Rejoice, you cheap 4 luggers!

[pj]

god thats my biggest fear with these iffy aftermarket wheels, i can just picture jammin down I95, hitting one of the many ridiculous potholes and breaking a wheel while doing 80mph...oh the horror...

[simmode1]

^^^5Zigen's are far from iffy. They are very strong and reputable for their price and manufacturing method. I'm kinda doubting he cracked his just driving down the highway.

I've read enough Rota/XXR threads to see past the hype & know what I'm getting here. I don't have a problem with them at all.

[cjmirabal1]

^^^5Zigen's are far from iffy. They are very strong and reputable for their price and manufacturing method. I'm kinda doubting he cracked his just driving down the highway.

I've read enough Rota/XXR threads to see past the hype & know what I'm getting here. I don't have a problem with them at all.

[slikklogic]

yea its like a 1in or so long on the inside. but i think 3 deg of camber a 40 profile stretched tire and the fact its jus there all some old beatn up and scared rims that came with the car, may have had a effect.lol i have a pic if anyone is interested. idr if there cast or forged but it kept goin flat every 2 days lol but over these months not gonna lie i nailed some big a** holes recently not paying attention but they are real 5zigens from japan old a** ones too

[SX APPEAL]

One of my old FN's



Met a curb during a tokyo drift wannabe session a few years ago

[pj]

^^^5Zigen's are far from iffy.

yeah man thats my point they cracked soo...had me thinking as i assumed he just found a crack, previously unknown to him...not because of

a curb during a tokyo drift wannabe session

lol i get you, that explains it all. a curb will break/bend anything.
im with you though simm, ive read enough good feedback which deff overshadows the bad. not saying the thought wouldnt be in the back of my mind at time ya'know?

[simmode1]

^^^Oh for sure. Which is why I'd much rather spend $150ish on a wheel than $450ish.

[the a3k]

exactly. i dont wanna spend 2 grand on a set of wheels when i could get 3 sets for the same price! lol

[pj]

exactly. i dont wanna spend 2 grand on a set of wheels when i could get 3 sets for the same price! lol

i totally understand that train of thought and im not above buying knock offs or new brands like these for no other reason than the price is so damn good.

but if i had to buy multiple sets due to poor quality, eventually equalling the amount of some dope BBS or advan or work (im a big fan of these) id rather have those.

but pay no mind to my post, deff not trying to ruin a great thread with a wheel arguement!!!
truth be told, im stringly considering one of these new models as a upcoming purchase...deff going to have to paint em white though the bronze/gold colors doesnt float my boat

[OutToWinPAHC]

I bought them so I dont smash up my volks which are being restored. I am going to use them for cheap drift tires for when I make attempts. However XXR over rota... I have seen XXR's hold up after smashing curbs.

[cjmirabal1]

I bought them so I dont smash up my volks which are being restored. I am going to use them for cheap drift tires for when I make attempts. However XXR over rota... I have seen XXR's hold up after smashing curbs.

cant wait to see them on ur ride man!

[slikklogic]

xxr stronger then rota? whats this world coming too.sportmaxx(xxr) use to be the worst thing u could get

[OutToWinPAHC]

No doubt they are cheap a** wheels, made from cast. But the rota cast are paper thin, thats why xxr weight a damn ton..... and this is why they are my back ups.

[slikklogic]

hmm i have rota gt3's on my civic doin good couple yrs now.i hate them but i bought them new and there mint so eh watever at least there silver and not the ricer red wheel revolution

[simmode1]

Rota wheels are decent for their price. If they're strong enough for professional drifting/time attack, then they're good enough for me. ALOT of drivers in the UK Drift series, JDM All-Stars, run Rotas.

I'll bet you good money that when these new XXR's come out and get weighed, Grids/P45R's will still be a $hitload lighter by about 5lbs each, too.

I plan to get both the 526's in the 17x10+20 with 18x10.5+20 along with 17x9.5+12 P45R fronts and 18x10+15 Grid rears if I can ever save up enough cash.

[Dittoz7]

527's out yet?

Need to buy new tires...might as well get new wheels as well no?

[slikklogic]

i kno wen xxr came out with those concaves last year idr the number, there was a team at formula d with a huge stack of them lol a purple s13 and ae86

[simmode1]

Those were the 522's. They are ugly as $hit, imo.

[slikklogic]

nah i like them on civics and integras. deff not on that s13 lol they were tacky

[2slowdy87]

So I ordered the 527s.
Im just gunna run the 17x8.25s with 215/40s
and 17x9.75 with 245/40s.

There's over a 100 orders in front of me. They quoted me end of Feb or early March.

[SX APPEAL]

+1 for no ridiculously stretched tires!!!

[OutToWinPAHC]

that aint crazy stretched, almost the same as why I am running on the same wheels for nicefest cept I use a 225 front

[2slowdy87]

Yea i might end up running 225s up front insead of 215. Havent decided yet.

[SX APPEAL]

Thats what I meant, that she ISN'T doing a crazy stretch, props

[pj]

hippari is kewl fool
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[slikklogic]

do a 195/40 lol

[2slowdy87]

What do you guys think about the 527s in 16x8.25 +0 on a s13 chassis?

Here's a pic on a miata
http://xxrwheels.com/xxr_527b.shtml

[simmode1]

I don't like 16's. At all.

[the a3k]

xxr 521 in 18's ftw

[pj]

the miata'd look much better if it were slammed low, tucking a bit of that tire in the rear.
i dont hate 16 wheels sizes, s*** i thought that white navan s14 on 15" wats was the dopest thing ever. needless to say, i am the only one who thinks such.