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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 12:34 AM
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thought id post a couple of more pics:









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Old Dec 16, 2013 | 06:17 PM
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Clean AF!!!
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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looks way better with the drop!
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Here are some pics, finally. took me a couple days. Lowered on tanabe nf210.
do get rubbing in the back on bumps and dips. need to shave or roll. front is fine, only rub on reverse. anyone know how I can fix this?









I'm sorry for asking, but what size are these rims on the car bro?????? Looks GREAT man!!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 7, 2014 | 11:50 PM
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I'm sorry for asking, but what size are these rims on the car bro?????? Looks GREAT man!!!!!!!!
absolutely no problem man. I had to ask a lot of questions and had plenty of help to get me started so glad to do the same.

these are 20" all around.
They are Vossen CV5s in silver polish.

let me know if you have any other questions.
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absolutely no problem man. I had to ask a lot of questions and had plenty of help to get me started so glad to do the same.

these are 20" all around.
They are Vossen CV5s in silver polish.

let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for the quick reply my brother!! I love the look. Looking for same setup except I wanna leave it stock suspension wise.. I love everyhting stock.... Any suggestions? Also, I see they're 20", are they staggered? And also last question, since you have a GS300, I'm wondering, after you put those 20s on your car, did you notice a decline in acceleration and speed overall? An honest opinion and share of info would be deeply appreciated bro!
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Originally Posted by aneidiaz
Thanks for the quick reply my brother!! I love the look. Looking for same setup except I wanna leave it stock suspension wise.. I love everyhting stock.... Any suggestions? Also, I see they're 20", are they staggered? And also last question, since you have a GS300, I'm wondering, after you put those 20s on your car, did you notice a decline in acceleration and speed overall? An honest opinion and share of info would be deeply appreciated bro!
No problem man, just glad I can help someone out. Thank you for the compliments, I love how the car looks too and I appreciate you noticing.

The wheels are staggered. Theyre 9 inches in the front and 10.5 in the back. That's why they have the deep concave look in the rear and not the front.

I did leave the suspension stock for a couple of days but I honestly didn't like it. I thought I wouldn't mind it, but it looked a little weird for my taste. I wasn't necessarily looking for slammed or tucked wheels but I just wanted a clean fit that looked a little more aggressive. I'll see if I have a picture when it was on stock suspension.

Overall, I love the look of the wheels and the change it brought to the car. definitely makes it look completely different. I don't usually step on the gas too much or drive too fast, but I do occasionally get a little excited and speed up. Honestly, for the way I drive and the few times that I do drive fast (with the exception of freeway) I don't see any real reduction in speed or acceleration. My tires are low profile so the diameter of the overall wheel/tire has remained pretty much the same to that of the stock wheels and larger tires that were on before. I'm not sure how larger wheels/slimmer tires vs smaller wheels/larger tires works out in terms of response to acceleration and speed, but I personally have not felt a difference. The only problems Ive ran into and that ive been annoyed by has been due to dropping the car. I had rubbing in the back and a little in the front. Other than that it has been great.

if you're looking for wheels keep a look out in the wheels/tire classifieds. with some luck and persistence you can probably find what you want. it took me a while but did in time and just when I was about to give up. what wheels are you thinking about?
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No problem man, just glad I can help someone out. Thank you for the compliments, I love how the car looks too and I appreciate you noticing.

The wheels are staggered. Theyre 9 inches in the front and 10.5 in the back. That's why they have the deep concave look in the rear and not the front.

I did leave the suspension stock for a couple of days but I honestly didn't like it. I thought I wouldn't mind it, but it looked a little weird for my taste. I wasn't necessarily looking for slammed or tucked wheels but I just wanted a clean fit that looked a little more aggressive. I'll see if I have a picture when it was on stock suspension.

Overall, I love the look of the wheels and the change it brought to the car. definitely makes it look completely different. I don't usually step on the gas too much or drive too fast, but I do occasionally get a little excited and speed up. Honestly, for the way I drive and the few times that I do drive fast (with the exception of freeway) I don't see any real reduction in speed or acceleration. My tires are low profile so the diameter of the overall wheel/tire has remained pretty much the same to that of the stock wheels and larger tires that were on before. I'm not sure how larger wheels/slimmer tires vs smaller wheels/larger tires works out in terms of response to acceleration and speed, but I personally have not felt a difference. The only problems Ive ran into and that ive been annoyed by has been due to dropping the car. I had rubbing in the back and a little in the front. Other than that it has been great.

