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Old October 28th, 2006, 01:37 PM   #1
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Ok well here are the specs...

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Old October 28th, 2006, 03:11 PM   #2
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how about 18" OZ Superturismo?
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Never tried Kumho...Had great experience with the BFG KD(W), and the Eagle F1's. The F1 GS-D3 grips like nothing else, in the dry, anyway.
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Old October 28th, 2006, 04:20 PM   #4
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too many spokes for the Z...
i think the Z likes the 5 spoke design...
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Definitely. Rays and Speedline make some that look great on the Z. Anything with a bit of dish, especially.
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too expensive...
need money for other mods as well...
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SSR is race spec (not much show features but is light 18x.10.5 is only 20lbs)
so... thats what im going for i think..
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how much do they weigh? decreasing unsprung weight is a good thing
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19 for 18x9
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i save about 10lbs each wheel from stock
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Oooohhh...I loved the white ones. I like white wheels on a red car, but thatś me, feel free to disagree.
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Volk Racing Gloss Black LE37T look good.

19"x9.5"
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I change my vote to those. That's one hot car!
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Don't really like the seats, but the rest -- wow!

Where you gettin' those / who took them?
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It belongs to a guy that goes by the name of leemik on Karc's forum.

Here are more details about the car, but most of the photo links are broken.
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Damn, I'm not usually a fan of 350's, but... images/smilies/thumbup.gif
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