prettyken

whats good acurazine i have 1996 acura 2.5tl. i was think about putting 180 spokes or 100 spoke knockoffs on my car like the one from the movie baby boy and i was wonder what size to get to give it that nice clean look. i know yall thinkin like wtf daytons on a acura.. well im really different dude i dont wanna be like everyone else i like to think outside the box and try something a lil different can anyone help me with this decision

vipstar

i can appreciate that, but you will have to replace the balljoints if you run a Reverse Wire as opposed to the Wires for FWD's. I prefer the Reverse look. It basically depends on whether you want to run White Walls or some low profile tires. I actually think some 17" Reverse would look good but u might be wanting the White Walls.

Go90go

Couple things wrong:

1) Daytons. They really just don't flow with the car, and it will never be "clean".
2) Knockoffs.

In the end, you can do what you want as it's yours.

~Cheers~

vipstar

i beg to differ.....i think he can pull it off. as long as he does it right. and Knockoffs are better than Bolt-Ons.

I can picture a black TL, all Chrome Reverse Knockoffs, and low low low. i think it would look good. as long as he doesn't put dice on the rear view or any Lowrider stickers on it. Oh and remove all emblems too.

7 Tl

Wasn't there a member here on the 1g forum, I think the name was spooky13c or something like that had a 2.5 & threw some daytons on it? I think i remember a picture of that. It looked...well..unique i'd say.

vipstar

Lol well in my head I'm picturing a nice ride. But then again it could look like crap. I might go this route tho bc it'll save me money on the 5 lug conversion and 17" wires will be less expensive than a nice set of 20's.

I guess we all just need to do what we like. So throw some D's on it, lol.

Go90go

The wheels in your avatar in 17" would be perfect on this body. Even with my 18's I felt they were a bit big.

~Cheers~

vipstar

ok so i had a dream about this (yeah i know) but in my mind it was looking good and in the dream i was sittin phat lol. but then it hit me when i woke up that those 17" reverse wires are gonna be sticking out like 3-4 inches and thats not gonna look so pimp. so NEVERMIND

Go90go

Hey, sleeping on things DOES work, haha!

~Cheers~

vipstar

are the Acura RL fwd as well?

greddycl-s01

RL's are AWD

Ken1997TL

1996 - 2004 RL's are FWD, 2005 - present are AWD.

prettyken

Sowhich would work reverse wires wheels or knockoffs.. and not all spokes poke out and I was thinkin about going with some 14.7 inch or some 15inch #help

Go90go

Unless "knockoffs" means something else to the people who buy those wheels, the word means replicas/copies/counterfeits. While I'm at it, "bolt-on" means something that needs no modifications to fit.

~Cheers~

desired_speeds

and shoes are better than toilet paper


as for the daytons... your money your car. ha

40kalz

iTrader: (2)

Daytons look good on old scool cars i never seen daytons on a honda/acura except on babyboy if you do this post pics i gotta see this whoo ride.

vipstar

Knock-offs when talking about wire wheels are wheels that have the adapter/hub bolt up to the car then the wheel slides on the adapter/hub and the spinner is tightened and that holds the wheel to the car. Think race cars. And bolt ons are wire wheels that are mounted like regular wheels on a car then have a centercap with the spinner attached. If I wasn't using my iPhone I'd upload pix of the two so you could see what the difference is.

desired_speeds

oh youre referring to that. got it!

96TL_X

It'll be great if u post some pics Sorry Im a little slow

Go90go

Ah! Thanks for clearing that up.

~Cheers~

prettyken

I wish I could post pics I don't have any? I wanna see what it looks like first

prettyken

Can u send a pic of the difference between the two? Kendallsuperstar1990@gmail.com

vipstar

ok, sorry for the late response. I just picked up a Town & Country van that has kept me pretty busy. but here are some pix for comparison.

bolt on -->

knock off --> on this knock off the wheel has an adapter that goes behid the center gold piece that bolts on to the lugs. then the wheel slides over the adapter and the chrome spinner tightens the wheel down.

Crown Wire wheel made the best bolt ons imo and Dayton and Zenith had the best knock off wires (bc their spokes were stainless steel..but both are expensive)

prettyken

nevermind to complicated ill stick to regular rims

vipstar

what??? lol u can't give up that easily.

here is another pic of the four parts of knock off wheels.



these are the type of wheels the Accord had in Baby Boy.

prettyken

well where can i get those kind whats the price and where can i get em

vipstar

where u live at? for a decent pair i'd hit up Robert's Tires in Denver, CO.
http://www.lowridermagazine.com/feat...els/index.html

beware of cheap wires tho bc they usually have cheap chrome that flakes. (thank you foreign wheel makers) (ps, my 65 impala was sitting phat on some 18x7 reverse knock off wires. oh how i miss those days)

BlacknWhite23

Knockoffs are unsafe, that is why most tire places will not install them on a car.... Wheels tend to fall off with only having the one wing nut holding them on. Also, if you are gonna put knock offs on the honda, might as well get a chevy pick up and lower it to the ground and get some wires for it too.

Way to classy of a car to be putting wires on it. IMHO.

Mike

vipstar

Unsafe?????????? Who good you that lie? I've had knockoffs on my 1965 impala, my 1982 caprice, my 1999 towncar, and never once did a wheel fall off. They come with red and white adapters bc red goes on the right side and white on the left. This is so that the wheels tighten down more as you drive them. Hey I would love to have a Chevy truck on some wires.

prettyken

fuck it ill just stick to some regular rims.. cause im getting good feedback and bad feedback i dont know what to believe.

trillsteverwas

don't give up on the spokes. I want some 20inch spokes for mine but am too cheap to buy them new. I usally end up with the best wheels for the money on Craigslist. Rest assured some fwd big spoke come up for sale you wont be the only one riding them.

trillsteverwas

besides if knockoffs were dangerous the DOT wouldn't allow you to have them on the road