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G35Blake Mar 31, 2005 09:45 PM

How is the ride on 20's
 
How is the ride on 20's and what do you think about Black wheels on a Red Coupe.

redwillow Mar 31, 2005 10:25 PM


what do you think about Black wheels on a Red Coupe
don't care for the look. try merc silver volks

OvaYahead Apr 2, 2005 02:55 AM

black with a polished lip would look nice. actually black with polished lip looks good on anything IMO, just like chrome on anything.

I just switched back to 18's from 20's and thought I wouldn't miss my 20's. Just put the 20's back on after lowering the car and I'm not going back to 18's now. I like the road response from small side walls better.

Chico Apr 2, 2005 10:21 AM

How much did you lower your car?
what is the wheel / tire set up that you have on?
and how do you compare the ride quality between the 20's and 18's?

Thanks.

03NJg35 Apr 2, 2005 07:11 PM

i just put on 20s and obviously you are gonna feel the road a lil bit more but to be honest its nothing that i really can notice and complain about.

JKashat Apr 3, 2005 12:34 AM

Just installed 20" Mercury Silver VOLK GT-C's on my new Laser Red/Graphite '05 Coupe, and I must say it looks even better than on my old '03 Silver/Graphite Coupe. It really makes the rims and the Red stand out more. I love it.

JKashat Apr 3, 2005 12:41 AM

Oops... forgot. the ride is just as good as the factory 19's, a little (slightly) rougherbut handles even better. A+ I had a NISMO syspension on my '03, but like the stock setup ride better with the 20" Volks.

BrianlG35C Apr 3, 2005 01:28 AM

How about some pics?

JKashat Apr 3, 2005 04:46 AM

I have tons, but they are all too large to be uploaded on this Forum (5 mega-pixels).

afsarzad Apr 3, 2005 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by G35Blake
How is the ride on 20's and what do you think about Black wheels on a Red Coupe.

I have had 20s on my car almost as long as I have had the car so I don't really remember how the ride was without them. That being said, the suspension on my car is stock and no one has ever complained about a rough ride because of the wheels.

As for black wheels on a red coupe - I have always been partial to chrome.
In other words, I wouldn't go with that color combo, but to each their own.

paranormal Apr 3, 2005 05:33 AM

are those asanti's? they look good.. btw i like black rims on red cars espeacily if you black out everything else.. it will look hot!

waijai Apr 3, 2005 10:33 AM

The ride is not bad...feels the same as the ride w/ 19s.

afsarzad Apr 3, 2005 12:39 PM


Originally Posted by paranormal
are those asanti's? they look good..

No, my wheels are Giovanna - and thanks

OvaYahead Apr 3, 2005 12:43 PM


Originally Posted by Chico
How much did you lower your car?
what is the wheel / tire set up that you have on?
and how do you compare the ride quality between the 20's and 18's?
Thanks.

I used tein flex's
wheel set up is 245/35/20 front
285/30/20 rear (no rubbing)

lowered rear about 1.25" (almost 2 finger gap)
front about 1.5" lower (half finger gap). After the allignment I think it raised the rear a little and lowered the front a little more. I have to re measure everything and take it back for another allignment when I replace the front tires and camber kit.

the quality of ride between the 20's and 18's all depends. I found out it depends on what suspension setup you use, how you setup the suspension and what tires you use.

If you asking about how they feel with just stock suspension and just a wheel size change over. It's going to be like everyone else says. "more road feed back and stiffer ride". Also smaller side wall seems to easilly spin and silently :D

hksjza70 Apr 3, 2005 02:13 PM

Like the previous post mentions, its dependent on which wheels you have, what tires you use, and what suspension you use.

Alot about the wheel is dependent on the weight of the wheel. Although I wouldn't ever buy a wheel for how much it weighs (because my car is just driven on the street) of course a TE is going to weigh less than a chrome Giovanna.

Tires are dependent on tread compound, if the compound is pretty hard - like a Bridgestone or Michelin, the ride will obviously be a litte more harsh than rollin' a Yokohama for instance.

Probably most importantly is the suspension, running a coil over such as Flex or JIC (being more race oriented) will just plain be stiffer then a Hypermax LS or ComfortSpec.

The thing you've got to remember is your tolerance, some people can tolerate a lot and some are complainers about everything. Just remember, switching suspension and wheels are never going to yield the same ride quality and comfort level as stock.

I'm riding on 20's with Hypermax - can't complain one bit about ride quality.


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