Rims

TigerFTO · Post by **TigerFTO** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:51 pm

hey guy
looking at getting some 17" rims in a month or 2
want to get some 5 or 6 spokes
any suggestions on some gd ones around atm?

Oliver89 · Post by **Oliver89** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:30 pm

Why dont you go 18's or 19's champ!

What colour is your car ?

Nice Chromies will look good lowered covering the rim.

TigerFTO · Post by **TigerFTO** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:50 pm

Oliver89 wrote:Why dont you go 18's or 19's champ!

What colour is your car ?

Nice Chromies will look good lowered covering the rim.

yeh not too sure bout 18s or 19s
if i can find a gd looking set of 18s i would think bout it
and as for lowering cant really do it much

cause i live in the hills and used to scrape in the lancer and it was lowered.
just kept damaging it and was getting sick of it. any suggestions on rims? 17s or 18s?

MR2YEN · Post by **MR2YEN** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:55 pm

I think you should sta away from chrome mate, looks like crap on a Japanese car, get some good JDM rims. Try www.Musecret.com.au they have some nice lightweight 5/6 spoke rims, they are based in Parramatta i think.

TigerFTO · Post by **TigerFTO** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:46 pm

thanks for the help mate ill have a look at them

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:12 am

MR2YEN wrote:I think you should sta away from chrome mate, looks like crap on a Japanese car,

i disagree

if u pick the right rims, chrome can look pretty sweet

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he kinda ruined it with the vinyl in my opinion

MR2YEN · Post by **MR2YEN** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:20 am

lol yeah there are some exceptions, just not the typical massive chromes that cover the entire wheel, theres a rx8 near my house thats always around. it has the worst bodykit to go a lot with the massive chrome dishes, totally destroys the cars look.

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:24 am

these are what im getting on mine soon, cant wait!

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MR2YEN · Post by **MR2YEN** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:27 am

How much? Getting it from Tempe?

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:32 am

for free! my brother wrote off his car (well actually his friend did it for him

) and hes offloading them to me. he paid $2400 for them from tempe, im looking for a pic of his car i can put up, they look so nice.

<img src="http://www.imagebucket.net/bucket/is.ph ... pulsar.jpg" border="0">

7k paint job, sr20det conversion, g35R garret turbo, full re-fabricated interior, 2 1/2k lexani's, body kit with custom front bar, god knows what else. This thing went f***ing hard and only had it for less than a month lol

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:45 pm

Tiger, IMO chrome looks good only on american muscle, and has NO place on jap cars.

Stick with 17s, 18s are a fair compromise on ride quality and cost a fair bit more for rubber too.

As a general rule of thumb, just do the opposite of what Olliezzz recommends.

TigerFTO · Post by **TigerFTO** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:00 pm

nicholas wrote:Tiger, IMO chrome looks good only on american muscle, and has NO place on jap cars.

Stick with 17s, 18s are a fair compromise on ride quality and cost a fair bit more for rubber too.

As a general rule of thumb, just do the opposite of what Olliezzz recommends.

lol well rubber cost was one of the reasons i only want 17s but if u go to big with rims just looks outta place as well
i reckon 17s r perfect for the fto

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:01 pm

Dont mean to crap in anyones yard, but all above mentioned 'chromies' are absolutely f**king hideous.... and f**king heavy. May as well throw an anchor out the window.

gpat · Post by **gpat** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:20 pm

Im not sure about hideous ben ..not my style but i agree with the anchor thing....serious pony grabbers!!!!!Unsprung weight is the enemy of us all

bushido · Post by **bushido** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:28 pm

Absolutely f**king hideous sums it up nicely ben. But rims get a variety of opinions. Tiger get some Buddyclubs. Highly recommend buddyclub store in lidcombe. They are a wholesaler so they are cheaper than anywhere else. And you can get a deal with some semi slicks too!

Post by **aza013** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:56 pm

Bennoz wrote:Dont mean to crap in anyones yard, but all above mentioned 'chromies' are absolutely f**king hideous.... and f**king heavy. May as well throw an anchor out the window.

+ 2 from me way to heavy lightweights all the way

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:44 am

Bennoz wrote:Dont mean to crap in anyones yard, but all above mentioned 'chromies' are absolutely f**king hideous.... and f**king heavy. May as well throw an anchor out the window.

Agreed, but in the end I guess it's personal choice.

Buy what makes you happy - It's your car, but I must say I really don't like those rims.

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:17 am

hehe, from what ive seen in the members cars gallery i didn't expect too many people to like them

personally ive always liked chrome and hated race-type rims

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:02 am

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not chrome please

bronze on jap cars FTMFW

!

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:18 pm

Not bad dB, but they're no Volks