AKLGT Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Well I broke my own rule that I would never get fake bullets. I really don't like them, but I enjoy the way this rim looks and for the price I will have to accept them for now. Hopefully down the road these will get replaced with GOOD rims, but for now they are a good in between. 17 x 7 40mm offset. Going to run my stock potenzas for now. http://i19.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/26/11/3a_1_bl.JPG They should look good on the LGT. Here is a thread with them on a Scion in 18" http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=122950&sid=d8336ac7a7ebd0565b5e3751da468e78 EDIT: I forgot to add that I got these for $395 SHIPPED from Cali. The auction had the buy-it-now option, and the best offer option. I was going to use the buy-it-now but then noticed they had a "best offer" option. So for the hell of it I submitted an offer $10 less and about an hour later they accepted! These are selling for $50 more by every other seller on Ebay, so I did not want to puch my luck. Anyway... for those that see the "best offer" option, try it out.... it might just work! ya, i had emailed the guy about shipping cost to AK. we get screwed big time. it was gonna be $235 just for shipping, so i told him never mind. well whoever won the auction had to back out and so he offered them to me for the same price, SHIPPED to AK! I opted to get the lugs too, so it ended up being only $430 TOTAL shipped UPS from the East Coast to AK! when i looked online, the closest in price who would ship to me was over $600! :O those rims are gonna look sharp! the ADR rims are pretty good quality imo, and look very nice. mine are a tad bit heavier, 18 lbs there abouts i think. I believe the stockers are around 17 lbs (i saw this somewhere but don't recall). Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Tracking on the wheels shows 43lbs for 2 boxes. They are shipped in 2's.... and strapped together. So the rims are 21.5 lbs each minus the packaging. I think it is safe to say they will be under 20 lbs each. I don't know what the stockers weigh... anyone know? I "could" go drag out a stock wheel setup (with Icebears), plus the unmounted RE2s....but I won't!! Headed out for "Happy Hour" in 15 minutes!! Going from memory: stock wheels @ 18#s + 23#s for the RE92s. The Rotas are 16#s + 22#s for the Pilot Exalto PE2s. Each of these combos was weighed on a scale, plus individually (wheel & tire) back over a year ago. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 Thanks guys. Since my budget was low for my summer rims... I did opted not to get light rims. Light rims + pothole = bent rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Thanks guys. Since my budget was low for my summer rims... I did opted not to get light rims. Light rims + pothole = bent rim. +1 yep, i hear ya. i had to do a lot of smooth talking to get mine. but for $400 shipped to AK, even hubby couldn't let that deal go. lol Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 Man what a great company, I got the rims from California in just a few days. One has two small blemishes, and the box looked like hell. FedEX slid something across it I think. Anyway... I will probably just buff them. They came with the lip wrapped in a thick plastic, and those giant 'hair net' looking things that protect the front of the rim. Then that whole assembly was in a thick bag, in a box. So in short, good packaging. http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2550/dscn17479kl.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5220/dscn17480ie.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7346/dscn17492ln.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 http://www.wheelmax.com/_images/products/dl46hs_z.jpghttp://www.wheelmax.com/_images/products/arius_z.gif I have been looking at these for some time. pic 1 is 18x7.5 45mm, and pic 2 is 18x7.5 48mm. I have a silver wagon, which do you all think would look best? Click Here everyday:redface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 http://www.wheelmax.com/_images/products/copse_z.gif If I wait a little longer(need another bonus) I might do these. 18x7.5 48mm. I just cant decide. need feedback, thanks Click Here everyday:redface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 FYI the rims are 20 pounds each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Yes but I cant afford lightweight wheels that actually look good, so.... which of these do you like? Click Here everyday:redface: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I like the 5-double-spoke wheel on the left in the first pic, and the 5Zigen wheels as #2. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Man what a great company, I got the rims from California in just a few days. One has two small blemishes, and the box looked like hell. FedEX slid something across it I think. Anyway... I will probably just buff them. They came with the lip wrapped in a thick plastic, and those giant 'hair net' looking things that protect the front of the rim. Then that whole assembly was in a thick bag, in a box. So in short, good packaging. http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2550/dscn17479kl.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5220/dscn17480ie.jpg http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7346/dscn17492ln.jpg yep, same here. i get compliments ALL THE TIME on how mine look. just cause they were cheap, doesn't mean they aren't nice. and as for the other rims, the other member was asking about? the 2nd ones... i love those spoke rims! Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Looks GREAT, bro! Can't wait to see them mounted and rubber-surrounded! <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 http://www.wheelmax.com/_images/products/arius_z.gif I have been looking at these for some time. pic 2 is 18x7.5 48mm. I have a silver wagon, which do you all think would look best? THis one. I am a sucker for mesh-style rims, though. (and redheads, but that is a different matter, and I am married to great redhead, who I need to convince that I should be allowed to buy mesh-style wheels.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 same here. Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elxkid Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 THis one. I am a sucker for mesh-style rims, though. (and redheads, but that is a different matter, and I am married to great redhead, who I need to convince that I should be allowed to buy mesh-style wheels.) BBS rip-offs FTW! Seriously they look very nice. ...sporting the hottest Legacy on the westside of my block:icon_bigg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team23jordan Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Thanks guys. Since my budget was low for my summer rims... I did opted not to get light rims. Light rims + pothole = bent rim. not always true i've seen rotas....bent really bad rotas = pretty heavy Perrin BIG maf intake Perrin Turbo Inlet HKS SSQV BOV Megan Racing header with UP (ceramic coated) HKS DP (WRX) DMH E-cutout Custom 3" catback UTEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 not always true i've seen rotas....bent really bad rotas = pretty heavy From my buddy with a WRX, he has mentioned that guys have cracked Rotas, which makes more sense, since they are cast. Usually cast rims will crack before they bend (forged rims wil bend). Not to say cast rims "won't" bend, but it's unusual. Rota makes so many different wheels that some may be heavy, but my 17x7.5" SDR rimes are 2#s lighter than stock (about 16#s). FWIW, as I mentioned earlier, i was very leery of the 14# Koseis that Tire Rack sells, as they are cast, and I don't feel that they would hold up to Detroit-area roads. If I were to get sub 15# wheels, I would get forged. The ony problem with the rotas (also confirmed by the WRX guys who do Tail of the Dragon) that when Rotas get hot, the center caps fal out, and they don't even snap in when the wheels cool. Luckily, mine did it in the pits of a track event (on the fronts). I then sealed in the center caps with high-temp silicone, and they're fine. I'll just remove them myself at new-tire time. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I won't consider a wheel that is a dual-setup, that is 10 holes so it will fit two different fitments (and too many extra holes to keep clean). Give me 5x100 only with the correct hole 56.1mm center bore so I don't have to use center-bore adapters. SBT - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 I wish I could get 18's but the roads here suck. I like them. They look cheap... but I like them. http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1378/dscn17582fr.jpg http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/9408/dscn17594rs.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Looks good!! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 i think they look great, not cheap. who cares? it's your car anyways. as long as you're happy with them that's all that really matters. Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 For some reason it does not look lowered, but it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 what springs? Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 H-tech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec-B GT Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 should have gotten S-tech http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/nathan0067/DSC_0096.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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