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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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Stock or Not...

I'm having a difficulty of whether to leave my Saber with stock 15" rims or a set of used 18" rims. I want the 18 but I also wanna leave it simple with 15's. Also the design has a big factor with the 18's....I've noticed alot of yawl keep factory rims.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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Well I only keep mines because that's all I have right now. When I have the cash, I'll upgrade for sure.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:02 AM
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I put my stock 15's back on... mostly because I live in America and we have lots of straight roads..

Ride comfort > Canyon Carving
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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hey if u dont have snow in japan then go ahead and put the 18s man, that way u wont have to keep readjusting,, maybe look at the mechanic change urs so u can learn how to do it on ur own too...
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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15's are great, but my 18's were just fine, and road very smooth!
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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i have 17" type S and i use my stock 15" for the winter in the snow...
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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lol im the opposite. I have 18s but want to go back to stock. The problem is i dont have my stock wheels. someone stole it from my garage I have another set of 17x7 that i have to get a little touch up before i trade those for stocks.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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I would suggest you keep the 15's because buying tires in Japan for 18s is extremly expensive
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by desired_speeds
I would suggest you keep the 15's because buying tires in Japan for 18s is extremly expensive
Actually we can get a set of Federals, 18's , around $300.00 for all four...NEW
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Actually we can get a set of Federals, 18's , around $300.00 for all four...NEW
wow thats pretty nice........... I get some regular no brand 15in. tires here for about $400 mounted. And thats with a hook up from someone. Seems cheaper in Japan.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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so the answer is... put 20's on it.. be like those VIP over in Japan...

j/p u figure it out yet???
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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its all about VIP if you're gonna put 20s on, all about mad camber y0!
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by desired_speeds
wow thats pretty nice........... I get some regular no brand 15in. tires here for about $400 mounted. And thats with a hook up from someone. Seems cheaper in Japan.
Actually, alot of shit is cheap in Japan....more than you think,especially car related stuff. Cars themselves are kinda cheap, used ofcourse. Like my first Civic Hatchback. EF9 SiR, I bought for $1000.00 and it was fully TANABE tuned.
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