What all to know when buy wheels?

[UneaK]

i took a look around in the FAQ thread and really it just confused me.

but i am looking for rims for my 91 240sx and i found out that the bolt pattern is 4x114.3 correct?

what else do i need to know?
Modified by UneaK at 8:27 PM 5/3/2009

[adrianfromthecastle]

i took a look around in the FAQ thread and really it just confused me.

but i am looking for rims for my 91 240sx and i found out that the bolt pattern is 4x114.3 correct?

what else do i need to know?

Modified by UneaK at 4:12 PM 5/3/2009

when choosing aftermarket wheels, size and offset are also determinates of choosing the right one for you.

What kind of wheels are you looking to get? size? budget?

[IanS]

What look are you going for? How much do you have to spend? What suspension mods do you have? How hard are you willing to work to make a given wheel fit?

[UneaK]

What look are you going for? How much do you have to spend? What suspension mods do you have? How hard are you willing to work to make a given wheel fit?

i want flat black rims. about $1600. no suspension mods. how hard are we talking here?

[nifares240]

you need to specify the spec of the wheel. wheel size, width, and offset. also, it would help if you have some coilovers, not to slam the car but to tuck the wheel if you want.

[UneaK]

Rota P45R Rims 4x114.3 17x9.5

is that what your talking about?

[nifares240]

yeah but what offset? aren't those are the knock off from Nismo LMGT4

[IanS]

yeah but what offset? aren't those are the knock off from Nismo LMGT4

One and the same.

i want flat black rims. about $1600. no suspension mods. how hard are we talking here?

First of all, you are going to need a little suspension to make the car look decent.

No matter how nice a wheel you find, how perfectly you fit it, with stock ride height, its going to look goofy.

At the very least, a nice set of lowering springs to cut the wheel gap should suffice, but you could go as far as coilovers, camber plates and arms, and then on and on.

Wheel fitment changes drastically with ride height and camber.

You need to decide what look you are going for. Do you want super wide tires? Flush wheels? Tucked wheels? Drift style camber?

Making an S chassis look good requires a lot more than a set of wheels, but the wrong wheel fitment can wreck a good looking car.

[simmode1]

Making an S chassis look good requires a lot more than a set of wheels, but the wrong wheel fitment can wreck a good looking car.

Ain't dat da troof!

[UneaK]

what is the offset?

[adrianfromthecastle]

what is the offset?

c'mon dude... even my little cousin knows how to do a little research on the internet... and she's only 8!