Ace or Vertini Staggered

[New2Import]

Im looking to getting these three. Help me out. Going 20s staggered with lowered stance.

Here are the Ace installed on a forum members ride





And the Vertini

[jankenpo30]

I say Ace...cuz I don't you want copying my Vertini staggered style...lol

[New2Import]

I like it. Is that VIP style on the rear? Does all the staggered fit that way? I want more of the wheel to tuck.Have any more shots and angles? Something like posted above and like this

[nadzak]

what kind of lip kits are those? Is that OEM? Would it fit on 08-09?

[jankenpo30]

I like it. Is that VIP style on the rear? Does all the staggered fit that way? I want more of the wheel to tuck.Have any more shots and angles? Something like posted above and like this

No I don't have shot just like that..but mine looks just like that. No its not VIP...well the stretched tire..but thats about it. Its gonna be hard to find a 20x10.5 wheel to tuck stock on these cars in the rear without some camber adjustment. The offsets in rears on these vehicles are a straight PIA.
Modified by jankenpo30 at 10:20 PM 1/30/2009

[Yfiddy]

Im looking to getting these three. Help me out. Going 20s staggered with lowered stance.

Here are the Ace installed on a forum members ride

And the Vertini

I say the Vertini's, cuz I don't you want copying my ACE staggered style...lol

[New2Import]

No I don't have shot just like that..but mine looks just like that. No its not VIP...well the stretched tire..but thats about it. Its gonna be hard to find a 20x10.5 wheel to tuck stock on these cars in the rear without some camber adjustment. The offsets in rears on these vehicles are a straight PIA.

Modified by jankenpo30 at 10:20 PM 1/30/2009

I thought they come in 20x10s? Those Ace seem to tuck more in a 10".

[jankenpo30]

Ur right they do..was thinking of the 22s.

[M4T5]

I think those rims are just ok. I don't see anything special about the look of them other than they are big and wide.22's are too big for the M's wheel well in my opinion. 20" wheels seem to be the perfect wheel well match.Good luck on your wheel purchase!

J

[redline122]

Yfiddy,Looks like your ride has been lowered? What did you use (coilovers, springs) and what is the ride quality with the Aces and your suspension setup (as compare to stock)?

I have a Moonlight White M... and am thinking of getting the black machined Aces.

Any thoughts... anyone?

[elementmotor]

Do you guys mind posting what tire setup you have.

[M4T5]

The Ace looks better and fits within the M's fenders better than the Vertinis's do.Just make sure staggered is what you really want. You cannot and will not be able to rotate your tires after this type of upgrade. You will be replacing your tires more often. You will probably lose about 15,000mi+ of tire life expectancy due to this type of look.

Just keep that in mind while choosing your wheel type/ style.

J

[New2Import]

I got Yoko S Drives in 245/35 for the fronts and 275/30 for the rears. Wheels should be here friday.

[jankenpo30]

The Ace looks better and fits within the M's fenders better than the Vertinis's do.Just make sure staggered is what you really want. You cannot and will not be able to rotate your tires after this type of upgrade. You will be replacing your tires more often. You will probably lose about 15,000mi+ of tire life expectancy due to this type of look.

Just keep that in mind while choosing your wheel type/ style.

J

I agree to disagree on this one. 15k loss. Not quite, you get a set of tires with good tread wear and dont drive like bat out of hell...but the key, is alignment. You have to keep it align. I have lifetime contract and get mine aligned every 5k. Speaking of which...its about that time again.

I run staggered setups on different cars for years. I've gotten about 30k each time. Granted for me where I live & cuz I have multiple vehicles...30k equals close to 2.5 years..so its an easier pill to swallow dumping ~600 bucks on tires every 2.5 years. If I had to do it every year....maybe not so much.

245/35 & 255/35.

[M4T5]

I'm following you. It really comes down to how much driving the car will see within a year. Or...if you have an endless supply of money then I wouldn't worry about it.....if you do...SHARE!Alignment? Totally agreed! Get it done often as possible! Once a year at minimum! Lifetime alignment? Through who? Firestone?? I wouldn't trust them due to their lack of quality services!Also, DONT go to NTB! They will try to rip you off!

J

[jankenpo30]

I'm following you. It really comes down to how much driving the car will see within a year. Or...if you have an endless supply of money then I wouldn't worry about it.....if you do...SHARE!Alignment? Totally agreed! Get it done often as possible! Once a year at minimum! Lifetime alignment? Through who? Firestone?? I wouldn't trust them due to their lack of quality services!Also, DONT go to NTB! They will try to rip you off!

J

Ordinarily I agree on Firestone as well, but here is one next door to my office building. I made it point to take my rain beater to them a couple of times. I then started taking the company car to them.....then I got the lifetime on the M. By this time I had become on 1st name basis with the manager. Basically told him "look, treat me right, plus I can see everything from my office window." We've even done lunch once. So they do mine right.

May have gone through a lot of buttering him up. But it was important to me because wiht them being next door..it saves a lot of time I'd ordinarily have to take off to get that done on my cars. I'm even considering maybe letting do my oil changes (with me bringing them the oil & filter)...if the price is right.

[vincent82123]

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