s14 budget wheels for DD

[mechanikid]

i was thinkin of buyin the sportmax 002 16x8 0 offset or the 501 16x8 +15 offset. which is best because i've never seen any of these on an s14 zenki because i hear they're too small. well, so is my wallet. any other options because i only have 500 bucks and guess what, i OWED taxes. sucks butt.:rawk:

[Forte EXE]

Keep stockies and save up for baller rims.

[vanish1]

you're going to waste your money on upgrading your wheels to 16 inch sportmaxs? geez, dont even bother, you will be getting worse gas mileage unless you change your speedo to compensate for the difference in wheel/tire. On top of that whats even the point of modding your car if its just a DD

[EchoOfSilence]

now now, don't impose views. simmer, children.

[Akiros]

you're going to waste your money on upgrading your wheels to 16 inch sportmaxs? geez, dont even bother, you will be getting worse gas mileage unless you change your speedo to compensate for the difference in wheel/tire. On top of that whats even the point of modding your car if its just a DD
yea.. i didnt change my speedo when I got my 18's and now I only get 6mpg. OH NOES.

[mechanikid]

could use some attention. right now it has an act 6 puck, hks hyper max d coils, peak tie rods and susp. links, nismo pwr brace, t3 subframe bush, and cusco strut bars. yeah, this dd is ready for the track too.

[TiNMAN]

hotwheels wheels at least 2. remember you gotta pay for tires too

[Akiros]

according to your budget, some sticky tires would probably be a better investment.

[CKAMC]

buy some wheels from RB motoring.

Look better
Weight less
nice price
slap on some wheel spacers to allow you fitment to how you want it to be.

/thread

[Frosty_spl]

I bought 18 inch 350z wheels for $160 and used tires with 1/2 tread for 15 each.:angel:

['90RPS13]

I got MB Weapons in 17x9 +27mm and I have 18x9 Weapons in Gunmetal. Hit my sig up.

I wouldnt buy Sportmax's for shit. They are not that baller. For the money, I would either buy 16" sticky tires or save for JDM TyTe y0 rims. Seriously.

[Gumballf355]

http://www.dropshots.com/photos/149/20070211/181723.jpg
Nicest wheels in that price bracket for a 4 lug S14 IMO are the 16x8+10 Rota Grids.
If he can't afford big wheels, he probably couldn't spring for the tires either...

[azndoc]

If $500 really is your budget then hit up ^^^ that guy and see about some weapons or just wait. Don't spend money on em' sportmax yo. Especially 16's for a S14. You might as well roll on some D's

[ronmcdon]

if i were you, id save up a little and get some 5-zigen fn10-c's from one of the group buys. you really can't beat that value considering they have almost perfect size and offsets, weigh decent, and cost around only $750 a set. kinda wish i didn't waste $$$ on volks and got them instead. you may also find a good deal on them used.

I also like the enkei rpf-1's. you can get a set around 1k, and they're superlight. the only prob is that their offsets are generally more conservative, and the wheel spoke generally doesn't offer such good clearance for big brake kits.

[94cc0rd]

WAIT A MINUTE MOTHER F*****!!!

Throw some D's On that bitch!

['90RPS13]

I was SO waiting on that comment to come. Posi to you!

[lucky7]

buy used. get decent wheels for a decent price.

[TiNMAN]

WAIT A MINUTE MOTHER F*****!!!

Throw some D's On that bitch!



THR THRR THRROWW SOME D's on that bitch!!! just bought a cadillac!

[irax]

if your going to get wheels, get 17s hotwheels 17x9:0 are full of victory, let the old school cars have the 16's.... btw SportMax > Rota ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!

[driftmayniak]

dude go to pandagarage.com and click under uesd wheels and you'll find some true jdm wheels.

['90RPS13]

Yeah, pleassssseeee dont put Rotas on it. Please?

[ThatGuy]

Is this too much to ask? Really?
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/7466/dreamfz5.jpg

[mechanikid]

okok, cause the problem was that i have 4 lug. that's why i was like "hmm...4 lug sucks ass. i need rims." do the hotwheels come in 4 lug?

['90RPS13]

No and neither do any decent rims. Sorry bro.

[azndoc]

^^^ awesome I guess you decided to go with driftconcepts.com then.

mechanickid your not having the best week ever. Go five lug and you will.

['90RPS13]

^~~ROFL, That shit is funny. Reminds me of VH1 Best Week Ever! haha.

And Yes, I went with DriftConcepts.com. Joting down ideas as we speak.

[ThatGuy]

No and neither do any decent rims. Sorry bro.
Not completely true.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/Yurikaze/PICT4767.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/Yurikaze/silvercerberusleft.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/Yurikaze/silvercerberusrear.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/Yurikaze/silvercerberusfront.jpg
They are out there, but they are EXTREMELY hard to find.

