I love lips . . .

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RobPaulson
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looking for some wheel suggestions . . .

conditions:- I AM willing to lower it to make it look better- The rim MUST have as fat a lip as possible- DarkSlate 3.5SE

found these wondering if anyone knows similar wheels tha may fit, maybe cheaper. Just looking for options but these were the only ones i found that looked good and had a lip . . .

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels...Brand


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LongBeachCoupe
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2" eibach dropped lip here!

RPx2.5
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Fat lips.....oohh sounds so dirty! hehe jk..but let me ask u guys.. Don't u think deep dish is too flashy for our coupe?not bashing, far from it..i was actually considering this option aswell..is juz that i feel that our coupe is more sporty than luxury..

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RPx2.5 wrote:Fat lips.....oohh sounds so dirty! hehe jk..but let me ask u guys.. Don't u think deep dish is too flashy for our coupe?not bashing, far from it..i was actually considering this option aswell..is juz that i feel that our coupe is more sporty than luxury..
i know what your getting at here . . . i think it is too much if you get 20s. 19s or 18s lowered look quite tasteful imo

this is also why im having a hard time finding a set . . . because so many of them seem to be 'too much' for this nissan

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LongBeachCoupe
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Am i too much?

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RobPaulson
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LongBeachCoupe wrote:Am i too much?
from the pics . . . in my opinion ya, but its not AWFUL. I could easily see your rims looking MUCH better in person.

again not sayin it looks BAD, just not my style

also, considering my coupe hasnt even shipped yet, and you have all the mods i want i cant really knock ur setup =) very clean btw

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I know! it's so hard to balance luxury and sporty look in our car.. some people go overboard towards one end, which ends up looking either too ricey or too classy DUB..that's why g35 g37 are so good! They are dead on spot on that balance look imo.. o and lbc, i think ur setup is great just not my personalty too..i guess im just boring that's why im thinking going oem hehe..but by no means ur car looks anything less gorgeous

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thoughts comments suggestions? TOOOOOO chrome?

and if i save up for a long long time . . . (by the time i can afford them they will be completely discontinued!!!!)


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I was actually looking at getting the 2nd ones in black

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Yeah i have the same prob...i want a nice rim but i dont want them to be to much...but i love my coupe n dont know what to do

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LongBeachCoupe wrote:Am i too much?
i don't like black rims on black cars...

but LBC i think your car looks good and the rims complement the car well.

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alphapig
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If you like lips so much, you bought the wrong car for that.

FWD offset FTL.

You need very low offset to get REAL deep wheels, with REAL lips. +20 and under, I would speculate.

The TSW Thruxton might be a good choice though.


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LongBeachCoupe wrote:2" eibach dropped lip here!
What is your offset and do you rub on hard turns???

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LongBeachCoupe
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+38 and the only thing that i rub is scratch off lottery tickets!

I took the car to the autocross too, still no rubs

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Hear are mine. Gotta rock 20's with a lip

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If you love lips get an FR car:

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alphapig
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usdm_180sx wrote:If you love lips get an FR car:
Yeah, those are lips. That is pretty deep!

Someone is selling these Works in the classifieds. They look very similar to those on the 240

That's how a lip should be



Lips on FWD offset wheels are a bit pretentious.

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I like the 3pc over the 2pc work meister wheels.


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