if you're looking for wheels keep a look out in the wheels/tire classifieds. with some luck and persistence you can probably find what you want. it took me a while but did in time and just when I was about to give up. what wheels are you thinking about?
Bro thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! If you don't mind, what's the specs on the tires????? And one last thing, when YOU DID have it on stock suspension, did it rub as bad as it does now on lowered suspension????? I'm curious as I plan on leaving it stock.. Hoping to avoid suspension problems... And I do not mind the "look". I'm comfortable with it. Just want a nice set of beautiful wheels on a stock GS430. I appreciate your response and sensible opinion in contrast to your driving style. Everybody drives different. I'm a layed back driver. Grandpa style you can say. That tends to step on it periodically o the highway to work. Thnak you so much bro!
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Originally Posted by aneidiaz
Bro thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! If you don't mind, what's the specs on the tires????? And one last thing, when YOU DID have it on stock suspension, did it rub as bad as it does now on lowered suspension????? I'm curious as I plan on leaving it stock.. Hoping to avoid suspension problems... And I do not mind the "look". I'm comfortable with it. Just want a nice set of beautiful wheels on a stock GS430. I appreciate your response and sensible opinion in contrast to your driving style. Everybody drives different. I'm a layed back driver. Grandpa style you can say. That tends to step on it periodically o the highway to work. Thnak you so much bro!
The tire specs are 245/35/20 in the front and 285/30/20 in the back. However, I would do 275/30/20 in the back next time if I were to keep it dropped. I only did the 285/30/20 because I got a good deal on them. since you're doing stock height,the 285 might be okay, but still would consider the 275 JUST TO BE SURE. before I had the drop I don't remember any rub at all. I only had it for a day or two so it wasn't enough time to really get a full feel of how driving was under the stock conditions. However, my rubbing isn't that bad with the drop (usually only bad with a full load of 5 people in the car), so my guess would be that rubbing would be almost non-existent on stock height. you also probably shouldn't have any problems on any other mechanical things. I'm pretty sure on stock everything, you will be good. its usually the drop that will cause some "problems" (not really problems. more of just things that need to be considered and accounted for than actual problems) like camber, rubbing etc.

regardless if you drop it, your car will look a whole lot better with new wheels.
if you're specifically looking at these wheels on a 2nd gen GS, then look in the comments above somewhere, there is another user with them on the same car. Clos430 I believe. his gs is silver with matte graphite cv5s
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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by robertoyou
The tire specs are 245/35/20 in the front and 285/30/20 in the back. However, I would do 275/30/20 in the back next time if I were to keep it dropped. I only did the 285/30/20 because I got a good deal on them. since you're doing stock height,the 285 might be okay, but still would consider the 275 JUST TO BE SURE. before I had the drop I don't remember any rub at all. I only had it for a day or two so it wasn't enough time to really get a full feel of how driving was under the stock conditions. However, my rubbing isn't that bad with the drop (usually only bad with a full load of 5 people in the car), so my guess would be that rubbing would be almost non-existent on stock height. you also probably shouldn't have any problems on any other mechanical things. I'm pretty sure on stock everything, you will be good. its usually the drop that will cause some "problems" (not really problems. more of just things that need to be considered and accounted for than actual problems) like camber, rubbing etc.

regardless if you drop it, your car will look a whole lot better with new wheels.
if you're specifically looking at these wheels on a 2nd gen GS, then look in the comments above somewhere, there is another user with them on the same car. Clos430 I believe. his gs is silver with matte graphite cv5s
Thank you so much for your input bro!!! It's deeply appreciated really. And your car is on screen saver lol Looks really nice. I love the white color. All the info you've shared with me, I'll take into consideration when I buy my wheels. I was thinking 19" but if 20" doesn't affect performace, I'll get the bigger wheels just to feel better
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Originally Posted by clos430
I have the same set up as you, I'm lowered on L-tuned springs and our front looks a little different. Looks like you have more rim poking out.
This car looks BEEFY same color as mine....... Can't WAIT til my wheels are on man!!!!
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by aneidiaz
Thank you so much for your input bro!!! It's deeply appreciated really. And your car is on screen saver lol Looks really nice. I love the white color. All the info you've shared with me, I'll take into consideration when I buy my wheels. I was thinking 19" but if 20" doesn't affect performace, I'll get the bigger wheels just to feel better
No problem man, just glad I can help, like I mentioned plenty of times lol.
hahah. thanks, I'll definitely take my car being screensaver as a big compliment
Good luck man, I hope everything works out. Vossen makes some great looking wheels, so take them into consideration.

Originally Posted by aneidiaz
This car looks BEEFY same color as mine....... Can't WAIT til my wheels are on man!!!!
lol I hope Beefy is a good thing.
hope you get your wheels soon! I know I was very anxious to get mine. you will feel like you're in a new car when you finally get them on. good luck and show us some pics when you get them.

Originally Posted by Danielle@Vossen
Nice!! Very clean, I love it
Thank you, Danielle.
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