cutting will i have to do to fit a toms rear? will i be cutting more then the GFX? (i hear i dont even have to cut for the gfx rear)
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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Can I join the 18" crew????

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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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^wow those looks nice, are those the new advans?
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by boostftw
^wow those looks nice, are those the new advans?
Thanks, they're WedsSport SA-55m
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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SSDIS350 now you'll need a drop... so far so good...
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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SSDIS350 now you'll need a drop... so far so good...
I want to go lower, but i already scrape on my high driveway and barely clear 8 speed bumps at work on my F-sport springs
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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car looks great bro, how do those tein s tech's ride?? and what finger gaps do you have now??? I'm considering buying these

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Tein S springs, 18" Flat Bronze TSW Nurburgrings
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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^^
1 finger in the rear, 1 3/4 fingers n the front. i have a staggered wheel setup now, with low offsets in the rear, making the rear gap almost non-existant. with stockies, the tein s may not do it for you.

i wish i spent the extra $60 on road magnets. tein s have the second biggest spring drop - 1.7" front, 1" rear. road magents are 2" all around.

otherwise, the tein s are great for daily driving. i cant notice a difference with bumps or road noise. minimal scraping. however, the tein s drop puts you in the same ballpark as many bmw stock wheel gaps. my lex isnt noticeably "dropped" to the average eye. which is why i wish i went road magnets.

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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by redline201
i mean a 18 inch work vsxx is lighter than a 19 inch work vsxx

im not comparing apples to oranges

and when your dealing with high end forged wheels like volk and work i think the price difference between 18s and 19s is something to consider. At least in my case.
Depening on the wheel, there is some truth to that but it is dependent on wheel + tire combo.

The same tire for 18" can be heavier than 19" tire such that the overall weight of 19" wheel + tire is lighter than 18" wheel + tire. Assuming same model wheel and tire + appropriate sizes.

My co-worker told me this because he went with 19" combo for his M3 instead of 18"s becuase of this reason plus hte looks. In his case, it was the tires which made the overall weight for the 18" combo heavier even thou the 19" in wheel was slighty heavier than the 18" version.

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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SSDIS350
Can I join the 18" crew????

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Any rubbing with this setup?
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SCWB
Any rubbing with this setup?
No rubbing whatsoever.
18x9+36 and 18x10+36
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