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Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-11 12:47 AM :

I snapped a few pics after I got back from having them mounted and balanced. The car's dirty and the wheels need to be cleaned but you get the idea. They're Forgestar F05's in gunmetal... 19x9 with 245/40's up front and 19x10 with 275/35's in the rear.

Posted by N93EXCHP (Member # 8741) on 2009-08-11 12:49 AM :

Looks good bro I think it fit the car PERFECT in my opinion [worship]

Posted by 90FoX (Member # 1974) on 2009-08-11 12:50 AM :

Yea they look really nice. The lip matches the chrome trim on your windows etc.

That car really dwarfs 19's though [Eek!]

Posted by EPIK (Member # 7481) on 2009-08-11 12:55 AM :

Looks sick!!! Will look even better if it was lowered a tad...

Do they make those wheels for mustangs? [Big Grin]

Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on 2009-08-11 01:21 AM :

stance sucks. dump that bish.

Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-11 01:38 AM :

quote:
Originally posted by EPIK:
Looks sick!!! Will look even better if it was lowered a tad...

Do they make those wheels for mustangs?

That's the plan. I needed to get the wheels on there to determine how much clearance I had. It looks like the wheels will clear so its either Eibach's or H&R's. The Eibach's are about an inch and the H&R's are an inch and a half. I'm leaning towards the Eibach's. These cars are a PITA to drop with struts on all 4 corners.

The wheels are a custom offset and they have them in numerous bolt patterns. They definitely have a setup for Mustangs. Check them out at www.forgestar.com and there's a shop that sells them in Las Vegas... Double Down Motorsports.

Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-11 01:41 AM :

quote:
Originally posted by 90FoX:
Yea they look really nice. The lip matches the chrome trim on your windows etc.

That car really dwarfs 19's though

Thanks. It does make 19's look small but they don't make this wheel in a 20" and I wanted the lighter weight more than a bigger wheel. The wheels and tires are exactly stock diameter. It will look better when its lowered.

Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-11 01:42 AM :

quote:
Originally posted by N93EXCHP:
Looks good bro I think it fit the car PERFECT in my opinion

I appreciate the compliment!

Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on 2009-08-11 01:48 AM :

looks bad ass...someone photoshop it dropped. in that first pic, i would think your car was a gs350 or a larger version of the is350. aside from lowering, the only other thing i would do is fully polish the lips.

Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on 2009-08-11 02:17 AM :

Looks bad ass! Can't wait to see it after it's dropped!

Posted by season'd 88 (Member # 169) on 2009-08-11 02:25 AM :

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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on 2009-08-11 03:28 AM :

Good job ol chap. Now put that shit on the floor. Of course I would install those long tubes first and lower it after to make sure you got clearance. I remember u mentioning long tubes before

Posted by CompSVT (Member # 7392) on 2009-08-11 10:53 AM :

Lower that thing quick, other then that wheels look good.

Posted by SVTRM8R (Member # 5977) on 2009-08-11 11:20 AM :

Nice, those wheels look good on there.

Posted by 00SLVRGT (Member # 4509) on 2009-08-11 12:57 PM :

damn that looks good, i wish i had a good reason/money to get one...

here is a lowered pic for you though

Posted by PugOwner (Member # 8404) on 2009-08-11 01:21 PM :

I'm diggin these G8s. Nice car man.

Posted by scoop510 (Member # 8726) on 2009-08-11 02:44 PM :

quote:
Originally posted by solbrothers:
stance sucks. dump that bish.

Posted by LX306hatch (Member # 9151) on 2009-08-11 03:03 PM :

slamm that thing to the ground but looks good thow

Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-11 05:11 PM :

quote:
Originally posted by scoop510:

quote:
Originally posted by solbrothers:
stance sucks. dump that bish.
+2

Damn guys! The car is barely a month old. In that time its gotten Magnaflow mufflers, a Vararam intake, a custom Livernois tune, and a major wheel upgrade. The car is putting down over 402/415 already and SLP LT's and an X pipe are coming.

Cut a guy some slack! These things aren't the cheapest cars to mod. Its come a long ways in just a few short weeks. How about a little credit? This car will be a monster when its finished.

[ August 11, 2009, 05:12 PM: Message edited by: iceman302 ]

Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-12 01:18 AM :

quote:
Originally posted by 00SLVRGT:
damn that looks good, i wish i had a good reason/money to get one...

here is a lowered pic for you though

I appreciate it. That's the look I'm going for. I might hold off on the rest of the exhaust for now. I'm looking at the Pedders Street 2 kit. The fender gap is bugging me.

Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on 2009-08-12 01:51 AM :

not low enough, go lower

Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-12 07:16 PM :

quote:
Originally posted by solbrothers:
not low enough, go lower

It's not a Honda Fit. [Razz]

Posted by NorCalRydaz (Member # 3233) on 2009-08-12 08:56 PM :

rims are looking good. Just neesd to be lowered and it's done! Here's a pic I found.

Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on 2009-08-12 10:30 PM :

quote:
Originally posted by NorCalRydaz:
rims are looking good. Just neesd to be lowered and it's done! Here's a pic I found.

Yes. Looks sick but very impractical. I want a good look but I don't want to be scraping on every parking lot entrance.

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