ed_423

haha i am not feeling the wheels of the russian cu2 either, but i just like the combo black with chrome lip.

ed_423

wow i didnt know aobut that, thanks ron! and i do really like the legend gr actually..hmm..

lol i knwo what you mean. the xxr is affordable..and i seen many bimmers have them on and my friends did too. so iono haha

ed_423

bump it up and here we go again. STILL stuck on the theme here....kinda want the dark, smoke theme since i have a gray car...


5zigen sc3000 19x8.5 +38

yay? nay? i know a lot of you guys dont like black wheels, but just gimme all your honest opinions

sitll debating between the black w/ polished lip, or a full face gunmetal (which i cant find with a good price....)

tobwac

Black rims
5zigen sc3000 not feeling them just my

defconskylude

no

i had those in 18's

ed_423

any suggestions on black with polished lip?

KillerG

ed, get the 19" HFPs, powdercoat them black, and ull have the nicest rims evar

ed_423

search for wheels continues!

19" five:ad s5 in gunmetal?


thanks for killerg's awesome photoshop



bueno? no bueno?

defconskylude

i cant see shit

go multi spokes.

kowloonsniperhk

not bad but i feel having non black rims will match your car better.

ed_423

haha they are actually gunmetal, but im open to all suggestions, just throw them at me

KillerG

im with kow on this one, they will be too black otherwise
!

MrOtocinclus

I don't like cars with wheels that are similar in color, so I would suggest no bueno for this most recent selection.

Also, allow me to rave on the virtues of low unsprung weight. I decided to put my red aluminum lugs along with the 19s back on yesterday, and it was a noticeable difference coming from the stock wheels with chrome lugs.

Point: get some light wheels if you can!

KillerG

do you just feel faster mr.o? i thought the ride was smoother on the 17s

MrOtocinclus

Yes, it feels like the car accelerates faster. I was merging onto a freeway from an incline today and it seemed to not be as sluggish as usual.

I have the box of chrome lug nuts that I took off yesterday. It's a lot heavier than the box of anodized nuts that I put on. Combine that with going from the 17s to the 19s (in this case the 19s with tires are lighter) and I definitely feel a difference.

Obviously none of this has been tested scientifically. For example, tonight was not as warm as it was this past weekend. All just my own opinion/experience!

The ride on the 17s is definitely smoother. I was messing with the radio and didn't see a pothole coming... boy did it hurt. If I still had the 17s it would have absorbed more of the shock for sure. I forgot to look at the wheel after I came home. I hope I didn't bend or scratch it.

Ed, I would suggest some 18s, as I imagine LA has the same if not worse crappy roads that we have up here in the Bay Area. If I had to do it over, I'd get 18s.

ed_423

thanks for the suggestions guys, all will be taken into consideration

defconskylude

get some used wheels

KillerG

^^^ keep ur eyes on the brown market, there are some great deals ive seen pass by there

madeguy76

Nah, somebody did that already...

madeguy76

"The following is just an opinion. So keep yur 's about my 's in yur pocket"


Hey Ed, how bout these pc'd a shade lighter than yur car? I think that... along w/ the chrome lip next to the black of the tires would pop.

ed_423

from that angle it looks pretty good haha