Alteus

Some of you might remember me, but most probably don't. I posted about a year ago on here when I was thinking of getting a 240. Well, now I finally am. It's a dark red '95. But more on that later. And before you ask, yes I tried searching. Either the search function is broken, or my browser is screwed up, because all it did was take me to a blank page. Anyway, now for the questions.

The car is going to need new tires soon. I'd say they have 30% tread left on them, maybe. I'm also thinking about getting new rims. I'm also thinking I need snow tires. But, I'm on a limited budget. What brands would you guys recommend for rims? I know the big name brands make top quality stuff, but I really don't want to have to pay $200+ per rim. I'd probably be looking at a 17"x 6-7" rim for back and front. Are there any decent five or six spoke rims for those of us on a budget? Or should I just wait until I can afford the 5-lug swap and do it all at the same time?

And a related question...how do these cars do in snow? I live in Denver, and it doesn't snow a whole lot in town from what I've heard, but I've never driven in snow before at all. Would a good set of all-seasons be enough, or should I get dedicated snow tires?

Thanks for any opinions you can give. And sorry if this has been asked a lot. Like I said, the search won't work for me. Maybe someone more fortunate can use it and point me to existing threads.

Edit: And what's with the weird table sizing? Is there any way to optimize the forum for a 1024x768 screen? I hate having to scroll...I don't remember it being like this before though.

Ayuaddict

um, 6-7" wheels suck *****.

9" is considered "conservative sizing" on a S14. and there are really nice 17x9 +17 or 17x9 +27 wheels made by mbmotoring




or get some 5zigen FNs.

MS!3

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yeah 6 or 7 inches wide suck. if your on a budget just buy some new tires for your stock rims, and wait until you can afford good wheels, dont cheap out. youll just be wasting your money.

Alteus

Oops. Brain fart. I meant to put 8-9". :P The stock rims are 6" aren't they?

Those rims are nice, but I'm thinking I may get something different in color, like a polished black or dark grey. The ones that are on the car are a dark grey color, and I like that look.

Edit: And holy crap, are those FNs expensive.

240's"r"us

fn's are some of the best wheel for the money out there like $200 per dub

Alteus

Hmm yeah idunno why a place I was looking at was charging like $500/rim.

http://store.racinglab.com/5zfnrawh1714.html

Is that some kind of special version of something?

zenkislider

ya FNs are pretty cheap, and 8-9 on s14 WEAK...at the least 9.5 +0.

240's"r"us

those are different those are the fno1r youd want be looking at fno1r-c

Ayuaddict

yes, those are the forged ones.

fn01rCs here: http://machiii.net/wheels/5zigen/FN01R-C.htm

get the 17x10 +12. do it, you wont regret it.

240's"r"us

hey ive been wondering along time on the fn's where some are flat and others are more rounded does that just have to do with sizes or what

Alteus

Different offsets. And/or rims width.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101

Ayuaddict

i believe 17x10 +12 is the only size with the concave face.

motegineon

the +25 do as well

and be careful, if uve never driven snow then itll take a while to get used to, ur gonna be tail happy a lot lol, its good practice though

240's"r"us

do they have the concave face in 18's at all?

silviaks2nr

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yes all 18x9.5 have concave