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19's in the front 20's in the rear?

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Old 03-02-09, 06:51 AM
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Default 19's in the front 20's in the rear?

Sorry if this has been discussed before, I did a search and could not find anything. What are your ideas about running 19's in the front and 20's in the rear?

Has anyone done this? If so how does it look and are there any cons?
Old 03-02-09, 07:49 AM
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looks great... i've seen people doing it... cons... of course can't rotate tires.... and mayb nothing else.. cost?
Old 03-02-09, 08:23 AM
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I'm not really a fan of the look, on a car that was not originally equipped that way (ie, Viper, NSX, etc etc). When I see it on normal sedans, it just looks a little "odd" to me.

Just my opinion, I'd do 19/19" or 20/20"
Old 03-02-09, 08:25 AM
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same here, the rake look is so no-no
Old 03-02-09, 09:02 AM
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It's personal preference of course, but it can be done...This is not my car, but i think it looks good if you have the right setup..

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There's a recent thread here of an ISx50 owner with 19"/20" MRR GT1's. The potential for rubbing in the rear is not a plus.
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That's the setup I'm running. The thing to keep in mind is that it doesn't change the angle of the car, just the look. You just use 35 profile up front and 30 in the rear and you maintain stock rolling diameters.

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Old 03-02-09, 11:46 AM
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heres mine, i love this setup.

hardly ever rubs

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this looks alright. but i wouldn't do it.
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if u put 20's in the front it'll be easier to go up drive ways :P haha. but i think theres alot more to think about, if u dont get some sort of bbk and push 20's on a IS it'll look funny. look at how small the breaks look on the car above ^^^ its like the huge trucks with brakes smaller than a small 4 door sedan
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Originally Posted by punkatom
heres mine, i love this setup.

hardly ever rubs

so do they rub a lot or just a lil?
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Thanks for all the replies!

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