5 lug swap FTW.

[arkive43]

I was SO waiting on that comment to come. Posi to you!


just got a burger......throw some cheese on it!!!!lolz:hs:

[mechanikid]

F***. i was hoping not to go 5 lug cause that's over budget. damn, maybe i should trade my coils for a set of rims. but then again...

[ThatGuy]

Maybe you should be patient and save your money to do things right.

[Bryants95240sx]

F***. i was hoping not to go 5 lug cause that's over budget. damn, maybe i should trade my coils for a set of rims. but then again...


Coilovers for rims.....retarded.

[lucky7]

yeah, thats a step backwards.

[Chernobyl]

http://www.dropshots.com/photos/149/20070211/181723.jpg
Nicest wheels in that price bracket for a 4 lug S14 IMO are the 16x8+10 Rota Grids.
If he can't afford big wheels, he probably couldn't spring for the tires either...

God I've always hated the way those wheels look. They look like wannabe TE37's with down's syndrome. :ugh:

[ronmcdon]

F***. i was hoping not to go 5 lug cause that's over budget. damn, maybe i should trade my coils for a set of rims. but then again...

lol, if you really are that broke you should have prob got something else instead. 240's are terrible $$$ pits! you may be much happier with something like a miata or ef/eg civic si. i'm not making this suggestion out of mockery either, as you don't need to put a lot of money into them at all to be fun, track ready cars. sell your 240, you will be happier in the long run. I GUARANTEE IT!!!

[O3DigitalBath]

God I've always hated the way those wheels look. They look like wannabe TE37's with down's syndrome. :ugh:


...maybe cause they are copies of te's?? :doh:

and most everything rota makes looks like its slightly retarted

[randyjordan]

convert to 5 lug coz they make sicker wheels.

[s13gold]

just use some stock rims just throw some tires on it......

dont waste the hard earned cash on sportmaxx

[cfrost]

why all the sportmax/rota hate?

yeah I understand everyone's wannabe eliteist standards, but I run sportmax on my car...they look better than stock...they spin..and I can put tires on them. Might not win any car shows but I'd rather go drive and have lots of spares :2f2f:

expensive-ass wheels aren't for everyone. I love 'em like everyone else but there's 'budget' wheels on my car and I didn't die

:love: +35mm :love:

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

5zigen 4 lug 17x9 +20
http://splparts.com/Parts/Universal/Exterior/Wheels/5zigen/FN01RC4LUG.JPG
http://splparts.com/Parts/Universal/Exterior/Wheels/5zigen/SoSideways1.jpg
granted on s13, but you get the idea. otherwise call jack at r&d and go 5 lug!

[FunctionFiRst]

Keep stockies and save up for baller rims.

Agreed......

[mechanikid]

lol, if you really are that broke you should have prob got something else instead. 240's are terrible $$$ pits! you may be much happier with something like a miata or ef/eg civic si. i'm not making this suggestion out of mockery either, as you don't need to put a lot of money into them at all to be fun, track ready cars. sell your 240, you will be happier in the long run. I GUARANTEE IT!!!

umm...i just sold my ae88 87 coupe and 00 civic si. i'm happier with this cause its not 20 years old and mint condition parts are hard to get, and my civic it gone cause it was broken into like 3 times, it was bone stock, they just kept taking the sh*t inside. and yeah selling coils is going a step backwards. maybe i will save up buy buying ONE RIM AT A TIME.

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

sounds like another honda kid moving over to nissan cuz it's the cool thing to do!

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

you can order these from aspec logan
work emotion xt-7 17x9 +17 4x114.3
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/is3OhOh/IMG_3030.jpg


or these
Work Emotion XD-9, size 17x9.5" +17 offset, 4x114 PCD
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/hendogg8/sale/front.jpg
http://jdmconcept.com.au/pictures/work/work%20emotion%20sample/XD9.jpg
my work is done here!

['90RPS13]

I look at it like this: Lets try and SAVE a Honda owner and convert them. If not, to the nico! (get it? instead of the gallows?) haha, sometimes I crack myself up.

[94cc0rd]

Yuri is just BAHHHLLINNN like that.... *damn I need Logan's bahhlin pic.. haha

[mechanikid]

yeah, i was also one of those 86 heads that went towards - offsets, like my car had 3 pc. 14x9 -10 ALL AROUND, southern ways was the brand. it only cost me 500 bucks shipped from japan. 240's is a whole different ball game.

