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01-07-2011, 07:14 PM
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After work I went to go get an exhaust leak fixed and almost walked out with a set of rims
 . Ill let the pictures do the talking     They are a two peice forged rim and are 245's on the front and 275 on the rear! What are your thoughts? (sorry about the crap quality photo's)
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01-07-2011, 07:18 PM
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I like those, especially on that colour. Youd have to lower it though.
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01-07-2011, 07:22 PM
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Oh yeah!!!!
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01-07-2011, 07:48 PM
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suit the car great but as said above youd have to lower it, back looks to sit nice but fronts a little high..
275's on the back thats a fat tyre should look great from behind |
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01-07-2011, 07:51 PM
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Killer!!!!
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01-07-2011, 08:01 PM
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the 275's look huuuuuge but looks good. Im gonna have to roll the gaurds if i lower it, which i will
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01-07-2011, 08:02 PM
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yea, lower the front, and itd be a match made in heaven. nice rig.
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01-07-2011, 08:18 PM
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Looks tough. Love original looking time. I don't mind the height either.
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01-07-2011, 08:33 PM
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I wasnt 100% sold but im thinking i should buy them
Looks different and thats what i like
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01-07-2011, 10:11 PM
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Excellent choice, I like them a lot.
19"'s or 20"'s, and what make of rim are they, looks classy mate. Nice1
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02-07-2011, 01:42 AM
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I like the rims a lot.
The only downside (for me at least) is that the more open the spokes the more you can see of the discs. Standard brakes look tiny behind open rims. I've got a set of 17" Adrenalines which I like as a rim but I really don't like them on the car (because of the "small" looking discs). To me, it really spoils the effect. YMMV ;) |
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02-07-2011, 08:57 AM
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to me it seems there are too many spokes, it looks too 'busy'. It does look good dont get me wrong, but i reckon you could find something in similar style to that, but with bigger and less spokes that would make it look even better
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02-07-2011, 09:12 AM
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Far too big. If you got them in 17" they'd be pretty good. Also 275 is stupid.
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02-07-2011, 09:14 AM
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Yeah a bit much for me, reminds me of the AU1 XR6 rims...the clover ones
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02-07-2011, 10:29 AM
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02-07-2011, 10:30 AM
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I have to agree with you there
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02-07-2011, 12:14 PM
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Too much wheel for the car IMHO.. Id restrict myself to 18's on an AU personally..
Id say it would ride like a pig over any bumps or rough stuff and be as rough as guts on most surfaces and lowering it will make it more noticablly rough.
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02-07-2011, 04:38 PM
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northern burbs.............. i would be worried about wheel damage, they look nice though.
it sorts takes a bit of the fun out of driving when you become paranoid about potholes that with your old wheels on you would have sailed over without a care. |
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02-07-2011, 04:51 PM
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I dont like them. AUs command the need for a very specific type of wheel that is highly opinionated (just like the model in question)
Just my 2c. |
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02-07-2011, 04:52 PM
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big rims are out of date, fitment is where its at. 18's with good rubber will cost the same 9" front 10" rear get something with decent offset +38 sits in to far.You will have a better wheel, better rubber, better handling, they will last longer. x to the z rims is 10 years ago
20s crack and cheap rubber gives a poor ride, they look cool all big and shinny but the novelty wears of and your left with a worst handling car than before that is now unroadworthy. Just saying, your choice they look cool though but that's the only postive. |
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02-07-2011, 06:27 PM
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18's mate i reckons....
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02-07-2011, 07:29 PM
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as said above it wont be as nice to drive with the bigger wheels and if you lower it makes it worse, i think it looks good but i also think that its more important for things to be functional rather than look good
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02-07-2011, 08:24 PM
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i wouldn't go FWT. go somewhere else. i had mates go there as well as myself and there complete crap and very dodgy!
btw check your wheel studs.. they seem to thread them somehow. |
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04-07-2011, 06:43 PM
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I decided not to get them. Im thinking maybe Volk TE37's in black or something similar looking. Just got to find somewhere that has them
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What do you guys think?
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