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I have 20's now. HEEEEHHEEEEE!!!! :bwoohoo:

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I've never seen you use the words "HEEEEEEEEHEEEEEE"

That being said. I am both incredibly jealous and stunned. It looks amazing.
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Looks great but dang I wish you would give us a bunch of pics instead of the constant tease with one or two :lol:
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^^^^
And one with the wheels straight.
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Thats all I have right now. Heres an exhaust tip to ease the pain of waiting for me to figure out how to properly operate my camera.

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Nice poo chutes.
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Ooo nice! What model? Are they 5x115?

Do you have aftermarket front calipers too?
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Wheels are niche targa in 05+ ford mustang fitment.

The front brakes are Cadillac cts-v 4 piston brembo calipers and 14" rotors for an 08-12 Shelby gt500. Similar rears are in the works.
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Man those look nice! Can't wait to see more pictures
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Looks great! :)

Is that a roundabout (traffic circle) in the background? Not many of those in the US!
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Saturn Simon wrote:
Is that a roundabout (traffic circle) in the background? Not many of those in the US!

We have quite a few roundabouts here in Minnesota. Roundabouts are being used a lot more than stoplights these days, especially in my area.
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New England they're popular too.

Is there any rub as full turn in either direction? That's allota wheel up in front.
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There is a little bit of rubbing in front mostly because my inner fender liners have no clips left and have gotten chewed up from falling out.
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Oh, and that's not a roundabout, just a stoplight intersection off the right side of the pic where the roads come together at about a 60 degree angle.
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What was your mpg loss going to 20's?
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Not sure Randy cares about MPG with all his mods.
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I havent driven it enough with the new wheels to notice a difference. I would think any loss would come from the extra width and going from a 340 to a 260 tread wear rating, not the wheel diameter.

I average 21mpg with a few 2nd gear blasts now and then.
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Those look really good! They remind me of the Z06 Spyder Replicas on my Camaro.

I really want wheels for my Bonneville haha.
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yourgrandma wrote:I havent driven it enough with the new wheels to notice a difference. I would think any loss would come from the extra width and going from a 340 to a 260 tread wear rating, not the wheel diameter.

I average 21mpg with a few 2nd gear blasts now and then.

Wheels themselves can make a very large difference. You are moving more weight further from the axis of rotation, which is a direct increase in the moment of inertia. (rotational inertia)

I saw a 2-3mpg loss for each inch I changed wheel size on my jetta 16-17-18. I've had them all.

Was just curious.
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