Which Wheels, What Color?? POLL

[MECPInstaller]

Scroll towards the bottom to finally see the wheels that caused so much controversy on nico, sorry for all the chaos moderators.

BrandonMECPInstaller

Modified by MECPInstaller at 9:04 PM 10/21/2004
Modified by MECPInstaller at 8:56 PM 12/6/2004

[BuudWeizErr]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

honda sizes for life. probably 17x7 +40... you are not leonardo dicaprio riding the titanic, get wheels meant for your car. or at least huge spacers. for a wack sized wheel like those specs I just said... 25mm!

[MECPInstaller]

i need to get ahold of the place thats selling them to find the offsets, i thought with the vrd5's and the size of the lip, the offset would be more appropriate for the car (mine that is). you happen to know anywhere i can get a set of wheels and tires for around 600-700 that would work right. Looked aroudn tire rack and couldn't find something i liked for the right price..

[SmithSR]

SPL has FN01R-C 17x8 +35 $780 shipped IIRC

find Nismo_Freak aka Alan at SPL

[MECPInstaller]

hmm sounds tempting then i'd have to get a decent set of tires, i really don't wanna wait for 2 more weeks to get another paycheck:( but hmmm just what i might have to do. side note those wheels also come with tires and are shipped for just over 600. Thats what mostly set my heart on them. But now i'm not really sure since people are saying they might not work out right.

[BoBa524]

hey can you guys throw in a couple of links where i can get full packages for 600-700 also looking for rims like these

[MECPInstaller]

send me an email, [email protected] and i'll give you the link don't wanna post non sponsor sites on here.

[Dano]

get the 5spokes in silver!

-Dan

[Projex240]

thats a damn good deal.those are like 205 each without shipping.Id jump all over that

[MECPInstaller]

well just ordered a set of vrd-5's in gunmetal yesterday, suppose to be here within 10 days so i'll get some pictures when they're on the car. Found out they come wrapped with Hankook k106's very nice looking tire. Only thing they're 205/40/17 which should be fine for now. I could have had 225's in the back and 215's in the front for $30 more per wheel but didn't want to spend the extra 120 since it pretty well already wiped out my paycheck this time around. came out with the 4 rims and tires mounted and balanced and a set of locking lugs $649.90 shipped to my door, not to bad eh?Btw the salesmen said that they wouldn't need spacers or them to look right and they'll clear aftermarket coilovers.

[BuudWeizErr]

205/40/17.

thats a dead giveway. that wheel is for hondas. cancel your order. that is a terrible tire size for a 240. it's going to look like you're rolling around on skateboard wheels.

and back to that 'look' comment about the lip. look at the spoke design. it quite obviously has a high offset, then curves back into the barrel of the wheel, giving it the lip look. It doesn't even really have a lip. It's a 1 piece, cast wheel = fake lip. just has the 'lip look.'

[MECPInstaller]

its better than my stock steelies and hubcaps for now so i'll try them when i get them and well if i don't like them i can always sell them down the road.

Not trying to sound angry or bent out of shape but whats so wrong with 205's? My stock wheels use 195's, i don't really want huge rims come winter when i have to travel 30 miles to work and back.

Right now just wanting something to look alittle nicer than my hubcaps, call it rice if you want but i think they look pretty nice and for the price they'll do for now till i can afford a nice set of wheels and tires. but now its time to save up for the engine rehaul and turbo kit.
Modified by MECPInstaller at 5:39 PM 10/18/2004

[aither]

It's not so much the width, but the diameter of the tire. 205/40/17 is pretty short. Even 205/45/17 is pretty short, but better. I run a 205 width all around, and enjoy it for what it's set up for. Many people run 215 all around. Anyways, you could probably find a wider wheel with a better offset, especially if you went 5 lug (I'm assuming you have 4 lug hubs). That's why some are discouraging you from getting these wheels.

[MECPInstaller]

yep the car has 4 lug, 5 would have given me alittle more options i really like the dtr 05's (not sure if thats the correct model number) found them for around 200 each but then i'd have to get tires for them and my budget right now wouldn't allow me and just kinda sick of having the hubcaps, seem to draw away from the overall sexiness of my zenki.

[BuudWeizErr]

yeah, it's not the width. it's the height. 40% of 205 is a lot shorter than the closer to stock OD 215/45. Thats why I said it's going to look like you're cruising around on skateboard wheels.

are you at stock ride height? if you lower it a lot, it would look better, but stock 4x4... man, thats rough.

[MECPInstaller]

yeah currently i'm still at stock ride height. Depending on how weird it looks i'd have to switch from the turbo kit plan to suspension. hmm. the sidewall height on mine i have now is 50 mm, so wouldn't think 40 mm would look really different.

[BuudWeizErr]

yeah currently i'm still at stock ride height. Depending on how weird it looks i'd have to switch from the turbo kit plan to suspension. hmm. the sidewall height on mine i have now is 50 mm, so wouldn't think 40 mm would look really different.

It's not 40mm vs 50mm.

