need help with wheels!!!

Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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need help with wheels!!!

hi! my boyfriend drives a 92 240sx and for christmas i would like to get him some wheels.

i dont know much but i hear him talking to the guys all the time and i know he wants negative offset and he likes the old school look but i know he'd be happy with anything that looks great.

any suggestions? please help! i want to make this a good christmas!
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 06:33 AM
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Your boyfriend is lucky as SHIIT.....you used the term negative offset...that is amazing....

How much are you prepared to spend....

New wheels can cost a wide range of money
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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wow....

your boyfriend is indeed lucky...

can you tell us how much you have to spend and maybe post some pics of his car? so we can see what the optimal sizes and offsets would be.
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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its a coupe. i dont have any pictures right now. :-( i dont really want to go over 700. someone was telling me rotas were good and cheap but he's a honda enthusiest and my boyfriend told me not to trust anyone with a honda. lol.
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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LOL, your boyfriend is both lucky and smart!!! To be honest, there are a TON of wheels out there to choose from. Try to get a little more information out of him, like sizes, offset, etc... Find out if he has overfenders, etc... Personal preference but I like Watanabes (see attached). Also, is his car 4 lug or 5 lug?


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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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its 4 lug. and i know he has 15s on there now and i dont think he's willing to go bigger. and he likes a chrome lip with a gunmetal finish and he wants a negative offset or 0. im going to sound really stupid but what are overfenders? is it something i can look for myself without asking him because he really has NO clue he's getting wheels and i dont want to give anything away.
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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no over fenders needed.

get sportmax 002s (15x8, 0 offset old school style)

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konig rewinds (15x7, 0 offset. old school style)

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several nice larger wheels would be the mb motoring weapon and competition. as well as the hot wheels 17x9, 0 offset whatevers.

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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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all under $700
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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yea definately get him the sportmax's 002 15x8 with a 0 offset

and there only like $400

oh and yea thats badass that u know negative offset and old school style!

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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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wow. those sportmax 002's look like something he would really love. thanks guys! more suggestions are nice too!
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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in my personal opinion, the sportmax 002s are great wheels. get them, they are like $400 for a SET, you could get tires too.

edit: MAKE SURE you order the 15x8 ZERO OFFSET. very important. haha.
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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thanks so much everyone. i checked out those sportmax 002 and i think i remember him checking those out once on my computer ((possibly in hopes that i'll check my history and buy them for him--lol)) so i'll probably go with those!!! :-) what is all this talk about spacers though? and when i order what do i need to make sure im not screwing something up? 0 offset. 4 lug. gunmetal. and are they light? cus i know he wanted them light? and there's lots of 15 but what does the number that comes after the X mean? 15 by...what? i know i sound really dumb...but i know purses and shoes...no cars and wheels. ;-)
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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omg! im defenetely getting those sport max wheels because he has a picture of a silvia on his myspace and it has those wheels on it!!! Ayuaddict, you're my hero!!!
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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The number that comes after the 15 is the width. 15x8 would be 15 inches tall by 8 inches wide.

If things with your boyfriend ever go downhill, shoot me a PM. Seriously....

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