Finally after waiting 6 weeks. Got them on just before the snow strom hits tonight. http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r2/galen1115/DSC01710.jpg http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r2/galen1115/DSC01705.jpg

Cool wheels G! Are they stock sizes or did you go larger dia.? jim

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They look like 20's..............regarless, nice rims. You should have ordered ski's to strap on the wheels like the bush pilots in Alaska. Don't feel bad, we west coasters don't have our tops down either, but we do have snow in the mountains.[URL="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZS"]http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/18/18_6_1.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZS)
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:iagree ~ Gorgeous!

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Tops are DOWN in sunny, warm Florida!! I think it hit 83 deg. today!!! :party

Floyd

Tops are DOWN in sunny, warm Florida!! I think it hit 83 deg. today!!! :party

Floyd

Yes I have had my top down all week - but the wet weather is moving in.

Galen - very very very SHARP!

Thanks, you are all very kind, and gracious. Bobo was right. They are 20's. Nine's on the front and ten's on the back. A modest one and a half inch lip in front and two inches in the back. I would have gone wider on the back but was advised against it. You know us old guy's like wide rear ends. I just wanted a more beefer look. It does look better from the rear. Kinda like the wide Vette look. The pictures don't show everything. The quality is outstanding. I wanted to keep the integrity of the car.

Looks good Galen!!! I wish I could drive down and see them but,,,,,, We're getting the same snow that you are (BUMMER)!! This is starting to be a winter to remember up here too! Maybe in the Spring before RIII, we'll have to all get together for a "pre" RIII meeting. Gotta show ya my Corsa and tunnel plate too! How about you Ben?
Chad

PS..... You had the Corsa first,,,,,, Now I suppose I'll have to buy some wheels too!!

Hey Chad! I was reading another post about some other guys wanting wings on the back deck lid. I think I'll pass on that. The tunnel plate, and that will be it. I'll be done. I haven't had the X out in three weeks. Might stick a charger on it. I'll be ready to do a "run" soon as March rolls around Chad. Later, G

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet wheels!!!!!!
:thumbs

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Looks so good against the black

Hal

:iagree :iagree Thsoe were worth the wait.

Finally after waiting 6 weeks. Got them on just before the snow strom hits tonight. http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r2/galen1115/DSC01710.jpg http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r2/galen1115/DSC01705.jpg

Galen, very nice looking:thumbs :thumbs :thumbs
what tire sizes are you using on these 20 inch rims?

Hans

Galen, very nice looking:thumbs :thumbs :thumbs
what tire sizes are you using on these 20 inch rims?

Hans
Really great looking, Galen. Definitely worth however long you waited.

Hmm, I believe the fronts are 255x35xZR20's and the rears are 285x30xZR20's 97W Nitto directional. With a wear rating of 300. Same ratings and standard as the Michelin's but a hell of a lot cheaper. The trade off was about the same. The run flats have a much stiffer side wall. But much more or a higher sidewall profile. Which makes up for the stiffness and poor ride. The Nitto's having a much smaller side profile but softer sidewall pretty much is a wash. So I ended up with pretty much the same ride as far as the tires are concerned.

Great looking wheels, Galen. Send some more pics. Would like to see a rear shot, to see the difference against stock. Bored here in Illinois, not being able to drive the X or the Harleys. I am becoming a master snowblower driver though:lol :lol See you at RIII!!


Cubby558:cool

OK Cubby, soon as it get better outside, I'll take an a$$ end shot. You have to stand back a ways to notice it.

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I already got my Xmas gift Bobo. But I know what you mean. I typed something else in the post but I went back and edited it out. I'm glad I did. :o

I changed my message to you also so no one is the wiser.
BobI already got my Xmas gift Bobo. But I know what you mean. I typed something else in the post but I went back and edited it out. I'm glad I did. :o

Great looking wheels, Galen. Send some more pics. Would like to see a rear shot, to see the difference against stock. Bored here in Illinois, not being able to drive the X or the Harleys. I am becoming a master snowblower driver though:lol :lol See you at RIII!!


Cubby558:cool

Here you go Cubby, this all the farther I would pull it out of the garage. http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r2/galen1115/DSC01731.jpg

'looked at your picture .... ran outside, looked at the back of Lola, .... ran back in, looked at your picture again ........ big difference .... it's a great look. :thumbs

RA

I don't believe the ran part.:glol :glol :glol :D 'looked at your picture .... ran outside, looked at the back of Lola, .... ran back in, looked at your picture again ........ big difference .... it's a great look. :thumbs

RA

I don't believe the ran part.:glol :glol :glol :D


Hmmm, well, I can still do a lot of things ... :rolleyes But, okay, if you want to get technical .... I walked swiftly down the stairs to the garage and then walked swiftly back up the stairs to the house .... how's that??

RA

Here you go Cubby, this all the farther I would pull it out of the garage. http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r2/galen1115/DSC01731.jpg

Great looking, Galen:thumbs

Now you got me thinking about new rims!! It will have to wait til spring now. Not waking my baby from her comfortable sleep:sleep :sleep

Thanks for the pics, Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Cubby558:cool

Looks good Galen!!! I wish I could drive down and see them but,,,,,, We're getting the same snow that you are (BUMMER)!! This is starting to be a winter to remember up here too! Maybe in the Spring before RIII, we'll have to all get together for a "pre" RIII meeting. Gotta show ya my Corsa and tunnel plate too! How about you Ben?
Chad


Galen and Chad,

I am always up for a little road trip with the XLR - barring no hazzardous road conditions exist.

