defconskylude

18x8 +30 offset
225/40/18
5x114.3

tires are stretched. no rubbing. rims are flushed

paid $350 for rims only. just reused my old tires.

rims are curbed and has scratches so i will be sanding it down and respraying them with gunmetal and a couple layers of clear coat for a shiny look

i still need to buy acura center caps

ttk5

Aww, was hoping it was the 19" rays rims! these rims still look great though

MrOtocinclus

Not bad! What's your suspension setup again?

defconskylude

nah i didnt like the 19" rays. spokes are too wide

i wish the rims i have now came in 19's though

princelybug

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Not bad. I liked your other ones as well.

defconskylude

im on S Techs.
1.6 front
1.4 rear

defconskylude

i have plenty of space for the brakes. i was nervous that it wasnt going to clear. also i dont need to roll my fenders unless i get 235/40/18 tires.

defconskylude

btw im still going to get 19's

tenzo tenspec

i found a new set of 19's for $600 clearance at a local shop. theyre black but i will repaint it silver later on.

ttk5

its weird...your wheel gap looks pretty large considering your on s-techs. Dont get me wrong your car still sits like its lowered, I just remember the s-techs giving a larger drop than that. Maybe cause your on 18s where as many of the other people on this forum have 19's?

What do you think?

ed_423

dude, i was doubtful at first when you told me about this..but damn u pulled it off nicely! it would look MCUH better in gunmetal. dude im so excited to see it man. great job.

however, i think ima still stick with 19's, jsut cuz i think it fits the car, but urs look great!

09TSXTech

ttk5, I think that photo was taken immediately after installation (outside the garage). Look at the other photos and you'll see the gap is much smaller.

BTW, defcon, as noted in the other thread, our car has a center bore of 64.1mm, Infiniti G35 has a center bore of 66.1 mm. It's upto you if you wish to buy hubcentric rings for this rim as you wil be buying another set of 19" later. Nice job none the less

Tishkevich

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how many wheels are you going to buy? What are they like tennis shoes to you? New shoes every other pay check? Are these your jordans?

ttk5

Im not gonna lie I probably love wheels more than defcon does..I just dont have the money to act on it. I look at wheels online everyday and Im gonna take time off school to work full time in the summer because I want 20's with step lip so bad ahaha. dont hate me

Oh, and dont paint the rims...silver looks good just the way it is and I bet it will look much cleaner than having them gun metal...

Tishkevich

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Lol, I mean I wish I had that type of money as well, then I wouldn't be in debt.. Maybe I should get rid of the TSX and buy a corolla :-P

defconskylude

the car was raised when i took that shot

defconskylude

just 1 more set in 19's.

defconskylude

i like the alloy look right now but it kinda clashes with the car in contrast. it needs to be a bit darker.

defconskylude

i picked up in san gabriel. i didnt even plan on installing them but the owner had a hook up to do $10 mount/balance each wheel.

now i have to find some time to get rid of the curb rashes/scratches and do some painting

GrigioX

well at least the offset is better than your other rims

defconskylude

yup. honestly i really had no knowledge about offsets until i put my old rims on and just saw that it was sunken in. i did some research on how offsets worked and came to the conclusion of using +30. another member here had +32 which gave me some confidence to run +30.

Tishkevich

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thats meee!! I just put my wheels back on for the summer, My car is so effin sexy again, I love it New paint job, "new" rims, Lowered yet again. Wed I'm putting the camber arms, and the rear rotors and thursday i'm getting the alignment and it will be done! yussssss

Tishkevich

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oh, and still gotta install that intake lolololol

ttk5

ahhhh tish your making me jealous lol

Tishkevich

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haha, i'm sorrry Want to come install this intake for me? :-P

Shift_Acura

Not too bad but those rims are so played out. Theyve been whored out by every Nissan and Infiniti possible.

Your old set up was better

I think the 2G needs 20's to fill out the wheel wells nicely

defconskylude

hahaha.

i like the five spokes a lot. unfortunately the other 2 five spokes rims are bent badly. i need to find a rim repair shop that can straighten them out.

ttk5

Only if you come install my springs for me lol

Tishkevich

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Deal

6spdtl-s

iTrader: (1)

any luck finding Acura center caps that fit? or at least blanks so I can put vinyl emblems on? I just picked up a set of these for winter.

defconskylude

no not yet. i havent searched for them yet. let me know if you find any. the owner recommended the getting the acura caps from a 92-93 integra 16 inch wheels. last time i check, theyre $40 off ebay.

if those dont fit, im just going to get the infiniti caps and sand off the logo

also post pics of your car with the rims, im curious to see it. what do you think of the offset? better than stock huh?

6spdtl-s

iTrader: (1)

i dont think the infiniti emblem will just sand off. its pressed into the cap, so sanding the cap down will lead to holes in the cap.

no official pics yet. I in the process of refinishing them and painting them silver.

Winter setup test-fit (phone pics), got these for 250 w/ good tires:






the fit is good, clears brembos and sits pretty flush. equal to running a 15mm spacer with the stock acura rims.

defconskylude

damn good deal. i paid $350 for wheels only. also 2 of the rims have curb rashes. theyre good looking rims especially when you see them in person. cant beat the price for 18's

6spdtl-s

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thoughts on the color? too bright for my ssm? should i go darker? I didnt put the clear coat on yet so it wouldnt be a big deal to switch to a gunmetal color. I also only painted 2 rims so far.[/QUOTE]

defconskylude

yea go darker.

ed_423

^ too bright for my taste. i say darker!

6spdtl-s

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consensus is darker. my opinion too. darker it is. i'll try to remember to post back here when i finish.

6spdtl-s

iTrader: (1)

Winters are on finally. Well worth the 300 if you ask me. I personally wouldn't be able to tell what kind of rims they are if I saw them on another car.

ed_423

^

08A-SPEC

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very nice setup!

defconskylude

nice

i cant tell by the pic, but did you find center caps that fit?