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I think I will have to run something like the red car kouki until I can swap a few things. apparently to get a wheel in any good offset I need to have 5 lug. I guess I should have mentioned that my S14 is 4 lug. Anyway, I like those on the red kouki.What are they and where can I get them?


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they dont even make that wheel in 4 lug

a 5 lug swap should be first on your list

you really cant go half one way half the other, if youre getting the kit you really need to spend the money to get the wheels to go along with it

if my car had a kit i can 110% guarantee you i wouldnt have 16" koseis

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I hear you. I can wait to put the kit on. Im not even sure I want to put it on. I got it as a gift, kinda. I guess I should do a 5 lug conversion anyway. Know any good places to buy the parts for that?

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wow all that talk and then we find out you're 4 lug.. ouch... again do it right or you'll never be satisfied unless you're easy to please lol.

+1 for what mcrussel recommends. i'd say 18x9.5+12s all around work fine. play with camber to fit and roll fenders. the bare minimum of going ghetto and not looking like *** is work emotion cr kai... if you're 4 lug and don't plan to convert then grenades in 18sx the biggest size they offer...

but from the way you sound you don't seem committed at all to even fit the wheels so its your choice... wheel fitment is a lot of work not just slap on and call it a day... camber, fender smashing, wheel well smashing, ride height, tire size, 5 lug hubs... not an easy task not including body kit and paint... also hidden costs include rear camber arms and coilovers with plates if you don't have that yet... i'd say a 5k minimum... to do it right even going cheap

classified is your best friend for 5 lug hubs.. we aren't rich boys so we cant afford new stuff.

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while you're at it, do the Z32 brake upgrade too...
emperor_lunchbox wrote:I hear you. I can wait to put the kit on. Im not even sure I want to put it on. I got it as a gift, kinda. I guess I should do a 5 lug conversion anyway. Know any good places to buy the parts for that?

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I just want the car to look decent. I paid roughly 5k for the car, I do not want to pay 5k for rims. Not worth it at all. I dont mind spending 1500 on the rims, but that is about where I will call it at. not much but Im sure I can get something decent looking for 1500. The only reason I even want new wheels at all is because the wheels that are on there now are S13 7 spoke alloys. I think they are way too small for this car. Besides, this is a daily driver. not a track car I don't need best possible fitment, I need good fitment. who has the time to spend to adjust their car to fit the wheels. why not just buy wheels that fit. I already have coilovers and as fas as anything else, if I need to get camber arms or anything else than that wheel is not for me. I came here to see what wheel/size would get me as close to a certain look as possible. not a checklist of things to get. What I am looking for is a goog looking 5 (or 6) spoke rim with a decent size that will look good. Thats it. I dont need to run a 10 inch wide rim, thats frivolous unless its for track or some other motorsport use. All I want to know is, is there anything that fits what I am looking for?I know there has to be. J-Z has a 4 lug S14 and his wheels fit nice. I will be doing a s lug swap down the line, but for right now, I need to get these S13 wheels off of this car.

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why not use some of that for the 5 lug conversion...and then spend the rest on wheels

i mean, you could get something like emotion cr kai in 18x9.5 +12 all around for $1,260 in 5 lug

that means the money youd put into the conversion wouldnt put you all that far over $1,500, if at all

this will look like the fit in that picture, and allow it to look that way...this is just one option though

but the 5 lug swap in general opens up so many wheel choices its not even funny

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Reading this thread is like...

soul crushing...

From talk of the D Unit cars and Work catalogs to talk of fagmo 16in pink enkeis and 5h conversion

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nismofly wrote:i mean, you could get something like emotion cr kai in 18x9.5 +12 all around for $1,260 in 5 lug
Ok, That sounds like a plan. Do you have a link to a site that sells them for this price?

I could do the conversion and get those wheels if it will be around 1500. That isnt too bad.

Get me a link and I will go that route.

P.S. I would love to see a pic of everyones car here. Especially Mcrussellpants. Oh yeah, I like the pink wheels, I think they are different.


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