Baby got new shoes!!!
05-03-2006 | 09:55 PM
#17
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From: Ottawa, Canada
Originally Posted by devon7
Your wheels look superb. 
Can you feel any difference in the ride of the car, or is it purely cosmetic? Also does anyone know if they're available in the UK?
Can you feel any difference in the ride of the car, or is it purely cosmetic? Also does anyone know if they're available in the UK?
Performance wise, the fronts are 0.5" wider and they supposedly reduce the inherant understeer in the car. I've got maybe 200km of non-spirited driving on them and I haven't played with the tire pressure yet so I can't really comment.
05-03-2006 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jjporsch43
Great set of wheels! However it still looks like a Audi Allroad-needs to be lowered............
John J SA Texas.
John J SA Texas.
05-04-2006 | 02:24 AM
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From: Austin, Texas
Originally Posted by Crazy Canuck
I'm trying to resist modding it too much. I want to pick up a 996GT3 in a couple of years.
Uh yeah right.....now I can't stop
05-04-2006 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by carreraboy
Did they upcharge you to polish the lip and rim face or did that come standard?
05-04-2006 | 05:29 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by devon7
Your wheels look superb.
Can you feel any difference in the ride of the car, or is it purely cosmetic? Also does anyone know if they're available in the UK?
Can you feel any difference in the ride of the car, or is it purely cosmetic? Also does anyone know if they're available in the UK?
Like Devon, I'd love to know if they feel any different than the stock rims... did you have lobster forks previously? Is the car any more "nimble"? Does it handle any differently?
-don
05-05-2006 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Canuck
OK so I finally got around to taking some pics of the car after it had been cleaned. I had some new rims mounted (carrera classics are now on track duty) a week and a half ago. After much deliberation and the hugely scientific Rennlist poll which ended up with a 2 to 1 majority in favor of the Kinesis F110s. The fronts are 19x8.5 and less than 19 pounds. The rears are 19x11 and are just over 19 pounds. Very light.
I think I chose wisely.
I think I chose wisely.
05-06-2006 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by billco
Chris: Has your car been lowered? If so can you give me the details (how much, who does this service, how much, etc.) If you haven't lowered it, i'll ask somewhere else. Thanks.
05-07-2006 | 08:35 PM
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From: Mountains of western North Carolina, USA
Finally a set of wheels that not only don't take away from the beautiful lines of the car by screaming LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME but somehow accentuate the lines. Very nice indeed!