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Old 05-31-02 | 05:12 PM
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just did a test fit of my 20" lowenhart LS1s that i ordered from wheelexperts.com (they were recommended by CL in the wheels forum). the wheels are imported by dazz from what i understand and dazz assured us (wheelexperts and me) that these wheels would be direct bolt (20x9 +37) and if not, i had the option to return them. well, they don't fit! CRAP...they are about a half inch off...should i go ahead and try to run spacers? i don't want my ride lookin' like a skateboard with the rims sticking out hella...should i return them??? i'm not worried about returning them as peter from wheelexpert.com was very easy to work with when i was ordering the wheels and has had great communication with me...stay tuned...

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Old 06-02-02 | 02:33 AM
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hrm, i dont know.. how does it look tho??

nice??

MAN!!! on Friday i was driving down a crowded chinatown like area in the city and i saw a rx300 with 20's on them.... LOOKED DAMN SWEET!!! It was riding kinda high and wheels flaring out

it was beautiful. But while i saw it spining, it looked as tho it was those rims that goes on LOW RIDERS... so i dunno... looked kinda funny, the rims itself, but the 20's and setup was sweet...

its all up to you. If the price was really good, spacers work out well, then keep it? if not then return it and get your money back

good luck man

try some pics =)
Old 06-03-02 | 11:14 AM
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Default lowenhart's ... wow!

lowenhart's are sweet.... i can't wait to see your rx if you put those on... don't forget to post a pic!!!

i'm waiting on some $$$ so I can get myself some HRE's, got them picked out and even contacted HRE making sure it would go well with the RX. i just can't wait
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ok, so finally got the credit for the lowenharts that i returned. used that credit towards my lsportline model IV 3pc in chrome . they should be here next week sometime. i'll take step by step pics - when i get the rims, when i get the tires, when i mount tires on the rims, when i mount the rims on the rx...let's hope this works...*crossing fingers* :eek:
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how much were those and how big? Does it fit perfecly with the rx3??
Old 06-27-02 | 06:34 PM
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StrmRdr23, I hope, for you, that they work too! Good luck getting them and putting 'em on.
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thanks!

sprint - the rims are 20x8.5 and the offset is +24 in rear and +44 in front. they are direct bolt per dazz and lsportline. price wasn't cheap tho...d'oh $4300 w/o tires or s/h...yikes :eek:

lexrx - thanks for the support!
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Originally posted by StrmRdr23
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sprint - the rims are 20x8.5 and the offset is +24 in rear and +44 in front. they are direct bolt per dazz and lsportline. price wasn't cheap tho...d'oh $4300 w/o tires or s/h...yikes :eek:

lexrx - thanks for the support!
StrmRdr23 Just a question on the offset. Why +44 in the front? Can' wait to see pics.
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obi - not sure why the +44 offset in front. that's what lsportline/dazz suggested. something bout should allow me to turn corner to corner w/o rubbing...we'll see! i think the rims will be here late this week *crossing fingers*
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ok, got the rims and they are beautiful! too bad they were missing the center caps. lsportline is over-niting them to me and they should be here today...gonna do a test fitting this afternoon as well...i've taken pics of the rims fresh out the box but haven't had time to upload the pics yet...will try to get on that tonite...
Old 07-10-02 | 06:41 PM
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these are 20x8.5 +44 offset...they fit well w/o spacers
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Old 07-10-02 | 06:45 PM
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closer look at the lip...because of +44 offset, lip is smaller on front
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20x8.5 +24 offset...plenty of back spacing to clear rear strut...DIRECT BOLT, NO SPACERS! doesn't look like it's gonna stick out beyond wheel well either...
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Old 07-10-02 | 06:51 PM
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the rear lip is bigger...with the staggered set up it's gonna look almost like a rear wheel drive
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Old 07-10-02 | 07:14 PM
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Beautiful wheels. I can't wait to see them on your RX. What tire size are you going with? Also, I checked wheelexpert.com and didn't see any sizes, do they come in 18?

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