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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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I picked up some new wheels/tires from a local that traded in his mustang before installing these. I am pretty excited, not only had I been considering getting these exact wheels .. but I got them at a good discount

20x9 +33 20x10 +35. I think the rear offset is a little too aggressive, +45 or higher would have been ideal, and it will poke out a tiny bit. I'm prepared for that and I think it will look fairly aggressive. when I lower the car I think I'll just need to keep a slightly raked stance to make up for it and give it enough fender clearance.

they came with some new, unmounted nitto nt555s, 255/35 and 285/30. not really my first tire choice but for the price I was offered, I will take em!

I'm excited, should be installing on Saturday. here's a couple of sneak peak shots until they are on the car. it'll probably look pretty goofy until I get it lowered. I love the concave on the rear :]



Old Mar 14, 2012 | 04:10 PM
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Those look like they'll be awesome, if they do end up poking.. maybe see if the hub can be machined down a bit to pull them in?
Old Mar 14, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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that's not a terrible idea and not something I had considered - that could potentially compromise the integrity of the wheel based on design and how much material is there and such? probably more of a question for some one that could see the wheel up close.
Old Mar 14, 2012 | 07:41 PM
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You will be fine. Your offset will stick the rear tires out only 1/2 an inch on each side further than mine...



Plus, your rear tires will be nearly an inch shorter than my 275/40/19s.

Your front wheels will be only .1 inch wider than my fronts...

Old Mar 14, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Who makes the wheel??
Old Mar 14, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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these are made by a company called Stance
Old Mar 15, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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mmmm... can't wait to see on car. they look like vossen reps. can you please post link to where you found wheels?
Old Mar 15, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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the design is a little bit different. the spokes are a bit different in design, you can see how they kind of end before merging with the barrel, instead of flowing right into the barrel. you can only make a 5 spoke design in so many ways before you run into stuff that looks similar. they do seem very cv3 inspired though and that is largely why I like them! having seen both up close - they are fairly different though. I suppose they could be replicas that were changed a little instead of exact copies?

I originally saw them on a youtube vid that was shared on the Z forums

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEenO21aV9w

the guy that bought them, bought them from this site, under stance vip's section (looks like they make Honda wheels under 'stance' and nicer wheels under 'stance vip')

http://www.elementwheels.com/products.asp?cat=4383

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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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Look forward to seeing the pics.
Old Mar 15, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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Looks nice!



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