[ronmcdon]

why all the sportmax/rota hate?

yeah I understand everyone's wannabe eliteist standards, but I run sportmax on my car...they look better than stock...they spin..and I can put tires on them. Might not win any car shows but I'd rather go drive and have lots of spares :2f2f:

expensive-ass wheels aren't for everyone. I love 'em like everyone else but there's 'budget' wheels on my car and I didn't die

:love: +35mm :love:

nothing wrong with rotas per say, they just don't make the best sizes and offsets for 240's. they do make good sizes for hondas and miatas with the 15x7, sometimes even in the +30 +35 offset (vs. the regular +43) iirc. I purchased 3 sets of rotas in the past with no complaints whatsoever.

for the 240 app, also factor in that the 5-zigen fno1-c's arn't that much more $ (with all the good sizes and offsets rotas dont have), and you can see why it makes it somewhat pointless even to look at rotas. don't know about sportmax's.

[inertiaticism]

Rotas are not nearly as bad as Sportmaxes.
At least most Rotas are fairly light and they've been around for a while.
And they don't have glued on plastic wheel bolts on models other than the D2, which is hideous.

[CKAMC]

rota's crack/break thats what makes them the worse

sportmax's are just heavy

5zigens were once on everyone's car

used name brand wheels are just right in my opinion. if the offset isnt what you want you use wheel spacers or if your lucky and its a multi piece wheel, get a custom barrel made to change the offset.

5 lug is soo cheap lately... for $500 you can get some good stuff like S5 or Circuit Sport hubs!

[420sx]

lol..... cant be ballin without 5 lug. its kinda like tryin to be cool but you just dont cut it

[xblack240x]

Maybe you should be patient and save your money to do things right.

Probably the best answer you got...

[mr_240sx]

18x9 +20 and 18x10 +22 4 lug ftw


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/mr_240sx/89%20nissan%20240sx/Sonmeetfall2006_2.jpg

[ronmcdon]

rota's crack/break thats what makes them the worse

sportmax's are just heavy

5zigens were once on everyone's car

used name brand wheels are just right in my opinion. if the offset isnt what you want you use wheel spacers or if your lucky and its a multi piece wheel, get a custom barrel made to change the offset.

5 lug is soo cheap lately... for $500 you can get some good stuff like S5 or Circuit Sport hubs!

with the rotas, it really depends on the model. note, that i can only speak for the 15" rotas. i've heard some pretty bad things about the C-8's. the shitstreams have been good to me. my first set up held up surprisingly well despite bieng in an accident flipping my car and ripping up the azenis 215's. they weren't even bent. i have another set right now on an eg that i occasionally track, with no issues at all. i also had another set of the group-n's that i put on my crx, and daily drove in los angeles. they served me well until they were stolen. my impression is that, at least with the 15" sizes, they are for the most part very durable wheels.

the 5-zigens may be more played out, but they're still the best value for 240's imo. when i save up for a set of track wheels next year, they will be my first choice for sure.

i do appreciate (what id consider at least) well manufactured premium wheels. i've owned 2 sets of Te's, a set of ce's, and just ordered some re030's for another pos car. i'm just tired of spending $2k+ on a set of wheels. pricing on new volks arn't getting cheaper either. i'd rather waste my money on other junk for a change.

[mechanikid]

with the rotas, it really depends on the model. note, that i can only speak for the 15" rotas. i've heard some pretty bad things about the C-8's. the shitstreams have been good to me. my first set up held up surprisingly well despite bieng in an accident flipping my car and ripping up the azenis 215's. they weren't even bent. i have another set right now on an eg that i occasionally track, with no issues at all. i also had another set of the group-n's that i put on my crx, and daily drove in los angeles. they served me well until they were stolen. my impression is that, at least with the 15" sizes, they are for the most part very durable wheels.

the 5-zigens may be more played out, but they're still the best value for 240's imo. when i save up for a set of track wheels next year, they will be my first choice for sure.

i do appreciate (what id consider at least) well manufactured premium wheels. i've owned 2 sets of Te's, a set of ce's, and just ordered some re030's for another pos car. i'm just tired of spending $2k+ on a set of wheels. pricing on new volks arn't getting cheaper either. i'd rather waste my money on other junk for a change.


:aw: i'm gonna have to run spacers for life...its coo. i already have extended studs. i put 25mm spacers all around on stock steelies and they look flush. i might as well get slipstreams since i did have them on my civic.

[CKAMC]

I still find the statement of " I would rather waste my money on something cheap" to be uber "stupid" to say.

Worst may come to worse and your rolling on some "POS" wheel that was designed to be cheap and lokk kinda like another brand... then BAM wheel shatters while you are out on the streets. You not only endanger yourself but others that are around you as well for your mistake of trying to take the "easy" route

there is a reason why high quality, good looking wheels cost a lot... they work! Just because you cant get that flush look with the wheels you bought doesn't mean your not JdM tYtE yO!

take your time, its not like your life is on loan from god... if it is I will apologies!

[ronmcdon]

I still find the statement of " I would rather waste my money on something cheap" to be uber "stupid" to say.

