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Chernobyl
12-18-2003, 05:48 PM
Ok guys I can get a sweet deal on some wheels in 16x9 +15 size, but I'm really wimping out here. I did some calculations and these would stick out of my fenders compared to the wheels I have now (16x8 +35 rear)... yet I've seen some cars running 17x9 +15 just fine on this site (nitekids, dousan). Should I suck it up and get them and run 225/50-16's all around with -2.5 to -3 degrees camber and rolled fenders? I'll probably just get them and try them out, and see how it goes, but I could use some reassurance here hehe.

Let me know what you think, what you would do. (this is the only size i can get the deal on, so don't tell me to choose other sizes please... ideally I'd want a little higher offset... +30 or so, but that won't happen.)

Wheel experts... discuss please.

HiPSI
12-18-2003, 06:00 PM
sounds like a good set of track wheels:D

don't be a wiener, get them:aw:

Heartwork
12-18-2003, 06:02 PM
i forgot, but what kind of car do u have?

Chernobyl
12-18-2003, 06:26 PM
Whoops forgot to mention its an S14, sorry.

Kid Zelda
12-18-2003, 06:32 PM
* Arnold voice *

Dont be a' PU-SI

DRFT
12-18-2003, 06:37 PM
Ah-nuld voice- I'm a cop you idiot!

if you wimp out and the enxt person you see driving on the street then (nelson laugh pointing at you) haha

SilviaDriver
12-18-2003, 06:48 PM
dont be a wuss

wanganwonder
12-19-2003, 11:36 AM
Originally posted by SilviaDriver
dont be a wuss

what he said.

Dousan_PG
12-19-2003, 11:38 AM
get them
if you dont like them, sell them to me for 1/2 of what you paid and put new tires on it before you send it over

thanks.

JasonNagra
12-19-2003, 11:54 AM
Out of curiosity what kind of wheels are they??

sykikchimp
12-19-2003, 11:58 AM
this thread is useless without pics..

West
12-19-2003, 12:45 PM
Just get em and sell the Volk GTU's. Since there one of a kind here in the states and 4x114.3 you could get top dollar for them. Yaz shoulda bought them long ago so I wouldnt have to do this 5 lug swap.

mrmephistopheles
12-19-2003, 02:12 PM
Originally posted by Chernobyl
Tell me not to be a wuss...

Don't be a wuss. :D

NiteKids
12-19-2003, 02:15 PM
Don't be bitch! Get something even wider and lower offset! :p

Legacy
12-19-2003, 02:29 PM
I have 16x8 +38 in the rear... IT SUCKS! +35 offset can't be much better at all. I'd love to have a set of 16x9 +15s, but I don't really have any power to push those things around.

Get them. They'll look way better than what you have now.

Chernobyl
12-19-2003, 03:04 PM
Well, I ordered them anyway. At the price I got them (wont tell you), you cant go wrong haha. Wheels are AEZ radons... nothing special, and pretty heavy. I'll see if I like em when the UPS guy drops them off, and then make my decision.

Mark, let's test mount these on your car, hehe.:D

I probably won't sell the GTUs (freakin love em), but we'll see, I can't be swapping hubs every time I want to switch wheels. Maybe I'll get an S13 to mount the old wheels on? hehe.

pic attached.... like I said, nothing special, just awesome (IMO) sizes.

Pudula
12-19-2003, 03:53 PM
those are tight, get them.

Chernobyl
12-19-2003, 04:06 PM
Originally posted by Pudula
those are tight, get them.

Thanks. I'm sure I'll get about 20 people who won't like them just because they aren't JDM or super expensive though. I hope they are descent enough quality for my tastes. German built, and the company is TUV and ISO9001 certified (german standards) and all that... sounds good enough for the price hehe.