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04-08-2007, 01:55 AM
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This is why dubs don't belong on any sports car...
they are too heavy to be used for performance applications (like sports cars such as the Z)...
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/b...fd012e0fc7.htm
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04-08-2007, 02:29 AM
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LOL! That's sheer comedy! but...
Actually the following Supercars all sport 20" or larger wheels from the factory:
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Bugatti Veyron
front wheels F 52 x 23.5 cm / 20.5 x 9.3 in
rear wheels R 54 x 32.5 cm / 21.3 x 12.8 in
Koenigsegg CCR
front wheels F 48.3 x 24.1 cm / 19 x 9.5 in
rear wheels R 50.8 x 31.8 cm / 20 x 12.5 in
Porsche Carrera GT
front wheels F 48.3 x 24.1 cm / 19 x 9.5 in
rear wheels R 50.8 x 31.8 cm / 20 x 12.5 in
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
front wheels F 48.3 x 24.1 cm / 19 x 9.5 in
rear wheels R 50.8 x 30.5 cm / 20 x 12 in
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04-08-2007, 05:28 AM
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There's a difference between "dubs" and 20+ inch sport wheels. Obviously a 5Zigen, Volk, or Rays 20" wheel will weight less than some big gaudy 20" chrome wheel. And sadly, I have seen wheels of that sort on Z32s and Z33s.
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04-08-2007, 06:26 AM
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I think I saw a Z on my350z.com that had a veilside v3 kit on it with spinners. It was for sale at some dealership. It was hideous.
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04-08-2007, 07:40 AM
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funny ass vid...can't say i agree with much else though 
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04-08-2007, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by ZLover4Life
There's a difference between "dubs" and 20+ inch sport wheels. Obviously a 5Zigen, Volk, or Rays 20" wheel will weight less than some big gaudy 20" chrome wheel. And sadly, I have seen wheels of that sort on Z32s and Z33s.
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dub = 20"
Chrome or not 
To your point though, the ones in the video are likely 28"s.
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04-08-2007, 10:21 AM
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"Throw some D's on that bitch"
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04-08-2007, 10:54 AM
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That was great. Those things weight so much more then a 20" sport wheel though. All that rotation mass was a sure bet to break a axle or something. The diff. Must of been screaming too. 
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04-08-2007, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by PhlypSide
To your point though, the ones in the video are likely 28"s.
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+1 for sure...those are way bigger than 20's, and stock olds axles are surely pretty flimsy
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04-08-2007, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by PhlypSide
dub = 20"
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To be technical, yes, the term refers to 20" wheels... but when was the last time you heard the owner of a sports car with some lightweight sport wheels say he had "dubs" on his car? The term is typically reserved for the heavy, gaudy wheels that belong on SUVs, hence why I used it.
But regardless of terminology, I hope we can agree that wheels of that sort don't belong in performance applications.
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