First mods to my 09 GS350 AWD
03-10-09, 12:27 AM
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First mods to my 09 GS350 AWD
First, a big thanks to Jay at Statik Performance. He's very timely in responses and made sure I understood everything well ahead of time and has been more than helpful during the whole process thus far. I would recommend him to anyone.
I'll have wheels on the way shortly. 20x8.5 front and 20x10.5 rear
It should look similiar to this
Tanabe exhaust and Tanabe springs since they seem to be less problematic with the AWD cars. I'll be home in June and will see the car for the first time then and will get busy getting this stuff installed. I can't wait
I'll have wheels on the way shortly. 20x8.5 front and 20x10.5 rear
It should look similiar to this
Tanabe exhaust and Tanabe springs since they seem to be less problematic with the AWD cars. I'll be home in June and will see the car for the first time then and will get busy getting this stuff installed. I can't wait
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03-10-09, 08:21 AM
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20x10.5 in the rear will work but be dillignet with the wheel offset and tire size because it may rub? I have 20x10 in the rear and I initially had Dunlop SP Sport 9000 285/30/20 and they worked great. However, when it came time to replace the tires Dunlop stopped manufacturing the SP Sport 9000 in the tire sizes that I have. I tried the Yoko S. Drive's with the same size and they all rubbed really bad in the rear. I ended up going with Sumitomo 275/30. Anyways, if you don't mind, you could roll the rear fenders and use any tire. The most important factor in running a staggered setup on an AWD is to keep your front and rear rolling diameters very close (less than 0.2")!
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03-10-09, 08:46 AM
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03-10-09, 11:12 AM
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Update: I spoke with pep boys, the mechanic who changed my wheels was not there today, but the manager is claiming he had not switched my sensors over to my summer wheels.
My tire pressure indicator is NOT on, meaning the sensors are in the wheels I have on the car, unless this guy somehow turned off the indicator and has stolen the sensors.
Does anyone have a pic of the sensors ON the wheels so I can email it to my dad and he can check to see if the sensors are still on my factory wheels? I have never seen what the sensors look like while they are still on the wheel, I've only seen pics of them online and they are not installed. I have no storage at my condo so I keep my winter rims at my parents house about 3 hours away...
My tire pressure indicator is NOT on, meaning the sensors are in the wheels I have on the car, unless this guy somehow turned off the indicator and has stolen the sensors.
Does anyone have a pic of the sensors ON the wheels so I can email it to my dad and he can check to see if the sensors are still on my factory wheels? I have never seen what the sensors look like while they are still on the wheel, I've only seen pics of them online and they are not installed. I have no storage at my condo so I keep my winter rims at my parents house about 3 hours away...
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03-10-09, 11:14 AM
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I spoke with pep boys, the mechanic who changed my wheels was not there today, but the manager is claiming he had not switched my sensors over to my summer wheels.
My tire pressure indicator is NOT on, meaning the sensors are in the wheels I have on the car, unless this guy somehow turned off the sensor is has stolen the sensors.
Does anyone have a pic of the sensors ON the wheels so I can email it to my dad and he can check to see if the sensors are still on my factor wheels? I have no storage at my condo so I keep them at my parents house about 3 hours away...
My tire pressure indicator is NOT on, meaning the sensors are in the wheels I have on the car, unless this guy somehow turned off the sensor is has stolen the sensors.
Does anyone have a pic of the sensors ON the wheels so I can email it to my dad and he can check to see if the sensors are still on my factor wheels? I have no storage at my condo so I keep them at my parents house about 3 hours away...
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03-10-09, 11:20 AM
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