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Old 07-27-2013, 10:18 AM
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Cool New Velgen Wheels Installed on my 2013 GT!!

Decided to get some new wheels and tires for the car. Got the 20x9 and 20x10.5 Velgen VMB5s with 275/35/20 and 315/35/20 falken fk453s. Saw these wheels a few weeks ago and decided I really wanted to have them. Got them from Howey Industries online if anyone is interested - They retail $450 each but they will work with people on price. They are definitely a nice upgrade from what I had though. With the 315s in the rear and the 45 offset they do stick out some but only slightly. Definitely looks like a beast from behind

Here are some photos with more to come!








Let me know what you guys think! And please excuse the watermarks in the photos. I'm tired of seeing my photos shared on instagram/facebook without credit given.
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Old 07-27-2013, 01:49 PM
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Nice setup!!! Luv the wide rear 315s.... Looks monstrous!!!
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Old 07-27-2013, 09:39 PM
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Nice wheels and nice shots as well! I like that pic of the rear!
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Old 07-28-2013, 09:12 PM
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Love your venom hood! I almost bought that one, but went with the cervini type iv instead. Nice ride. great wheels.
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Old 07-28-2013, 10:24 PM
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Just curious. How much did you end up paying for tires? I have 20's Im waiting for money to put tires on. I didnt relize how much 20 cost.

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looks great, congrats!
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Old 07-29-2013, 09:39 AM
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Just noticed...was there a reason why you chose a larger diameter for the rear wheels? Doesn't this throw off your speedometer?

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How are you liking the tires?

My rears are 20x10.5 +48 offset

Would mine stick out more or less than yours if i had the same size tires?

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Thanks everyone! I went with the taller tires for the rear to even out the fender gap and I like the look. It doesn't throw off the speedo when you have an SCT tuner to adjust it

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How are you liking the tires?

My rears are 20x10.5 +48 offset

Would mine stick out more or less than yours if i had the same size tires?
Yours would stick out 3mm less than mine basically with the same size tires.

Also just to let everyone know, the rear tires DO rub under hard acceleration so I'm looking at my options there. I do know that 5mm can be taken off the back where it mounts safely as companies do that to this wheel to adjust the offset from +45 to +50 and I'll probably be doing that soon and see how that helps things.
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Love them! Not flashy but very aggressive!

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Let me know what you guys think! And please excuse the watermarks in the photos. I'm tired of seeing my photos shared on instagram/facebook without credit given.
I don't blame you, those are some great pictures and would hate to not give the proper credit if I shared them.
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