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Old 11-29-06, 10:12 AM
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my 19" RS-GT's retail for about $1K each but I didn't pay that . $2800 is good for 18's
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Old 11-29-06, 12:17 PM
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Ok getting them mounted in about an hour, but its raining here (sigh). So I'll get some rainsoaked photos if there is enough light out after it's done.
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Old 11-29-06, 12:20 PM
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Oh yeah G35toIS350 - are the Eibach Pro Kit springs any good? Looking for a drop in that range to close the gap a bit in the wheel well - its 1" front, .8" back?
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Old 11-29-06, 12:42 PM
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yeah those will work great! the drop was very noticeable and didn't sacrifice much ride at all. i think you'd like them. many 2IS owners have installed them with great results
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Old 11-29-06, 02:19 PM
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Did you weigh the rims before they were installed ???
I'm curious to know what the RS-GTs weigh compared to OEM . . .
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Old 11-29-06, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by socalJD
Did you weigh the rims before they were installed ???
I'm curious to know what the RS-GTs weigh compared to OEM . . .
not sure what the oe wheel weighs but the 18x8's BBS's are 20.7 lbs and the 18x9's are 21.8. My 19's weigh 22
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Old 11-29-06, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by G35TOIS350
not sure what the oe wheel weighs but the 18x8's BBS's are 20.7 lbs and the 18x9's are 21.8. My 19's weigh 22
The OEM 18's weigh: 26lbs front, 27lbs rear
The G Spiders weigh: 27.5 front, 28.5 rear

So the RS-GTs are apprx 5lbs lighter than OEM, and 7lbs lighter than G-Spiders . . .
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Old 11-29-06, 03:12 PM
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Damn I didn't know my spyders weighed that much
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Old 11-30-06, 04:59 AM
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yup. lighter and a lot stronger being two piece fully forged
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Old 11-30-06, 07:43 AM
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Posted new photos of them installed in the 1st post.
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Old 11-30-06, 09:12 AM
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looking good!
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Old 11-30-06, 10:25 AM
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Nice. Now you just need a drop.

EDIT: Just to be sure, that weight difference for the BBS wheels: that's PER wheel, right? So it's 20 lbs lighter for the whole set? What about compared to the ISP-mode wheels?
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Old 11-30-06, 10:29 AM
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yes, per wheel weights listed above
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Old 11-30-06, 06:56 PM
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Nice! I'm jealous..
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Originally Posted by RocketGuy3
Nice. Now you just need a drop.

EDIT: Just to be sure, that weight difference for the BBS wheels: that's PER wheel, right? So it's 20 lbs lighter for the whole set? What about compared to the ISP-mode wheels?
Yes it is per wheel... but you also have to consider rotational inertia due to the fact that it's a larger diameter wheel..
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