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Are you a concave or convex/lip wheel man?

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Old 03-13-09, 07:30 AM
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Default Are you a concave or convex/lip wheel man?

I've always liked concave wheels, especially on wide wheels.
I've always thought 5 inch lips are ugly.
I would never buy a lipped wheel unless the spokes were flat.
I hate when you have such a deep lip, the convex spokes bulge out like a watermelon.......and look like wheels on a lowrider truck.

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are you a concaveman, or a convexman?
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Old 03-13-09, 07:40 AM
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I too, prefer a concave or flat faced rim face. Two of my favorite wheels are great examples of each. Leon Hardiritt Ordens have a concave face. BBS LM's have a flat spoke profile, they don't bow out like most of the mesh wheels out there.
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I prefer the concave like on the GS above.
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Concave forever!
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concave... i like the wheels on the Five Axis wheels and Supras Wheels
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convex just looks cheap.. i like flat spokes with a convex center
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Old 03-15-09, 12:43 AM
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I like the concave look or flat. The custom forged wheels seem to have the flat face
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I think this question depends on the platform, i.e. what car the wheels are on, accompanying aero, how does the drop look...

I went for concave on my s13. If I keep my s14, some flat face w/thin lips (like BBS LMs or Enkei RPF1's) will get mounted. For an SC... fat lip all the way. Provided you've got sufficiently aggressive aero, that is...
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