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Finally Some New Pics of the Rays

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Old 11-11-08, 11:32 PM
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those look great. i should know.

i especially like the paint. matches SGM very well.

what are you running up front that's getting you the minimal fender lining rub? if anything, you should be running 225/35-19's up front...
Old 11-11-08, 11:52 PM
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Fantastic execution on the paint scheme... Those wheels are hot!!
Old 11-12-08, 01:44 AM
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realllllllllllllllll nice. spectrum parking lot?
Old 11-12-08, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by IS250_6Spd
Looks really good!!! How did you paint them yourself? sand them down and spray?
Yes, I sanded them down, cleaned, filled in the curb rash with some bondo, dried, wetsanded, and then sprayed. 3 coats of Duplicolor wheel paint, and 4 coats of Duplicolor wheel clearcoat. I didn't find it necessary to primer. I'll see in the long run how the paint holds up. So far, so good!

Originally Posted by pisaykotik
Looks good. What are the offsets and what are you lowered on?
Originally Posted by Little E
You did a good job on your wheels (can't tell you painted them). They look great on your car. I would also like to know what you're lowered on???
19" Rays G35 wheels offsets are 19x8 +30 up front, 19x8.5 +33 in the back. I'm lowered on Eibach IS250 Springs.

Originally Posted by projectdna
those look great. i should know.

i especially like the paint. matches SGM very well.

what are you running up front that's getting you the minimal fender lining rub? if anything, you should be running 225/35-19's up front...
I'm running the stock G35 size up front 225/40/19... they still have some life left so why not. I think I'm gonna heat gun and push the fenders in a little this weekend. Hopefully that helps. When I get a new set of tires, I'll prolly go 225/35/19 in front and 245/35/19 in the rear. Right now the rears are 255/35/19 with no rub (at least I don't think so- haven't heard anything yet).

Originally Posted by acl15
realllllllllllllllll nice. spectrum parking lot?
Yep, Spectrum parking lot.

Thanks for all of the comments everyone. I'm very satisfied with the way the wheels turned out. Even though they seem glossy in the pics, I still need to polish them down as best as I can. There are still few rough feeling spots.
Old 11-12-08, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal35
I'm running the stock G35 size up front 225/40/19... they still have some life left so why not. I think I'm gonna heat gun and push the fenders in a little this weekend. Hopefully that helps. When I get a new set of tires, I'll prolly go 225/35/19 in front and 245/35/19 in the rear. Right now the rears are 255/35/19 with no rub (at least I don't think so- haven't heard anything yet).
if anything, i recommend 225/35-19's in the front and 255/25-19's in the rear, solely to preserve the 2is rolling diameter.
Old 11-12-08, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by projectdna
if anything, i recommend 225/35-19's in the front and 255/25-19's in the rear, solely to preserve the 2is rolling diameter.
Do you think there's a setup I can use with 245 in the rear?
Old 11-12-08, 07:31 PM
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don't get me wrong; 245/35-19's in the rear will work. it's a 1% difference in diameter.

the only reason why i recommend 255/35-19's in the rear is because it is almost identical to the 2is's 18" rear rolling diameter. other than that, there's no other particular reason...
Old 11-12-08, 07:40 PM
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That's SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXY man
Old 11-12-08, 10:10 PM
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Any idea what your front camber is set at?
Old 11-13-08, 05:58 AM
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Love the look! Good job on painting them too.
Old 11-13-08, 08:19 AM
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fakin assome
Old 11-13-08, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by twinturboz
Any idea what your front camber is set at?
my guess is it's probably within factory specs. most 2is aftermarket springs don't lower the 2is past the point where camber is out of factory specs.

and since he's running rims and tires that are exactly or near the same as the original 2is 18" specs, it shouldn't alter alignment specs (unless i'm wrong).
Old 11-13-08, 02:13 PM
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Fitment looks clean and flushed...color matched very well. Very Nice
Old 11-13-08, 05:38 PM
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perfect color match
Old 11-13-08, 06:59 PM
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Looks super nice, who wouldve ever thought that another makers wheels would look better on another car! Good job


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