Aftermarket vs. stock rims (pics)...
05-25-03, 10:04 PM
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Re: Re: Aftermarket vs. stock rims (pics)...
Originally posted by Hameed
Yeah, yeah rub it in bro................
Yeah, yeah rub it in bro................
05-25-03, 10:06 PM
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Originally posted by lexguynj
Thank you for this very useful info. I too have the L-Tuned shocks and springs set up with my 17" stock wheels and every time I see them, they still look good, but they still look small. Before Ltuning they looked even more out of place since the car was not lowered at that time.
I have never bought aftermarket rims and not about to go to 19 or 20s, however I am seriously considering at least 18's to at least make the overall look of the car better.
Thank you for this very useful info. I too have the L-Tuned shocks and springs set up with my 17" stock wheels and every time I see them, they still look good, but they still look small. Before Ltuning they looked even more out of place since the car was not lowered at that time.
I have never bought aftermarket rims and not about to go to 19 or 20s, however I am seriously considering at least 18's to at least make the overall look of the car better.
03-13-05, 04:57 PM
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16 in. vs. 17 in.
A new member here, great forum. Has anyone gone from 17 inch stock chrome rims on a gs 400 to stock 16 inch to reduce tire noise? I have Falken Azenis 115`s which are too noisy for me.Thanks for any help.
03-13-05, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Wyum
Outside of the first post in this thread all the other cars look like Hondas with a body kit.
all of those cars are tastefully modded...maybe you should have said your not a fan of the "slammed look"...and just wondering..have you ever looked into a VIP magazine? mostly all of those cars have air bags and air runners...
03-14-05, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by aloha03gs
your telling me the red gs with 540, the blue gs with hre540, and Jtanoyo's car all look like hondas? WTF!! all of those cars are tastefully modded...maybe you should have said your not a fan of the "slammed look"...and just wondering..have you ever looked into a VIP magazine? mostly all of those cars have air bags and air runners...
all of those cars are tastefully modded...maybe you should have said your not a fan of the "slammed look"...and just wondering..have you ever looked into a VIP magazine? mostly all of those cars have air bags and air runners...Have you ever heard the saying, "Walk softly but carry a big stick."? All these riced out cars are the other end of the spectrum, "Scream loudly and carry a balsa wood stick." I think people call them posers now. I suppose this difference in philosophy has been around forever, a sleeper vs. a rooster. A sleeper would be a car that looks almost stock but has 500 or 600hp while the rooster looks like it should have an Arias top fuel motor but isn't far from stock power outputs.
I can't say I've ever heard of VIP magazine although my other car has been in Turbo magazine a number of times during the 90's including a blurb in their 10 year anniversary issue.
Honestly I just didn't expect to see this with the GS' but as I've mentioned elsewhere it seems to be the natural market cycle for any car. I was kind of depressed when it happened with FD's as well in the late 90's. BTW I'm sure those guys did a quality job with the body work etc. but it just seems like such a mistake. Well my $0.02.
Kevin
03-14-05, 03:05 AM
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Heheheh I don't even have a comeback for that, Kevin. Nicely put, even if you have just categorized my car in that group. I guess you haven't known the guys and me yet, otherwise you'd probably changed what you just said. 
03-14-05, 09:28 AM
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pa06810, you don't need to replace wheels, just tires. Different tires provide different performance. Engineers ALWAYS have to try and balance wet/dry traction, cold weather performance, tread life, cornering traction (both ultimate steady state and transient), and noise. You can have very high limits on some of those things or lower limits on more of those aspects but since some of these qualities are mutually exclusive (example: long tread life vs high traction limits) it is axiomatic that any tire will be a compromise.
That said, I've been very pleased with my Pirelli PZeroNeros; they are certainly quieter than anything I've had on the car (stock Bridgestone RE030 and Pole Position S03) or any GS I've ridden in. I posted a review a while back in the Wheel and Tire section that's more detailed. Apologies, but at the moment I don't have time to go back and find it.
Good luck!
That said, I've been very pleased with my Pirelli PZeroNeros; they are certainly quieter than anything I've had on the car (stock Bridgestone RE030 and Pole Position S03) or any GS I've ridden in. I posted a review a while back in the Wheel and Tire section that's more detailed. Apologies, but at the moment I don't have time to go back and find it.
Good luck!
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(mods - thought this might be useful in the main area or even the lobby to educate those who might not go into wheels or other sub-forums.)
If you haven't had aftermarket rims then it's easy to convince yourself that the stock rims look 'ok' and don't need upgrading. But I had to get a new tire on my front rim so I took a pic of the car with the stock spare on so you could see a before and after.
I also noticed the stock 17" was 'inset" from the fenderwell a lot compared to my HRE which is 'flush' from the side.
First pic:
If you haven't had aftermarket rims then it's easy to convince yourself that the stock rims look 'ok' and don't need upgrading. But I had to get a new tire on my front rim so I took a pic of the car with the stock spare on so you could see a before and after.
I also noticed the stock 17" was 'inset" from the fenderwell a lot compared to my HRE which is 'flush' from the side.
First pic:
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