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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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I use a polymer sealant on the chrome to aid in cleaning; my car is black so I'm cleaning the car pretty much every time I go out anyway, doesn't take too much extra effort to go over the wheels too. I don't see cleaning and maintanance as a deciding factor. It all comes down to personal taste, there's always gonna be disagreements over it.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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hey trav
can u post a pic of the rear tire cause i just got g37 wheels and 25mm spacers i am wondering how much they are sunk in thanks
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Here you go..... Let me know if I can do anything to help

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...installed.html

This is right after installed, they are more settled now and looks even better.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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Looks pretty good. Not my taste, I still prefer the G35 19s. But a word on your tire sizes. That is a fat setup. Just a note your speedometer is off by 6% with those tires so if you are traveling at 60 MPH your speedometer is slow and will display 56.4 MPH.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 06:00 AM
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Spyder78 - Nope, I don't think my speed is off at all. I drive to work thru the speed detetor thing and my speed is right on and even I use my GPS to track the speed and they both matched.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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used this calculator to calibrate how much your speed is off http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp. I had the G35 wheels with 40 series tires and my speed was off by 3 MPH. You have a thicker setup how can it not be off?
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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I dunno how, but I trust what's the speed detector thing for sure. Calculation doesn't mean anything to my car . It's perfectly right on the speed reading +/-1
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Okay your car is completely different than every other GS in the world. But what do I know.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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not bad ... looks ok , ! lower your car now haha
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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Looks good but it's not my cup of tea (:
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