should I get these rims and tires?

[TechBoyJK]

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Should I get these rims?

17" Motegi Mr3

for this car

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$600 for set with 4 pretty new tires.

 

[zixxer]

motegi wheels suck.


wheels w/o lowering sucks too.





lower first, wheels later.



look into rota wheels. MUCH lighter, stronger, and can be cheaper.

(this is all assuming you care about weight/strength with looks being second.)

 

[Heisenberg]

No.

 

[cavemanmoron]

too much money for tires,and rims.

if you have Not bald tires,wait till you need some anyways.

then buy slightly larger tires that fit your rims,
spend the money on a night out,and Gasoline now that its going Way up.

 

[TheAudit]

Those wheels don't bother me but I don't think they would look good on your car.

 

[TechBoyJK]

well, i like the way they look. I do need new tires too. I only have stock rims on my car now. I'm looking at $300 for new tires in about a month or so. These things are almost brand new. The car was on the road for three weeks before it went back into the shop for more mods. The guy wants 18's now. He said he will give me his coil overs too and my roommate can put them on.

What if I can get them for $500. The money isn't too much of a worry for me(still some worry). but its better buying them local from someone I know that is honest, etc. than off of eBay.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
too much money for tires,and rims.

if you have Not bald tires,wait till you need some anyways.

then buy slightly larger tires that fit your rims,
spend the money on a night out,and Gasoline now that its going Way up.

Slightly larger tires for his rims won't do a damned thing. I would get the wheels but I don't know whether the brand is good or not.

 

[TechBoyJK]

ebay ad

 

[zixxer]

motegi wheels SUCK. They are HEAVY, WEAK, and the finish wears off quickly.

Considering the car, go ahead and buy them.

 

[cavemanmoron]

at $500 go for it,

only bummer is when the tires wear out they will be expensive
to stay with such a large rim size.

My car came with 195/75/14

i have 215/70/r15 on the front now..
and 245/60/r15 rear

but i have an Old car..

Textmy Old Camaro

 

[VirginiaDonkey]

I have a dragster wing I can sell ya too

 

[mindwreck]

that car and those rims don't mix

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: se7enty7
motegi wheels SUCK. They are HEAVY, WEAK, and the finish wears off quickly.

Considering the car, go ahead and buy them.

as for weight, he has plenty of other things in the car if this is his daily driver that weigh more and are of less use

 

[TechBoyJK]

i will put them on first and make a decision before I buy.

the car is a daily driver. I just want rims so it looks nicer and sleeker.

I'm thinking about getting an S2000 in the near future. That will be my fast car.

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

Originally posted by: se7enty7
motegi wheels SUCK. They are HEAVY, WEAK, and the finish wears off quickly.

Considering the car, go ahead and buy them.

as for weight, he has plenty of other things in the car if this is his daily driver that weigh more and are of less use

um. Maybe, maybe not.

Consider that (it is something like) 1lb to the wheel (rotational mass) is the same as 100lb in the car. My rota wheels weigh in at like 13lb. That means he is effectively carrying some 1100lb's more than me. blam.

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

Originally posted by: se7enty7
motegi wheels SUCK. They are HEAVY, WEAK, and the finish wears off quickly.

Considering the car, go ahead and buy them.

as for weight, he has plenty of other things in the car if this is his daily driver that weigh more and are of less use

and i'll use this double post to say that when I went from factory alloys (I think they were 19lbs) to the rota's i noticed a BIG difference.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: se7enty7

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

Originally posted by: se7enty7
motegi wheels SUCK. They are HEAVY, WEAK, and the finish wears off quickly.

Considering the car, go ahead and buy them.

as for weight, he has plenty of other things in the car if this is his daily driver that weigh more and are of less use

and i'll use this double post to say that when I went from factory alloys (I think they were 19lbs) to the rota's i noticed a BIG difference.

Are you sure?

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: se7enty7

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

Originally posted by: se7enty7
motegi wheels SUCK. They are HEAVY, WEAK, and the finish wears off quickly.

Considering the car, go ahead and buy them.

as for weight, he has plenty of other things in the car if this is his daily driver that weigh more and are of less use

and i'll use this double post to say that when I went from factory alloys (I think they were 19lbs) to the rota's i noticed a BIG difference.

Are you sure?

100%.
it's rotational mass. It will affect the car's acceleration much more than an equal mass standing in the body of the car. His engine has to work to spin a total of how many pounds? His steel wheels probably weigh 16lbsish. We're talking 40lbs more that the little 1.6l engine has to spin.