New 17s on!!!

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Permalink Reply by SATO on April 22, 2008 at 10:57am

where are you first of all. are you in N America or Europe.. or Australia?

It makes a difference to us in that I can see you modified you 451 to a 5 bolt patern, how did you do that too?

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Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 22, 2008 at 11:56am

Florida. Made wheel adaptors

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Permalink Reply by Tim Cowan on April 22, 2008 at 3:04pm

How much for a set of adapters? What width rims did you use? Offset? I assume 5x112 pattern. Looks great.

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Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 22, 2008 at 4:48pm

I'm not making the adaptors to sell. The wheels are 17x7.5 35mm offset

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Permalink Reply by SATO on April 22, 2008 at 4:57pm

hey your a local sun worshiper huh great! I'm up in jax.. do you travel? some of us I think are trying to get together in MCO (Orlando) sometime soon

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Permalink Reply by Tim Cowan on April 23, 2008 at 9:14am

hey Sato--I'm 4 miles from Disney World. Just let me know when to get together.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Coté on April 22, 2008 at 8:00pm

Very nice. What brand? Where did you find them? Tire specs?

I look forward to any ride report you can do. Handling changes, harshness, ride quality.

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Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 22, 2008 at 8:05pm

I don't know what brand the wheels are. Tires are 195/40 front, 225/35 rear Yokohamas. Rides and handles great

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Permalink Reply by Carlos on April 23, 2008 at 4:09pm

Cool! Did you need to change the suspension right?

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Permalink Reply by Smartbillet on April 23, 2008 at 4:16pm

No suspension or any other changes

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Permalink Reply by Carlos on April 23, 2008 at 4:26pm

Thanks! When i want to buy the 17 inch wheels, smart says a sport suspension is mandatory :-( just marketing i think.

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Permalink Reply by Jason on April 24, 2008 at 11:35pm

have you noticed any change in braking performance? I would think there's a lot more rotational energy to dissipate with the larger rims.

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