Worst may come to worse and your rolling on some "POS" wheel that was designed to be cheap and lokk kinda like another brand... then BAM wheel shatters while you are out on the streets. You not only endanger yourself but others that are around you as well for your mistake of trying to take the "easy" route

there is a reason why high quality, good looking wheels cost a lot... they work! Just because you cant get that flush look with the wheels you bought doesn't mean your not JdM tYtE yO!

take your time, its not like your life is on loan from god... if it is I will apologies!

Maybe the impression i gave came across wrong, but i guess what i'm trying to say is that I prefer to get something that serves its purpose, without being overly expensive. just because something is cheap, doesn't necessarily mean it has questionable durability. in the case of the slipstreams, they have been used by numerous track guys with very rare cases of failure. its fair to say they are a proven wheel. i'm not a fan of rotas for 240s not b/c of poor durability, but b/c of undesirable sizes and offsets.

With the case of say the fno1-c's, or even the MB motoring wheels. imo, they would be budget wheels. yet they're tracked by quite a bit of the 240 community for quite some time now, with a relatively rare case of failure. to me, that's proof that they are good enough for the track use. volk forged wheels may still be more durable, but is that added durability worth the premium of the extra $1,400 or so? for someone who competes, probably. for a dd w/ occasional lap duty, i'm not so sure.

[ronmcdon]

:aw: i'm gonna have to run spacers for life...its coo. i already have extended studs. i put 25mm spacers all around on stock steelies and they look flush. i might as well get slipstreams since i did have them on my civic.

if thats the case, i suggest you get the 5-zigens instead. at least you wont need to buy spacers, and that may make them even cheaper than the rotas.

[phreze]

5-Zigens, while owned by everyone and their grandma, are still not a bad rim. I have heard zero cases of one of their rims breaking, but have seen numerous rota/ other knockoffs bust apart at the spokes.

light and cheap = not strong
cheap and strong = not light
light and strong = not cheap

[CKAMC]

a friend of mine broke an MB wheel.

it wasnt his fault tho, the track had a pothole and 400hp rb25 neo... well he went air bourne.

car was totaled, lol the wheel broke in two, the lip was so fuscked that lit looked like a wind chime to me.

now thats how a rim should break, extreme power!! LOL

[pbcstylez]

Mark, I told you 4 lug rims are hard ot come by, especially in good enough offsets for cheap. there is a set of 4 lugs sold in the bay by handogg i believe. That is probably one of the best fitment for 4 lug wheels ive seen in a long time for sale here.

Call me and i might have another purchase for you.

http://www.zilvia.net/f//showthread.php?t=139000

http://www.zilvia.net/f//showthread.php?t=139731

[mechanikid]

i know i know, but i ain't exactly ballin. plus i don't have 1k to spare. i only get paid so much at tapioca express...

[domo dorigato]

just save your pennies! or get the weapons..they are cheap 450

[mechanikid]

just save your pennies! or get the weapons..they are cheap 450

i have a 4 lug....

[Matej]

http://jdmconcept.com.au/pictures/work/work%20emotion%20sample/XD9.jpg
my work is done here!
You are my hero! :bowdown:

Does he carry the 4-lug 18x9's & 18x10's?

[inertiaticism]

Roats don't break as often as people say they do.
Out of all of the thousands of track cars that run them, all of the hundred of thousands of daily driven Subarus, hondas, VWs, and other random ass cars with them on, there are a few isolated incidents of them breaking where there's not really any background on how they were treated.

Had those wheels been through several crashes? Dropped on concrete a few times? Had deep gouges in the barrel from a tire machine?
I don't like them either, they're fakes, but they're not as shitty as everyone seems to like to think.
They're just cheap wheels that are not as good as name brands who use better casting/forging tenchniques and better QC. They're fine for a daily driver.

[ranger240]

THR THRR THRROWW SOME D's on that bitch!!! just bought a cadillac!


forget that.. Kanye owns
just bought a stripper chick, Throw some d's on that bitch... man thats a prerequisite

[djp.]

THR THRR THRROWW SOME D's on that bitch!!! just bought a cadillac!
Mean I Aint Really Into Rims And All That, If Ima Spend 5, 10 Stacks On Some D’s, Its Gon’ Be Some Different Type Of D’s, Na’m Sayin, Na Mean, Hm

[mechanikid]

wow, erbody in this thread is gangsta.

[viscid240]

yeah got my girl xd9's in 17x9.5+17, 18x10+18 for her s14. I ain't ballin'. save and spend once. Sportmax ftl, nastayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[rowdogg03]

check the classifieds I got Sportmax 502's 18x9.5 and 18x8.5 for 450$ from a fellow member on Zilvia... You just gotta watch the ads and have cash in hand...

:)

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