[mchm3]

IM SELLING MY HRE'S GUYS ASKING 4500.00 OBO THEY ARE 20X8.5 AND 20X10 THEY ARE MATCH PAINTED STEALTH GREY AND WHEELS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION NO BENDS OR DINGS ONLY A COUPLE OF SMALL CHIPS FROM ROCKS ON ONE OF THE REAR RIMS, BUT U CAN HARDLY NOTICE, TIRES ARE PIRELLI PZERO NERO 255-30-20 AND 285-25-20 FRONTS HAVE A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN THEM, REARS ARE ABOUT 40% LIFE LEFT IN THEM. EMAIL ME IF INTERESTED [email protected] THESE WHEELS AND TIRES RETAIL WILL COST YOU ABOUT 7500.00

 

[LV_V]

Bump for some sick rims, and by the way what lowering kit is that, looks good?

 

[alcast082]

those are amazing, I wish they where 19's
also i want to second that question, WHAT LOWERING KIT ARE YOU USING

 

[Staxxin]

Do you know if they can be repainted easily?

 

[Parker]

WHYYYY, your car looks so good.

 

[mchm3]

Do you know if they can be repainted easily?

YA ITS PRETTY SIMPLE THEY ARE A 3 PIECE WHEEL SO IT IS EASY 2 REMOVE THE CENTERS AND GET THEM PAINTED I CAN ALSO GET THEM PAINTED FOR AN EXTRA 375.00 2 MATCH YOUR CARS COLOR

 

[mchm3]

those are amazing, I wish they where 19's
also i want to second that question, WHAT LOWERING KIT ARE YOU USING

EIBACH WITH A LITTLE MODIFICATION

 

[mchm3]

WHYYYY, your car looks so good.

i get bored really easy so im changing my hre's and getting a different style

 

[SBONES]

stock cts shocks...or another shock...their self leveling...so if you cut them they still rise...i think..

 

[mchm3]

stock cts shocks :thumbsup:

 

[SBONES]

i was thinking that, you got rid of a superior suspension for stock shocks...how does it handle compared to the stock suspension

 

[mchm3]

it rides pretty much the same

 

[mchm3]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8006237838&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT
they are up on ebay

 

[trekster]

How bad does the 20 inch wheels affect the performance of the V?

 

[mchm3]

nothing u can really notice

 

[trekster]

With the following modifications I have done to my car It can do late 12's (12.7-12.9) in the 1/4 mile. The only thing that's keeping me away from bidding on the rims is the 20 inch size and the performance decrease I might have.

 

[trekster]

With the following modifications I have done to my car It can do late 12's (12.7-12.9) in the 1/4 mile. The only thing that's keeping me away from bidding on the rims is the 20 inch size and the performance decrease I might have.

Does anyone know the answer to my question? I'm thinking about bidding on the rims but scared of losing performance.

 

[LV_V]

Just throwing this out there, but the Carrera GT has 20" (335 30 20 tires) in the rear and 19" (265 30 19 tires) in the front. Performance is not always dictated by the size of the rim.

Oh ya, and it has a 5.7 liter engine too!

 

[verbs]

Does anyone know the answer to my question? I'm thinking about bidding on the rims but scared of losing performance.

There was a study done a while ago, where one of the car rags tested handling characteristics of various sized rims (15"-19") with the same width tires.

The best handling wheel size was a 17" rim, followed by an 18" rim, then a 16" rim, then the 15" rim, then the 19" rim was dead last. With a 20" rim, your handling would be worse than the 19" rim. Take this "study" with a grain of salt though, because car rags aren't always right.

Here are some things to consider.

If the bigger wheels/tires weigh more than the stockers (which they probably do), they will slow your car down a bit. My guess would be .1 ET and 1 mph in the 1/4 mile. You would probably see a few rwhp loss on the dyno from the extra rotating mass. Traction will be much harder to achieve than before because of the loss of sidewall (tire height) Wider tires help, but taller is better than wider from a traction perspective (in most cases).