are the look alikes bad to buy?

 

They're not terrible wheels or anything... but they're certainly not RAYS, that's for sure.

For one thing, the RAYS will have much better stance right out of the box. Also they're strong and light.
One down side is the price of the tires jumps a lot.

 

so the price i am paying right now for the "look alike" which is 500, i should just buy the 19 in forged wheels

 

Wel I guess it depends on if you want those tires and the amount of tread left. But the wheels aren't worth near that by themselves

 

I have OEM 19s and nismo Z suspension on my 03 g sedan. I think the rear is flush, but the front could use some spacers. Im not crazy about adding rotating mass to the car.

1. Anyone know what size spacers to get so that the rear matches the front
2. Would spacers have any performance benefit
3. Is the extra rotating mass that important? Since its on the hub, I imagine it is less detrimental than say a heavier tire or wheel. Very close to axis of rotation.

 

your thinking is correct. Alloy spacers weight 2/3 of fuak all. If you're nitpicking at that level, you wouldn't be running 19's lol

 

I need an answer to #1 in that case!

 

Can't answer that, but you can measure it.

 

So I got my fenders rolled today, apparently one side was body worked and theres a small crack in the paint on the inner fender now. Kind of like an opening between the body and paint I guess? Is there anything I should do about this? Thanks

 

got a pic? doesn't sound too bad to be honest.

 

It's about a centimeter long

 

the paint under my fender is all burnt up and chipping because my tire rubs against it. and it's not getting any worse.

then again, i drive my g35 once every two weeks or something. and it's never driven in rain or when the ground is even a little wet.

and you can forget about snow in san francisco. so i guess it hasn't had the chance to worsen

 

try sanding the chipping part away a little, and spray some black primer/sealer on there to avoid rust

 

Thanks, I was afraid of something like this happening =\ oh well the price you pay to lower your car

 

IMO, that doesn't look like previous body work, that sounds like a crappy excuse the shop that rolled used.

That looks like getting too aggressive with the roller (trying to go way too fast) without warming the paint to allow it to stretch.

But I'm VERY far from experienced/expert with this. How does the inner poriton of the fender look, does it look like it had bondo work?