Galen, your pictures are blocked from work so I have to wait until I get home to check them out, but by the sounds of it they are a big hit with the community. Congrats!

Let me know when and where to be and I'm there.

Ben.

Are the wheels Assanti AF131's? Can you recommend a distributor? What did they cost?

thanks,

Tek

Galen and Chad,

I am always up for a little road trip with the XLR - barring no hazzardous road conditions exist.

Galen, your pictures are blocked from work so I have to wait until I get home to check them out, but by the sounds of it they are a big hit with the community. Congrats!

Let me know when and where to be and I'm there.

Ben.

Ben if you need an invitation you got it! Bring your swim shorts and we will hit the hot tub. It's great when its snowing. Got a guest bedroom so figure on staying the night. :thumbs

Are the wheels Asanti AF131's? Can you recommend a distributor? What did they cost?

thanks,

Tek

Close, but no Tek King. Their the AF134's The reason the look like the 131's is the black vein I had painted down the groove in the middle of the spoke. I didn't want the 131's because the narrow gap is too hard to clean. And I like the sturdiness of the solid spoke. Look at the a$$ end shot of the X and tell me what's wrong! You will have to be good to catch it. Very good. No it's not the paper on the tire.

AHHH,,,,,, Galen,,, Is the stabilizer bar missing from the car? I don't see a bar under the muffs
Chad

AHHH,,,,,, Galen,,, Is the stabilizer bar missing from the car? I don't see a bar under the muffs
Chad

Good guess but no. If you look closely you CAN see the bracket and a tiny bit of the black bar. No cigar!

Look at the a$$ end shot of the X and tell me what's wrong! You will have to be good to catch it. Very good.

First of all you didn't get a shot of yourself in the reflection on the bumper, but then perhaps that was the idea...

Also, The little rubber strip that is on the bottom lip of the trunk lid. I don't see yours on the car. My dealership removed mine because it was rubbing on the bumper and turning my silver to black.

Other than that the camera got a little fuzzy around the license plate area. Are you using one of those super reflective stoplight camera defeating spray paints? ;-)

Ben.

And I will check the calendar and get back with you. I am thinking a Friday night to Saturday trip might be possible.

Just get home Ben? You don't see my naked reflection in the bumper? Quit looking it's not there.

Look at the a$$ end shot of the X and tell me what's wrong! You will have to be good to catch it. Very good. No it's not the paper on the tire.

Your tires are on backwards. The right and left are swapped.

Your tires are on backwards. The right and left are swapped.

Very Good! Cliff. In my rush to mount the wheels before a snow storm last week, I didn't realize I had mounted them backwards. :o

Close, but no Tek King. Their the AF134's The reason the look like the 131's is the black vein I had painted down the groove in the middle of the spoke. I didn't want the 131's because the narrow gap is too hard to clean. And I like the sturdiness of the solid spoke. Look at the a$$ end shot of the X and tell me what's wrong! You will have to be good to catch it. Very good. No it's not the paper on the tire.

Galen,

You have installed a new exhaust system is it Corsa?

Tek

Galen,

You have installed a new exhaust system is it Corsa?

Tek

Yes, if you look around at some of the other posts, you will find Ben and Chad changing out Chad's stock exhaust. When Ben, Chad and I were heading down to R11, Chad liked the sound so much coming out of my car, he changed out a brand new stock exhaust to Corsa. His was a little more involved than mine because his is a V and mine is a X. To make the Corsa fit he had to buy a Corvette "H" pipe also. But if you have the XLR, then it will bolt right up. Takes about 1 1/2 hrs. start to finish. Thats including taking the stock off also. I've got two things left to do to my car. Thermal plate on the bottom and the custom wind restricter that comes out of Dallas.

Hmm, I believe the fronts are 255x35xZR20's and the rears are 285x30xZR20's 97W Nitto directional. With a wear rating of 300. Same ratings and standard as the Michelin's but a hell of a lot cheaper. The trade off was about the same. The run flats have a much stiffer side wall. But much more or a higher sidewall profile. Which makes up for the stiffness and poor ride. The Nitto's having a much smaller side profile but softer sidewall pretty much is a wash. So I ended up with pretty much the same ride as far as the tires are concerned.

Galen,

The wheels look great, I am considering Asanti's myself and have read other posts that we need to be very careful with the size and offset, do yours rub at all? What is the offset of your front and rear wheels?

Thanks.

I'm trying to remember but I don't know. I can find out tho. I can call the guy I bought them from, he'd know all that stuff. But no they don't rub. You can't offset them much because of the way Cadillac designed the brakes. They could have made them like the Corvette but they just didn't want large tires on this car. You can do so much with BMW and Mercedes. Cadillac has always been proprietary, and I knew that. You have a wiper motor go bad on a GM car, the parts houses say they will fit 15 different models. But you try that with a Caddy. It has to have that C on it to fit.