It's percent. So there is going to be slightly more than 20mm difference between an incorrectly sized 205/40.. and say a 205/50.

205/40 = sidewall is 40% of 205205/50 = sidewall is 50% of 205

[Exar-Kun]

So...this must be the "lets make statments that are false beacuse I didnt read the massive FAQ at the top of my page" portion of this thread...

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seriously, please READ the friggin things before posting people....I didnt compile/write those for my own health...

-Chet

Also, I agree with ryan, those wheels are crap. get a better offset for your car.

[skydragoness]

I have to agree with CD and Chet, that wheel is not something you want for the 240. Just because the 240 has the same bolt pattern as some Honda's do, doesn't mean the offset will work. Personally, i think 205 width sucks on my 15" SE alloys, but i couldn't imagine how horrible the car would handle on 17"s with the same width, especially without lowering it first. I'd save your money and lower (conservatively lower that is)/and get shocks for the car first (if you haven't already). And buy a set of Blizzak's for your steelies for this coming winter since you expressed your concern about commuting in the winter. That's probably more of a priority.

[MECPInstaller]

already ordered them, so i'm not going to screw over the company and back out now. So i'll just get them try them on for size, see how they look and handle and if i'm not satified i'll stick them up on ebay. Chet, Sorry about putting up the post, I had read over the tire and wheel faqs acouple weeks ago, guess i really didn't put too much thought into the purchase, Just don't have alot of money to spend on buying a real nice, correct set for my car then the tires and mounting and balancing.

[book-ends]

.....just don't have alot of money to spend on buying a real nice, correct set for my car then the tires and mounting and balancing.

I guess I don't understand your thinking. Why do it wrong AND THEN go through the hassle of selling them and another set, ect. Just be patient and do it right the first time.

For example, last month I lost an E-Bay bid on some Watanabe RS-8 three piece wheels sized 16x8 +25. If this other guy didn't come way over the top and bid $1200, I would have walked away smiling. However, just because I lost the bid doesn't mean that I'm going to buy some crap in the meantime.

Personally, just buy a nice set of all-season / winter tires and pocket the rest in a shoebox under your bed. You'll feel so much better in the long run. And this talk about not wanting to screw the company.......good lord.

[skydragoness]

That's too bad you got them.

I hope you sell the rims/tires etc, and get some snow tires quick!

[whiterps13]

no matter what everyone is saying, they will look fine. the people posting negative are wasting time and space. its obvious he already ordered them, so just leave it alone. i have 17x7 +42 (yes i know its a "honda wheel") and i am happy. i paid $550 w/ tires so you cant beat that. trust me, unless you are a freak about flush wheels/tires they will be vastly better than your stock wheels. everybody needs to shut up and stop raining on your parade.

[skydragoness]

It may sound negative to you because you have rims of the same type and your'e fine with it. In terms of fitment, look (in terms of offset rather),and handling-- others have offered constructive criticism. You can't expect to post something in the Tire/Wheel forum about those kind of rims and not get some kind of commentary from the performance-oriented people on the forum. It's a given.

regardless, for practicality's sake i'm hoping he kept his stock rims/tires for this winter

[Exar-Kun]

what she said.-Chet

[BuudWeizErr]

no matter what everyone is saying, they will look fine. the people posting negative are wasting time and space. its obvious he already ordered them, so just leave it alone. i have 17x7 +42 (yes i know its a "honda wheel") and i am happy. i paid $550 w/ tires so you cant beat that. trust me, unless you are a freak about flush wheels/tires they will be vastly better than your stock wheels. everybody needs to shut up and stop raining on your parade.

no, but seriously, do you know where i can buy some stickers or neons for my car?

[MECPInstaller]

This threads still going? lol well i got the wheels they look good other than the tires being crap traction wise and visually but after i put the recently aquired springs and shocks on and some slighty wider, with higher profile tires it'll look very very nice imo. Thinking about 225/45zr/17 or so. i would post some pics of them on the car with the skinny little tires but don't feel like get ragged on at the moment. ah crap i like them so heres afew of them just sitting on my bed.

and heres alil rough photoshop job with the car dropped (front looks alil too low, yes i know lol)

and the kicker the wheels on the car look sorta nice... damn the ultra low profile hankooks

btw don't invest in hankook k106 tires might work good on a drag strip but semi fast turns is out of the question and forget the rain and snow driving unless you like the feel of your car floating along the road....
Modified by MECPInstaller at 8:53 PM 12/6/2004

[BuudWeizErr]

No one ever said anything about the wheels themselves. Those things look great, IMO. It was the width, offset and preselected tire size that we all warned you about. I wouldn't put them on my car without a minimum 25mm spacer. I would also worry about their strength/durability, but if they are cheap, they are just throwaways anyways, like my MB Motorsports...

spacers now and then HOT HOT HOT. too bad they aren't wider though.

[MECPInstaller]

if i did put somethign like a 25mm spacer would i need new, longer studs? my dad owns a machine shop and he could mill me out a set of spacers but not sure what quality of metal they use in them.

[skydragoness]

you can find name-brand quality wheel studs. I think Nismo has some.