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Crystal White GS430 - Choose My Next Wheels

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Old 09-12-12, 01:09 PM
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A word of advice don't order from carid.com they are a bunch of AH
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Originally Posted by pdxgs
Looks great BayArea, love the way they look. How's the ride/handling compared to the 18's now that you had them for a little while?
Thank you sir.

I love the look, didn't notice much change in the handling department, but I would be lying to you if I said that I don't feel a difference in acceleration. The car feels noticeably heavier. Although I haven't verified yet, I also expect a hit in the MPG department from rolling these heavy wheels around.

Given that these wheels were designed for a 4500lb BMW, it's no surprise...

Since this isn't a car that I race or beat on, losing a bit of acceleration isn't a huge deal to me. I probably would avoid putting on a wheel this heavy on one of my Mustangs however.

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Originally Posted by vicsis250
A word of advice don't order from carid.com they are a bunch of AH
And the "out of left field" award goes to...
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God, CCW's are classic on ANYTHING!
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Originally Posted by vuhnilla
God, CCW's are classic on ANYTHING!
Agreed. Waiting for someone to come out with an 18-19" CCW replica ;-)
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Hey bayarea, hope you don't mind me asking but can I get the link to where you found the specs for the guy who was runnin the oem 17's spaced.
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Originally Posted by sLOWaristo
Hey bayarea, hope you don't mind me asking but can I get the link to where you found the specs for the guy who was runnin the oem 17's spaced.
I wish I could help you with that one.

It just came up after several searches. Maybe someone will chime in and help you identify the owner.
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looks good, i'm on a hunt myself for some rims, so undecided
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Bringing this from way back...

I've been daily driving the style95s for just over 3yrs now. I absolutely love the way they look and the offsets are near perfection for a 98-05 GS.

Even though I love the wheels, I'm considering getting something else. I need your help. Here is what I want:

- 18" I'd like them to be on the wider side
- 60.1" bore, I don't want to have to use hubcentric rings
- They need to either have a lip or be concave (similar to style95)
- They need to be light weight (style95 are really heavy)

What would you guys recommend?
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