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Rims
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:51 pm
by TigerFTO
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?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:30 pm
by Oliver89
Why dont you go 18's or 19's champ!
What colour is your car ?
Nice Chromies will look good lowered covering the rim.
Rims
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:50 pm
by TigerFTO
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?
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:55 pm
by MR2YEN
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:46 pm
by TigerFTO
thanks for the help mate ill have a look at them
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:12 am
by Tippin
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
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:20 am
by MR2YEN
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:24 am
by Tippin
these are what im getting on mine soon, cant wait!
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:27 am
by MR2YEN
How much? Getting it from Tempe?
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:32 am
by Tippin
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.
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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
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:45 pm
by nicholas
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:00 pm
by TigerFTO
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
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:01 pm
by Bennoz
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:20 pm
by gpat
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
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:28 pm
by bushido
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!
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:56 pm
by aza013
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
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:44 am
by sublime19
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:17 am
by Tippin
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
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:02 am
by Sugar
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not chrome please
bronze on jap cars FTMFW
!
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:18 pm
by nicholas
Not bad dB, but they're no Volks
