The Great 08 Summer Wheels Thread!!!11!one

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  1. idget
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    idget Want to pokéman? PM ShortytheFirefighter Staff Member

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    No, these will be double duty tires. I plan to run a lot of local autocross events and I'm not planning to run nationals so these wont be shaved. The RS2's barely survived 100 autox runs, a couple dozen drag passes, and 5k DD miles last year. I'm interested to see how these hold up. Azenis yes... bridgestones, nope, never driven them in any capacity.
    Still not positive if I'm going with the lowering or non-lowering... lowering seems to be a good compromise between the yellows' rates and the blacks (which I already have) while still being able to run a big bar like I prefer... right now it's more about availability tho.
    27/24. We'll see if I like it, may end up bumping down to 24/24.
     
    idget, Mar 25, 2008
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  2. Zombie
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    My autox setup. Oh crap, no foot
     
    Zombie, Mar 25, 2008
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  3. Shane86
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    Well, no tires yet, but there are a few more bits going into the car this year.... and more yet to come...

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    Unfortunately, no pictures of the biggest thing i'm doing to the car this year....
     
    Shane86, Mar 25, 2008
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    springs came in too eh? rims are nice Shane
     
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  5. Dynapar
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    fancy. only 1 wheel though? lol
     
    Dynapar, Mar 25, 2008
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    Very HOT. lose that wing or get the wing in ur avatar ftw
     
    Natural2JZ, Mar 25, 2008
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  7. Shane86
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    Yup, and the coilovers went out with them on it a few hours later... the old ones are in the boxes there...

    can anyone say "Full rebuild and custom valving"?

    and as for the other 3 wheels... they're still in the boxes :)
    and they're CRAZY light... 15.5 Lbs each for a 17x8"
     
    Shane86, Mar 26, 2008
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  8. Dynapar
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    :eek4:
     
    Dynapar, Mar 26, 2008
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    Because I'm excited- repost. They are shipping out on Thursday. Now I just need to figure out what rubber I want to run...

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    Gridlocked, Mar 26, 2008
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    Shanes old rims! they are way tight!

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    solomon, Mar 28, 2008
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    I have narrowed my choices down to

    kumho ecsta Mx (currently have and liked)
    Hankook Ventus RS2 Z212
    BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT
     
    02blubru, Mar 29, 2008
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  12. SomethingsWrong
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    I had the KDWs on my SRT. very good tire. good grip and decent tread life
     
    SomethingsWrong, Mar 29, 2008
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    also......

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    how ya like that?
     
    SomethingsWrong, Mar 29, 2008
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    I would recommend against the BFGs in that list. I say MX, but I've never driven the RS2s. I had both the MX and BFGs on my WRX and really preferred the MX.
     
    EtchyLives, Mar 29, 2008
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    Enkei RPF1 "Gold" Wheels 17x8 w/Yokohama Advan AD07 Tires
     
    tbone, Mar 29, 2008
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    Here's what I'll be running. 18x9 Advan RS. Planning on getting some 245/40/18 Potenza RE-01R's for them.

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    Chukee_R, Mar 30, 2008
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    They will look great Chuck! And its about time you get some proper summer tires on your car.
     
    badbennyb, Mar 30, 2008
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    LOL Ben, we all know winter tires are good all year round! ;)
     
    Chukee_R, Mar 30, 2008
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    Chuck should have went with 20z......
     
    AWD_PWNZ, Mar 30, 2008
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    Cant wait till it gets warmer out!

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    Dynapar, Apr 1, 2008
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    Neither can I, Martin. Neither can I.
     
    EtchyLives, Apr 2, 2008
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  22. SomethingsWrong
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    i couldnt wait. lol
     
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  23. richard donovan
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    mine , i couldn't wait.... so i left them on ;)
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    richard donovan, Apr 2, 2008
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    i would, but i need traction. lol
     
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  25. curly2k3
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    MINE! :yumyum:
     
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  26. carl
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    I put my summers on today. now I just need to find another set of 17's to stick my second set of snows on
     
    carl, Apr 5, 2008
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  27. tangledupinblu
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    You no like chad's?(zombie) white ftw?
     
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  28. carl
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    I went over there today and test fitted - they are a no go on stock studs :(
     
    carl, Apr 5, 2008
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  29. tangledupinblu
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    booo! I like them. Maybe bikerboys?
     
    tangledupinblu, Apr 5, 2008
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  30. carl
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    yea I liked them alot but the brembo's apparently disagreed.

    bikerboys are a possibility, I was hoping to find a multi-spoke though (as if I should really be caring about looks :laugh:). might just order some rota tarmac II's
     
    carl, Apr 6, 2008
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  31. tangledupinblu
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    Monday I'm swapping my Rota Tarmac's(gunmetal) for Rota SDR's(flat black).:)
     
    tangledupinblu, Apr 6, 2008
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  32. carl
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    what's happening with the tarmacs? :cool:

    edit -trading with moleness?
     
    carl, Apr 6, 2008
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  33. tangledupinblu
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    yus. I love the rarity of the SDR's...-Taras, lol. I don't like to "follow the crowd". If you know what I mean!?
     
    tangledupinblu, Apr 6, 2008
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  34. carl
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    they'll look hot on your car

    also, I still need wheels! holy crap the next few weeks are going to suck trying to get ready for the rallyx on the 27th lol. trying to track down wheels, getting tires mounted and then getting one shaved, switching suspension again this year, and next saturday I have the wonderful 8 hour fundamentals of engineering exam
     
    carl, Apr 6, 2008
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    Are you driving the STI to it?...if so, your life is wonderful! The roomates car is my transportation. 97 Mercury Cougar ftl.:(
     
    tangledupinblu, Apr 6, 2008
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  36. carl
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    97 is the year when they turned the cougar into a sissy fwd wannabe import, right? i'm sorry :(
     
    carl, Apr 6, 2008
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    Nope, it's the ghetto land yacht. V6 powered rwd with aluminum heads. Tranny has seen better days. It does have 2 "FR33 3VAN!" magnets on the trunk that I got from phi11 though, so it's not terrible. LOL.
     
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  38. carl
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    well those ones are kind of cool because they have a driveshaft :laugh:


    someone sell me some brembo clearing 17" wheels that have at least 7 spokes! :yumyum:
     
    carl, Apr 6, 2008
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  39. tangledupinblu
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    Yus! carl will take cool pics of your ride with your summer wheels in addition to cold hard cash!:yumyum:



    ...besides, he r nice guy.
     
    tangledupinblu, Apr 6, 2008
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  40. angusracer
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    freshly painted enkie rp02's with 245/40/18 potenza re040 run flats. 1 inch side walls for the anti tire rolls and the slow accels
     
    angusracer, Apr 6, 2008
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  41. carl
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    those look hot!

    just bought some tarmacII's off nasioc. they are gunmetal - what color should I paint them? these will be for rallyx only so something annoying is fine. orange? bright green? salmon? manila? or just white or gold?
     
    carl, Apr 6, 2008
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    salmon.
     
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    ftw. time to go see if duplicolor makes salmon.
     
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    DO THE METALCAST, Carl.

    Gold Metalcast.
     
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    Carl THIS!!!!

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