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Old 11-21-2007, 10:10 PM   #1
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18s and lowered, perfect combo
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Old 11-21-2007, 11:00 PM   #2
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Seconded. I have no experience of 19's but both my sets of wheels are 18 and there are no issues on the track or road. I have lowered the car 40mm at the rear and 20mm at the front (brings it level). Handling is superb and it looks sweeeeeeet!

I had instruction from one of the leaders in the GT3 championship recently and he was amazed at the cars handling and cornering speeds.



The rear is under compression slightly (this pic is at about 65mph and accelerating out of the corner) but it sits a fraction higher at rest.

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Old 11-22-2007, 05:13 AM   #3
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i have 19"s with eibach lowering springs.no rubbing at all. ride quality is pretty good,after a couple of cruises youll forget your running 19"s.I live in montreal canada and our roads here are probably just as bad as the dirt roads in bagdad so if i have no problems, anyone who drives on normal roads will have no problems.if i was able to put 20's on i would have.
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Old 11-22-2007, 06:44 AM   #4
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Artic, you need to show it off, let's see the pics.

I am on 18s and like the look, but everytime I see 19s, I have wheel envy.
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here are a couple of pics i have.in my computer.19"s with toyo t1r,eibach lowering springs.
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Old 11-22-2007, 08:27 AM   #6
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here are a couple of pics i have.in my computer.19"s with toyo t1r,eibach lowering springs.

oh ohh, youre gonna make someone jealous here with those same wheels and drop
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Old 11-25-2007, 06:50 AM   #7
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who's going to be jealous?
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Old 11-22-2007, 07:57 AM   #8
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after a couple of cruises youll forget your running 19"s
I went from 17's to 19's. I don't however have a 3 or 4 inch lip nor have I lowered or plan or tracking my car. There was a noticeable increase in stiffness with my new setup. I do agree with arcticnorth, after driving a few times it becomes the norm and isn't offensive at all. I just did my longest trip since the change (a 4.5 hour drive to Hilton Head for Thanksgiving) and the ride was great.

I think 18's are probably the best combination for some of the reasons mentioned previously. The particular wheel I wanted was only available in 19 inch.
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Old 11-22-2007, 08:01 AM   #9
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If I could have got them in the UK I would have bought the same 19's as DDB. They are excellent.
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