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New wheels and tires time for smokey burnout!

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Old 10-16-18, 08:36 AM
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Had to run a small 3 mm spacer to clear suspension up front added to rear to so its equally spaced. Not concerned about spacer since Im running ARP studs. Test drove it pushed it a little so far not rubbing. May need to raise car a little next season for track compression we will see.





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Dang, that looks mean!!
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Thanks I was hoping to go satin black but the oem color really grew on me



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I like how your car has its own shrine, too (pictures on the wall).
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Thanks yeah track pics lol
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It looks so tough on those wheels!
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Yeah loving them so far.
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Originally Posted by Defratos
@ Gearbangin what about the million other questions we asked.....or I asked

Really interested to see offsets, width and fender work you've done as this seems to be ticking all the right boxes on my to do list.

Appreciated
Yeah, more wheel specs, please! They look great.

I'll be shopping for new summer/track wheels for next year, as my 18" PF01's will get some Conti DWS & become my off-season/back-up wheels. I'm so happy with the 18" square set-up, I sold my OEM wheels!

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Old 10-18-18, 10:08 AM
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lol I love them too. Hopefully the unsprung weight saving of over 6lbs per wheel will give me the .07 seconds I need.

NEW SPEC 73544 18 x 9.5J 45 5 114 φ73 $590.00 ~ 17.52 lbs ~

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Originally Posted by Gearbangin





Yeah loving them so far.
I've always loved abandoned parking garage pics.
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Is there a reason you didn’t pick a 35 sidewall instead of a 30? With those offsets I think a 35 may fit. Just curious.
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How do you guys think the strength of these wheels compares to a TE37? This is the only wheel that comes in some real odd sizes I may run... an 18x9.5 et 45 up front and a 17x9.5 et 45 out back for drag radials.
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Originally Posted by Jwconeil
How do you guys think the strength of these wheels compares to a TE37? This is the only wheel that comes in some real odd sizes I may run... an 18x9.5 et 45 up front and a 17x9.5 et 45 out back for drag radials.
When you go this route (I would say if, but if you're anything like me - and I have a feeling you are - you're gonna end up with 17s in the rear), please post pics.
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Originally Posted by DekNgo
When you go this route (I would say if, but if you're anything like me - and I have a feeling you are - you're gonna end up with 17s in the rear), please post pics.
Lol... I take that as a compliment. I don’t want to threadjack, but if anyone thinks i cant fit a 275/40/17 without rolling on a 17x9.5 et45, please let me know!
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Originally Posted by Jwconeil


Lol... I take that as a compliment. I don’t want to threadjack, but if anyone thinks i cant fit a 275/40/17 without rolling on a 17x9.5 et45, please let me know!
I've got 275/40/17s on 17x9s ET35 on my IS350. No rolling, no rubbing I don't think there are any differences between the ISX and the IS F that would affect offset; I'm GUESSING that 45 would be pretty close to perfect on a 9.5" wheel.
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