New Pics with New Wheels

[Kenrik]

First person who tells me it needs a drop DIES








Modified by Kenrik at 4:40 PM 8/1/2007

[SVTCOBRA]

Take another pic. once you get it off the jack stands....sorry, had to...Looks great!!!

[zozoka1212]

Hey What's up with the car? Why is there a huge gap between the tire and the fender?

Sorry ....had to.

Zozoka

I like it looks sweet.

[Cali 2 Balti G]

Are they 19".

[gjim0535]

O.K. Kenrik.... You have the G, The wheels look great, Now go to Best Buy and cough up $150.00 for a decent digital camera. JK ... wheels look good!

[gama]

WHAT size rims are those 16" you need at least 19-20" to look good or at least 18's

[Hookm36]

if you arent going to do any of the things these guys suggested.....then at least put some Tire shine on your tires !! it will make the pics look a whole lot better.

Congrats on the new shoes !

[thechronic]

yea what size are those?!?!

[zozoka1212]

zozoka

[soul_hfk]

hey Kenrik are u planning on lowering it i wouldnt drop the car it mite brake

[G_whizz]

Take another pic. once you get it off the jack stands....

LOL...you had to know this was going to happen!!

You guys are all baked... but SVT... that was FTW!!

Congrats Kenrik...looks great!

[zozoka1212]

zozoka

[thechronic]

ya it does look pretty badass, the deep dish is sweet

but still, what size are those?

[SVTCOBRA]

OK, OK, so, I'm a little jealous....

So, here's a little revenge on myself for you (if that makes sense).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBqBhFyEmWs

(note to self: cup)

[zozoka1212]

wow, that's got to hurt. Even the dog couldn't take it. Listen the dog.

Zozoka

[Kenrik]

18x8.5 +20 245/40/18

18x9.5 +20 275/40/18

IDK but the wheels look sucky in these pictures., they look more badass in person.

I have a good digital camera (rebel Xt) but it was out of batteries...

[AZhitman]

+1 for great tire size choices.

-1 for FAIL pic quality

+1 for Brembos and "low-bling" wheels

-1 for filling your interior with helium before taking pics.

Lookin' good, Kenrik.

[Gimli G35]

yea the wheels really dont , for 18's it looks really high off the groundat least you dont have to worry about tire rub when going over speedbumps

+1 for great tire size choices.

-1 for FAIL pic quality

+1 for Brembos and "low-bling" wheels

-1 for filling your interior with helium before taking pics.

Lookin' good, Kenrik.

LOL!!!

[zozoka1212]

-1 for filling your interior with helium before taking pics.

Lookin' good, Kenrik.

That was good

zozoka

[Cali 2 Balti G]

The important thing is that they appeal to YOU.

What were your criteria when making your selection?

My G came with 18s (ideally I would have bought one with the factory 19s but fate led me to the car with 18s) and I wanted to distinguish my car - but not have it too flashy. I thought 19s would be a good compromise in a hyper black (grey) finish. My local rim pusher talked me into 20s citing price and "filling the wheel well" as reasons to go 20 over 19.

I'm so glad I made this choice - the visual effect is bananas (in a not too flashy way - I wanted these to look like they were made for THIS car)

. Main negative is that I have to drive a bit slower - especially in the city or on unknown roads (actually a good thing). Car rides a little harder - but the G is stiff already so it is not that bad actually.



Modified by Cali 2 Balti G at 3:52 PM 7/31/2007

Modified by Cali 2 Balti G at 3:54 PM 7/31/2007
Modified by Cali 2 Balti G at 5:35 PM 7/31/2007

[ArEs23x]

Ok I will be straight up with you.. I refused to buy any tires and spend my hard earned money on simple wheels and tires. If your going to spend over 1k..might as well spend another 1k to ensure you will not have any regrets about your purchase. Those rims look small man..like 16 or something..I got mine at 20's...you need to go more low pro on your tires..mine are half the size of yours and i love mine. ask yourself this question, "Will I be happy with these rims/tires for a couple years or will i want better"? If your answer was better, den ask for a refund and spend another 1k. if you say your cool with them, thats great man. It looks good tho, I just think it could look better.

[SVTCOBRA]

I'm thinking he got them for not only 'show' but for 'go' as well.

20's to me look like a cartoon car....Hot Wheels or something.Sure, they are fun to look at, but I wouldn't have them on my car...not with the roads I drive on....not the way I drive them.Don't get me wrong though, I enjoy looking at your 20's on your G, they make me smile. Personally, I think you should go for 22's or 24's that would make me smile bigger. The beauty of this forum is that you are exposed to a bunch of great auto enthuists with different passions and goals. IF we all wanted the same thing, now where's the fun in that?

[ArEs23x]

i honestly think anything over 20's on a G is way over board..that would be a cartoon car for ya lol..plua i think anything over 20's would start rubbing and theres no point in going that route if your going to sacrifice performance that much....just imagine 2 fat guys in your car while having 22's..your car is done lol

[SVTCOBRA]

And I thought I got up early!!!! I would be in bed catching some ZZZZZ's if it were 4:30AM here!!!

[ArEs23x]

And I thought I got up early!!!! I would be in bed catching some ZZZZZ's if it were 4:30AM here!!!

honestly i have some kind of sleeping disorder..its not that i woke up early..its that i cant sleep lol...and sometimes i keep caught up trying to learn about cars that i try reading as many threads as possible to learn..im slowly hanging..need a lil more 411..but ill get there lol

[Kenrik]

Some prefer function over form..

These are strong wheels, they clear brembos without spacers, they have good offsets and can fit 275 tires in the rear, they use 18 inch tires that are only $108 each for 275/40/18 Z rated.. (the cheapest 19" tires are $150 +) I go through a set of tires every 4 months... SO... yeah.

I only paid $600

[Kenrik]

[Cali 2 Balti G]

Some prefer function over form..

These are strong wheels, they clear brembos without spacers, they have good offsets and can fit 275 tires in the rear, they use 18 inch tires that are only $108 each for 275/40/18 Z rated.. (the cheapest 19" tires are $150 +) I go through a set of tires every 4 months... SO... yeah.

I only paid $600

That explains it - you must race alot - so performance is paramount. I've heard that strictly for performance - the stock 17" rim is the way to go.

I know what you mean about pictures not doing justice to the subject. The second set of pictures is at a much better angle.

I hope I didn't sound like I was ragging on you - for me my car is a commuter car - so I won't be doing any racing. Driving with the stock wheels on the G has already trained me to look for potholes and bumps in the road

Good Luck.

[SVTCOBRA]

That explains it - you must race alot - so performance is paramount. I've heard that strictly for performance - the stock 17" rim is the way to go.

I know what you mean about pictures not doing justice to the subject. The second set of pictures is at a much better angle.

I hope I didn't sound like I was ragging on you - for me my car is a commuter car - so I won't be doing any racing. Driving with the stock wheels on the G has already trained me to look for potholes and bumps in the road

Good Luck.

Yep, that's what I was getting at in my prior post (Show vs Go).When I was looking to improve the handling of my 97cobra coupe, I was told to stay with 17's, but go wider. So, I went with cobra R's and 275/40/17's all around plus dropped it 1.5 inches with steeda spring & cc plates. Also had an aggressive alignment done. Unbelievable difference in handling!!!! (All mustangs look like they are on jack stands out of the box.)

[SVTCOBRA]

Any pics of those rear deep dish rims?