Yet another rim question...

Old 05-24-2007, 12:01 AM
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Yet another rim question...

Ok. So there are SO many threads out there on offset and rims, that I just couldn't see an answer to my question aside from asking directly. And I know next to nothing about rim selection so I wasn't sure how to go about searching, aside from the obvious. Basically I've got an S14, I just put MR coilovers on it, and now I'm starting to look like an r-tard rolling on super sunken S13 rims with my car lowered. So I'm looking for a wheel recommendation. I am looking at 17x8s all around, or possibly 17x8 up from and 17x9 out back. I say this because this car is a daily driver running a stock KA, but it also sees some drift, so I want something wider but I don't have the power to move a real wide tire. How would running a fatter tire out back affect handling? Right now my car understeers like a *****. Now for the hard part. I am four lug of course, and I'd like to stay under a grand for rims and tires. Any suggestions? What about the sportmax 006s (17x8 front, 17x9 rear) with a +35 offset? Is that going to be too much?
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Old 05-24-2007, 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Ayuaddict

wheels:

MB motoring weapons (17x9 +17)

MB motoring competitions (17x9 +27)

Nissan R33 GT-Rs w/ 30mm spacer (17x9 +0)

5 zigen FN01R-Cs (17x10 +12) anywhere.

CST d-spec (17x9.5 +15)

CST Zero 1 Hyper (17x9 +30 / 18x9.5 +15)


JIC magic j force 05 (17x9 +15)

JIC magic j force 07 (17x9 +15)


also check out www.rbmotoring.com

off the top of my head.
just get 5 lug dude. its pretty important.
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Old 05-24-2007, 05:05 AM
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listen to ayuaddict. unless you plan on sticking with 15x8s the rest of your life go 5 lug.
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Old 05-24-2007, 11:34 AM
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I do plan to eventually. I was just looking for a temporary fix. Maybe that money would be better spent on a 5 lug conversion...but then I'd have to find some cheap wheels to put on until I could afford some decent ones.
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Old 05-24-2007, 02:20 PM
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or maybe just save up a little more to get wheels and 5 lug at the same time.
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Old 05-24-2007, 04:25 PM
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once again listen to this guy, haha. or mabey rock some z32 wheels for a while. junkyard special mang.
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do the starion wheel / 5lug combo. cheap and halfway decent looking, of course i'm a bit bias
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Old 05-25-2007, 09:21 AM
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5 lug and stock s14 se wheels. looks so nice.
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just save up for both.. im pretty sure you don't look that bad as an "r-tard".. i mean not as much as our friend ryan with an mr2.. now thats an r-tard
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