bmorrisj Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 mbmotoring weapons 18x7.5 i want them i want them.....come on tax season... http://www.wheelsbymbmotoring.com/images/lrg_WeaponGM.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDork Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 looks nice...id go 8" wide though so you can get 245's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorrisj Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 looks like only bronze is availabe in 8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 ^ doh!, get them repainted~ Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL PAALO Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 gm is available in the 8 as well. likely just not in stock so it won't show as an option. just checked and stock is good according to discount for the 18x8 +45 in gm as well as bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorrisj Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 gm is available in the 8 as well. likely just not in stock so it won't show as an option. just checked and stock is good according to discount for the 18x8 +45 in gm as well as bronze. sweet 245/35's all around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zildjiank Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Its heavy dude... But looks good Get the 8in, I concur with the rest... 245 is what I will have all around... Just wait till you see that setup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukilla98 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Anyone make this near-duplicate rim that's maybe forged....i.e. lighter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zildjiank Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 SSR Competition, but that's 6 spokes www.tirerack.com I am about to pick up a used set...14.6lbs for 18X8 You can also try the Gram Lights 57S, I think they come forged... Regualar design for those are cast though, so you'll have to look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Is 245 width really worth the extra cost? Wouldn't the AWD really pick up on traction where a FWD or RWD would suffer from skinnier tires? It is the disposition of men to desire that which he cannot have, hence my un-quenchable wet desire for Shakira! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL PAALO Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 wedssport sa90 is available in a forged version. not sure if they have scooby sizing for that one though. the atech/mb is pretty lightweight considering the price imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2481 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 they look fine in bronze. just get 'em. i have a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2481 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 here you go. silver LGT wagon with mb weapons in Bronze wrapped in Hankook W300 icebears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorrisj Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 here you go. silver LGT wagon with mb weapons in Bronze wrapped in Hankook W300 icebears. do you have anymore pics, i was wondering what bsm would look like with bronze wheels.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjectS15 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 the DM has the bronze version of those wheels..18x8 all around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Is 245 width really worth the extra cost? Wouldn't the AWD really pick up on traction where a FWD or RWD would suffer from skinnier tires? AWD is about the driving force, it doesnt necessarily give you more traction where the single axle drive cars left off.. propulsion/or power transmission of power is different than grip. and the last time I checked, an RX8 can fit a set of 275/35/18 tires almost all the way around.. not bad for an RWD car. I guess if you drive hard enough, the 245s and 255s come in handy.. but that's some hard driving someone is doing just for the public road.... I think once you go beyond a 265 tire, the stock suspension cant efficiently use all the rubber that you have.. I think 285/30/18 is the full limit of what the car can take, but again, you're not going to use all of it based the car's stock suspension geometry (that also includes swapping to coilovers and adding camber plates). I run 245s on average and it's worth the extra money.. especially since I play with the car a lot for autox, taking the backroads everyday to work, and tracking the car. Nothing wrong with stretching the 225 over an 8".. which is fine too.. but for daily driving, I dont mind the extra width to prevent the rim from seeing curb rashes.. I'll let the sidewall of the tire to take in the scrubbing if that ever happens (which I havent curbed any rim since 2001). Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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