btorok

EDIT: So after thiking about it, I found these and I like them better. Very similar style but in hyper black with a machined lip. I didnt like the riveted look of the Diamo's much either.



...and a crude photoshop of them on the car.



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Below are the ones I was originally thinking about and my original post.
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Hey all,
Thinking about getting these.I was thinking about going 19" on them. What do you all think? Too much chrome?





This is a sloppy Photoshop of the wheels on the car. Couldnt find any pics of the wheel to come any closer to pics I have of the car....and doesnt show the nickel plated rotors or red calipers either.





This is stock.



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Carbon~IS

They look good. I personally don't prefer chrome wheels, but these look ok to me.

If you are going with 19''s, make sure your getting the right offset, tire size.

btorok

Yeah I need to look into that. Not sure what to get. I was trying to stay away from chromes, havent really decided yet.

Carbon~IS

Here is a wheel fitment guide from IS.net:
http://my.is/forums/showthread.php?t...+fitment+guide

Also, try to consider the amount of drop if you planning to lower later down the road.

btorok

Thanks for that link, Carbon.
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Yeah I think I've changed my mind. A little too much bling. They look good, but take away from the sport tuner look.

The wheel I'm going with is the 18" Katana ZR5 in hyper black with an offset of 40. I may drop it an inch later and I dont want to have to worry about 19's rubbing.

Here's a pic:
http://www.kxwheels.com/viewPhoto.cf.../zr5_hyper.JPG

So now my question is this... If my stock tires are 215/45 ZR17's, what size tire do I use with an 18" wheel and still have the same overall size (tire and wheel together) as the stock setting, so I dont have to recalibrate the speedometer, etc.?

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juniorsdad

225/40-18 is the closest; just slightly larger

btorok

Thanks for the info. Will the difference affect speedometer, GPS, etc. by much?

2OO4IS300

Btoork I just mounted Pirelli P-Zero Nero's 225/40 -18 on my car and they are awesome. Great tire. I notice that my traction light does not come on as much. Heres a pic of them on my TSW Montage in Gloss Black. If you want a full car shot to see where your wheels will sit (I dont have a drop YET either), PM me?

btorok

I think I saw the shots on your other post. They look great. Did you have to recalibrate your speedometer? And did it affect your GPS if you have it?

PandaIS300OLD

They look really good!!

2OO4IS300

Other people might disagree but the diameter of the aftermarket wheel vs. the stock wheel does not change. I went a larger wheel (18'') but I have a lower profile tire compared to stock. Therefore the diameter stays the same. Hope that made sense. Because of that I believe no recaliberation is needed. Has not seemed to affect my GPS at all either. BTW I think we have the same color car, urs a 04' too? Great looking cars!!!!!!!

SDLexus

On 225/40 18's the difference is negligible.

SDLexus

BTW, car looks nice and clean but don't forget the drop

tctitan

will a 225/45R18 fit w/no problems on stock height?

btorok

lol SD, I was waiting for that!