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Picked up some new shoes and socks for my baby, a set of 20" staggered rims and tires, 9 x 10.5, nearly NIB absolutely pristine.
It was a 5 hour round trip drive to Chicago and back to get them but well worth it.
Been looking for several months now for a set and can not wait to put them on.
Tomorrow I will wash, de-iron, clay, wax and ceramic coat them before I install on the LS. Pictures to follow....
Great seeing you, G.
Can't wait to see the photos..
Great seeing you, G.
Can't wait to see the photos..
Staggered 20's Front 9", Rear 10.5" Stock 19's 20 spoke chrome April 2018
This weekend I drove to Chicago to pick up some new to me 20" wheels and tires. They were nearly new, thanks J. for taking such good care of them. When I got them home, I polished them with a DA buffer and then applied a ceramic coating, Car Pro UK 3.0 plus a finish application of Reload. Installed them this morning and took a short ride.
This is a 2011 with the Sport option, air suspension. I think the ride was nearly the same, maybe a little less compliant on comfort setting and more firm on sport setting. In both cases, the steering seems to be a bit more responsive due to the extra tread width on the road.
Weight-wise, the rears are 60.6# each, fronts are 58.4# and stock are 53# so no weight savings.
The rims are Ace Alloy Devotion 20x9 +30 and 20x12.5 +40
I will post more photos once I get the car cleaned up. I like the look, these will be my summer tires.
As an aside, what are my options to deal with the pitting on the chrome stock wheels? These will be my winter wheels and are subjected to salt.
I understand why the car looks better with it lowered while running 20's This is one of my favourite photos. The sun has set and the paint just shimmers. Give you a view towards the width differences; 9" on the front and 10.5" on the rear.
22" x 9.5" front, +30MM offset 22" x 10.5" rear, +20MM offset (rear tires going from 295/25/22 to 305/30/22)
Skipper lowering links will be fine tuned to have the vehicle sit lower front and rear. Ceramic coating the rims, painting the calipers to bright blue w/ clear coat. Ordered roof spoiler and trunk lip spoiler, to be put on next week.
Busy day today. Pimp up my wife’s ride. Prep the calipers and paint in G2 black. Waiting for the paint to dry to put everything back and put the new wheels on....
09-01-19, 06:07 AM
