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07-04-2009, 09:51 PM | #1 |
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New 19" Wheels, Brakes on the STI
I know most people hate 19"s on an STI but I've been running them since I have had the car and while I wanted to go to 18"s I couldn't justify it since I had just bought new tires several months before I got new wheels. I was running 19" Enkei RPF1s but after experiencing the crappiness of San Antonio potholes bending up the wheels and having them repaired several times I decided to go with a stronger wheel. Tirerack.com marked these SSR GT7-H wheels down a good bit so I went ahead and purchased them.
This is the second time I've had to replace my rotors and pads (I'm at 60,000 miles now) and I decided this time to upgrade from the stockers (last set was performed under warranty). I bought DBA 4000 Series slotted rotors, Hawk HP+ pads, and Goodrich stainless steel brakes lines. They are noisier and dustier than the stock Brembos but I definitely noticed an upgrade in braking power.
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07-04-2009, 09:59 PM | #2 |
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looks good. did you lower the car?
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07-04-2009, 10:02 PM | #3 |
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07-04-2009, 10:10 PM | #4 |
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Looks good man! What % tint is that?
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07-04-2009, 10:39 PM | #5 |
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hey josh, its p-nut from txr.com ,damn man your car looks good, what did you go with your rpf01's?
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07-04-2009, 10:50 PM | #6 |
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35% or 25%. Whatever the lowest legal limit is for Texas.
Hey man, what's up? I don't know what you were asking but the old wheels were damaged beyond repair. I should have sold them for scrap metal but was too lazy and just set them out on the curb. I'm surprised someone else didn't come and pick them up but finally the trash service got them. |
07-04-2009, 10:55 PM | #7 |
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love the way your car looks funny to me how every one on nasioc hates 19"s on my car but every one loves how they look in person, either way your car looks great to me!
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07-05-2009, 12:00 AM | #8 |
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SSR = super soft rims
I don't think those will hold up better than the enkeis once you give em time. Does look nice though |
07-05-2009, 12:05 AM | #9 |
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are those 18" or 19"? what's the weight?
congrats on the baby man <---(morepsitehbett4 on iwsti) |
07-05-2009, 12:17 AM | #10 |
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Those actually look really good on your car. I just think it's a shame that to run 19s you have to sacrifice having a wider wheel & tire width & how much you can lower it.
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07-05-2009, 12:43 AM | #11 | |||
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Agreed. Hopefully these tires will last another 30 - 40,000 miles but after that I will probably get some 18" wheels that are at least 8.5" wide and some taller tires. I'll probably do some upgrades on the suspension then as well. |
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