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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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My Car is ridin' dirty

Thats right. I took my car out of storage last night.

Swapped my 17s on today and shes lookin fly

Couple things. i never realised how smooth and quiet my car is to drive, AFTER i remove my 19s. It doesnt rattle anymore, it isnt stiff and bumpy, the steering feels awesome, it doesnt sound like my wheel bearings are going out anymore when i stop. Just wierd.

I think i need brakes though. Because when i slowed down from some higher speeds, the car shook like the wheels were falling off, but yet, it was still smooth on the freeway.

Tires help! I drove in a snowy parking lot and it actually stopped and moved with my A/Ss.

But yea. i figure, im only going to have the car another 2-3 years, and each winter it will be driven, so 2 months it can handle. Im also going to hand wash it every week at the do it yourselfer.

But man, it feels good to be back behind the wheel of my own car.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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lol, do you know what ridin dirty means?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Yes lol and no i dont have any weed in the car, but the small wheels look like its riding dirty haha
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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i guess i am always riding dirty then
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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That reminds me...i need to wash my car
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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My ride is firmer and a bit harsher with the 19s and the z/g springs and I do get that humm as you are slowing down to a stopwtf, BUT it handles like a dream, is relatively comfortable and looks WAY sexier than my stock setup
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Lol i havnt noticed a handling decrease. Seems about the same except it lights up the 17s along easier than my 265s haha
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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My ride is firmer and a bit harsher with the 19s and the z/g springs and I do get that humm as you are slowing down to a stopwtf, BUT it handles like a dream, is relatively comfortable and looks WAY sexier than my stock setup
why no clear corners?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:51 AM
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why no clear corners?
don't care for them. If I did, I'd have them. Let me guess, I'm not cool until I get clear corners and debadge/rebadge right
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Lol i havnt noticed a handling decrease. Seems about the same except it lights up the 17s along easier than my 265s haha
then you're not driving hard enough into the corners
when did u start running 265s?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 03:48 AM
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don't care for them. If I did, I'd have them. Let me guess, I'm not cool until I get clear corners and debadge/rebadge right
i think they would flow better with your headlights but to each his own i guess. your car still looks good thought
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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I put smoked corners on my black G and to be honest I don't really care much for them. I think i might buck the trend and put the stockers back on.

Shoot me for being silly, but i think the looks of a stock unmolested G35 looks a hell of a lot cleaner than one with added stufff on it. Some guys do mods simple because "it's the thing to do" but i've seen some cars posted that just have too much done and look "ruined" to me. Granted that's my opinion, but i guess my tastes differ from a lot of other guys on here.


Texan's car is a perfect example to me. I wouldn't touch a thing
 

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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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would have left the 19s they look better on the sedan than they do on the coupe.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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+1

The 19's look great!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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i think they would flow better with your headlights but to each his own i guess. your car still looks good thought



Originally Posted by Mustang5L5
I put smoked corners on my black G and to be honest I don't really care much for them. I think i might buck the trend and put the stockers back on.

Shoot me for being silly, but i think the looks of a stock unmolested G35 looks a hell of a lot cleaner than one with added stufff on it. Some guys do mods simple because "it's the thing to do" but i've seen some cars posted that just have too much done and look "ruined" to me. Granted that's my opinion, but i guess my tastes differ from a lot of other guys on here.


Texan's car is a perfect example to me. I wouldn't touch a thing

Thx, that's what I'm trying to prevent is "overdoing" the look in general. Clear corners are ok, but I still have amber in my stock signals in the headlight housing which I'm not wanting or willing to mod to clear. I think by having amber, it's like I did a mod to be different from EVERYONE else running clear corners

Hey wannabe, are you going to keep your 19s or sell them?
 
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