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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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I'm going to receive the HKS RS tomorrow my question to suspension experts: If my G is mainly used for car shows and some daily driving, should I keep my 20" rims and drop it to the max only at the car shows or should I get 19" rims because its the right thing to do for the car and ride In case if your wondering why bought the RS, its cause I got them for a killer deal
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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if you're hardly gonna drive it, just keep the 20's. personally, [don't mean to offend you bruh], but i'd swap the rims out regardless, for some other 20's. if you do drive more than you usually do, just run the stocks. also, since you have the Kenstyle, aren't you scared of rock chips? i'd not run the car at all if i was planning to show it up.

btw, very nice.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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I agree with sen jen I would stay with 20's but get a different style wheel, the wheels you have are not bad looking but the dont go with that body kit, look into a more sporty looking wheel like iforged, dpe or jlines
 
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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What is that H emblem on the grill
 
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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is the car stock height?

I think it looks wicked...It looks very original and I'm sure it's a head turner on the road. If I were you, I'd keep it like that and just use the EIBACH 1.1" all around and will close the gap completely and tha car will look amazing. As for the ride quality, I haven't heard anyone on 20's complain, except for AWD drivers.

Let me know if the car is stock height.

Thanks.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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Yeah bro the car as you see in the pics is stock height with the Maido LS5 20x9(F) and 20x10(R), And for tires Nitto NT555 245/35/20(F) and 275/35/20(R).
I had read your thread about Fender Rolling and I think I'm going to have to do that to my car if I kept my 20"s. Some body shops do it with a fender roller and other with a baseball bat, but anyway the whole process sounds risky.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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i never knew 20s on stock height can look this good. i guess the kenstyle does help the overall appearence with the wheels. i think stock height looks awesome, man.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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when you get the HKS RS... I would tuck them 20's in... Wish I went with 20's...
 
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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The only problem for now was after I installed RS into my car, I first adjusted the coilover to the max height in order to avoid hitting the inner fender with my 20”s, but could you believe it was higher than stock height? So after seeing that I lowered my G to a nice height level, but I’m surly going to have to roll the inner fender at rear.
Has anyone have this problem after installing 20"s with coilover kit?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JUAN
The only problem for now was after I installed RS into my car, I first adjusted the coilover to the max height in order to avoid hitting the inner fender with my 20”s, but could you believe it was higher than stock height? So after seeing that I lowered my G to a nice height level, but I’m surly going to have to roll the inner fender at rear.
Has anyone have this problem after installing 20"s with coilover kit?


from the pics its looks like you have aggresive offsets, you're better off cutting the fender lips rather than rolling, less chance of cracking the paint.

you should have went with 275/30 or 285/30 in the rear
 
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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Even if I did change the tires I think I wouldn't be able to spank it on the ground for car shows like I want so, I'm going to do something about the inner fenders.......
 
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Old May 7, 2005 | 09:16 AM
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Juan, what are your impressions of the RS coilovers now that you have driven on them? Thanks.
 
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Old May 8, 2005 | 05:44 AM
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HKS RS and 20s

Here are a few pics of my car with exact setup. Check it
 
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Old May 9, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Juan, what are your impressions of the RS coilovers now that you have driven on them? Thanks.
To be honest AMG35, I'm still testing the car in the highway and local roads, the thing with me is that I'm basically learning about suspension tuning now that I got the HKS RS, I need to find the right setting and having 20" rims is not a easy thing. So I think I'm going to sell them to get 19"s or roll the inner fenders in the rear? It really sucks because these rims (Maido LS5 20X9(F) 20X10(R) w/Nitto NT555) are brand new......

Hey, Kamal34 what size are your rims? And what setting are you using in the front and back (height and dampering)?????
 
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Old May 9, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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20x8.5 in front and 20x10 in rear. in the front is a 1.5 drop and the rear I think is just a .5". Stiffness wise its like set in the middle of hard and soft. Its a daily driver so I didnt wanna mess too much..
 
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