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Old 06-04-11, 11:31 PM
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I have both sets of wheels, wanted something close to an oem look for my daily driver. The car is a 99 lowered on 19s now, when the tt wheels were on i believe it was not lowered.

I think the 19 inch wheels look better then the tt's, they fill the wheel openings better and about the same ride quality. FYI I don't need need to know what you would choose, i have made my decision 19s for summer tt for winter.

When doing the 19's and lowering you will have to take off the rear lip guards and roll to avoid rubbing.

As far as appearance, the color of the 19s are a little to bright for me, going to get them redone in a darker silver color when i find time. what do u think on the color, black, charcoal or just a little darker then the body? Tire size are 265 30 19 in the rear.

If anyone would like to photo shop them for me to help me get an ideas i would appreciate it. Hope this helps others in finding a nice inexpensive wheel for their cars. I will be posting an alternative lexus center cap idea as well.

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What are the offsets on the g35 wheels? I would never rol fenders to run a stock wheels.... if you gonna roll might aswell get some nice wheels.
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Old 06-05-11, 12:05 AM
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wow hard choice. Im not a fan of nissan wheels, but side by side, the rays g35 19s look better
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Originally Posted by 97-SC300
What are the offsets on the g35 wheels? I would never rol fenders to run a stock wheels.... if you gonna roll might aswell get some nice wheels.
The offset for Rays is +30 front, +33 rear. I would not consider Rays G35 wheels "stock" per say, but I guess I can see your point. I powder coated mine and most people cant tell what wheeks those are.

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My tires are a little bigger then yours and do rub, 265 30 19. They look nice on your car, i am sure the ride quality is good as well, what color do u think on a silver car, charcoal or a couple of shades darker then the body?

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I love the TT's but those G35's just compliment the car so well.
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It was a tough decision, might just put the CCWs on while the rays are painted.
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FYI, I have G35 Rays 19's with 225/35/19 front, 235/35/19 rear and no issues with stock fenders rubbing.
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Just gonna say, I love the G35 wheels. A guy who works at a custom car show near me has two sets. Gloss pink to run in the summer and flat black for his winter tires, I cannot pull up next to him without thinking how good either set would look on my car. Glad someone gets to roll on them!
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I would consider a darker color. Maybe like the dark gtr wheel color.
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I think the 97+ body styles require a larger wheel, however lowering the car does make it look 10x better.

Just put my TT wheels on and I couldn't be happier!
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A darker shade of silver or grey would look good. You might even be able to pull off the gunmetal look too.
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Originally Posted by 96sc
As far as appearance, the color of the 19s are a little to bright for me, going to get them redone in a darker silver color when i find time. what do u think on the color, black, charcoal or just a little darker then the body? Tire size are 265 30 19 in the rear.

If anyone would like to photo shop them for me to help me get an ideas i would appreciate it. Hope this helps others in finding a nice inexpensive wheel for their cars. I will be posting an alternative lexus center cap idea as well.
I like the TTs, as far as color goes for the 19s i prefer a gunmetal color.

I also suggest posting your request in the photoshop area of the forums if you want photoshops done there is a forum dedicated to that.
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TT wheels all day long.


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