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Bing's New Bling (turbo GS 300 with new 20" Volk GT-C)

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Old 11-15-06 | 11:47 AM
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OMG the Volks look 10x better then the previous wheels. Cars look good though, I like the wheels esp.
Old 11-15-06 | 09:20 PM
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Night and day great choice I wanted these long ago cuz I had the same kit but redid ma car so I need another set of shoes too.
Old 11-27-06 | 09:45 AM
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looks so much better than your bbq grill wheels
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your car is phat. i want one!
Old 12-04-06 | 03:16 PM
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hate to say it, but to the person that did the writeup for this thread, there is nothing /never has been anything "prime" about ALBA anything when it comes to wheel quality. Those wheels were seriously detracting from the overall potential of this awesome ride.

I wouldnt refer to the Volks as "played out" at all... more like "classics" IMO. And the gold color just plain works with the paint...I'm surprised and impressed. Very nice.
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So no rubbing issues at all? Is this because of the custom offsets? I was looking at some 20's I wanted for my GS but I think they offer 35-40mm offsets. Will these work?
Old 12-10-06 | 12:08 AM
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BUMP. No rub with the 245/35/20's? How are the Eibachs riding compared to stock? What shocks did you use?
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Looks much better.
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WOW! THose VOLKS looks 1,000,000 x better. . .
Old 12-28-06 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Aristo300
BUMP. No rub with the 245/35/20's? How are the Eibachs riding compared to stock? What shocks did you use?
Hey Aristo300, sorry for the late response, but to answer your question, no rubbing. Ride is a lil rougher, not much, and still using stock shocks, but will be upgrading to Koni Yellows soon.
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Love those wheels but is that surprising?

I'm suffering a serious bout of wheel envy at the moment since yours is bigger than mine.
Old 12-31-06 | 05:57 AM
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Love those wheels but is that surprising?

I'm suffering a serious bout of wheel envy at the moment since yours is bigger than mine.
Haha, now worries, at least you got GT-C's, so your good to go!!!
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You stole my wheels!!! LOL!

Good job! Your GS looks like a completely different ride with those wheels.
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Hey Aristo300, sorry for the late response, but to answer your question, no rubbing. Ride is a lil rougher, not much, and still using stock shocks, but will be upgrading to Koni Yellows soon.
Bing - nice upgrade! MUCH better. About the springs/Konis - just do it right and get Tein CS. You'll be amazed how much better the ride is. And you'll be able to get the fitment of the wheels in the wheel wells better. Right now to me at least it looks like your car is lower at the back than the front. Maybe that's your junk in the trunk?

Also, you need 01+ tail lights on your hot ride. NOW!
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Bing - nice upgrade! MUCH better. About the springs/Konis - just do it right and get Tein CS. You'll be amazed how much better the ride is. And you'll be able to get the fitment of the wheels in the wheel wells better. Right now to me at least it looks like your car is lower at the back than the front. Maybe that's your junk in the trunk?

Also, you need 01+ tail lights on your hot ride. NOW!
Hey Paul, thanks. Yeah, the drop is lower in the rear than the front, and I was thinking the Flex actually. We'll see.


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