need some help

[TRD StreetRacing]

after an agonizing couple of days of having to make a choice if i should buy rims (18's) OR falkan anenis & trd exhaust, i have come to the conclusion that i going to get new wheels. Now that the hard part is done, it's time to pic a set a rims.

my budget is about $1200 +/- $100 (which is not too much). can you guys help me find a good wheel?? if you would please take acouple of minutes to post the wheel of ur choice, please do so. I would like the rim to have a decent lip to it. so any suggestions you guys have i would appreciate it

thanx for any pic u provide :D

BTW....if you would kindly list the rim/wheel sites you guys know it would be an added bonus :D

[silverCELICAgt-s]

konig imagines + nitto neo gen tires

[TRD StreetRacing]

i like those alot BUT alot of celi's have it PLUS a friend of mine has it on his maxima

[silverCELICAgt-s]

i dont think i could get em.......ever since my mom said to me that they look like they belong to a cadillac.......thats all that comes in my mind when i see them now...... i think when i sell my rc car im either puttin that cash towards rims or stereo........

[lowendfrequency]

what color is your car man? are you kitted or no?

[TRD StreetRacing]

white and no kit

[lowendfrequency]

I like bronze on white alot. or maybe gunmetal with a polished lip.

[SilverBullet GTS]

Hmmm cant help you as i am getting rims myself! hahaha sorry! Cant give away the secrets!

[TW00Si]

18s!?!? Your car is not going to move...hehehe

Don't have any recommendations on wheels but as for color, I'd say go for gold. White and gold would look nice. So since you're not getting tires, does that mean you won't be autoxing?

[Viola4ka]

mike i saw u on mon...u were coming from school aroudn the afternoon or morning i forgot
u made a right on hempstead from california and i ws making a left on california..i was surprsied u didnt see me!
that was def the first time i saw u driving ur celi! lol

[speedeeGTS]

Originally posted by TW00Si
18s!?!? Your car is not going to move...hehehe


not true

[silverCELICAgt-s]

i wanna get 18's......... since im not goin for performance and just appearance.....how much is it for nice rims and like nitto neo gen tires? i am family friends with an owner of a tire/rim place so im gonna talk to him to see if he can get me a deal.....

-greg

[evil eye]

Originally posted by Viola4ka
that was def the first time i saw u driving ur celi! lol

LOL thats what I thought when I saw him on Tuesday. I even said, "It's real!!!" :D

Mike: I think Bronze or gold would look hot, but I'm not sure if you're into that. As for choices I dunno, I'm very partial to Volks, and RH's. I have ADR's on now and I reccommend them because they are very durable and strong. I've had mine on for almost 2 years now, no bends on 35 sidewalls.

I got mine from whalentire.com. Good people, good customer service, quick shipping. :)

Oh and my rims: ADR Kasai 18x8 with 215/35/R18 Yokohama Parada Spec II's. A little less than $1500 shipped.

Oh and I have always been a fan of RH Z5000's even though they are very played. a.k.a. konig verdicts.

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by lowendfrequency
I like bronze on white alot. or maybe gunmetal with a polished lip.

i'm looking for either color scheme. i like both alot

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by SilverBullet GTS
Hmmm cant help you as i am getting rims myself! hahaha sorry! Cant give away the secrets!

:fawk: ....u suck!

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by TW00Si
18s!?!? Your car is not going to move...hehehe

Don't have any recommendations on wheels but as for color, I'd say go for gold. White and gold would look nice. So since you're not getting tires, does that mean you won't be autoxing?

i'm DEFINITLY autoXing this summer. the only thing that won't make me autoX will be the condition on my car. other than that, i'm good to go.

the only reason i elected to put off the tires now is due to the fact that i won't be putting them to good use now. i'll just end up wearing it down. so i'm getting them come somewhere in may. i'm going to end up making my car look "purrrty" from sept-april and hitting the colisium come summer time. then i will taking off the 18's and the kit.

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by Viola4ka
mike i saw u on mon...u were coming from school aroudn the afternoon or morning i forgot
u made a right on hempstead from california and i ws making a left on california..i was surprsied u didnt see me!
that was def the first time i saw u driving ur celi! lol

i always look out for other celi's. that's how i spotted joe the other day BUT when i'm turning into a street or major intersection, i pay more attention to the traffic than looking out for other cars. maybe that's why i missed you :sadpace:

now you finaly know i have a celi :gap:

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by silverCELICAgt-s
i am family friends with an owner of a tire/rim place so im gonna talk to him to see if he can get me a deal.....

-greg

aint u mr. popular :rolleyes: ......next thing you know you will tell us that ur family friends with pre. bush him self :rolleyes:

[SilverBullet GTS]

18's i think are the perfict size. thats what im getting.

[TRD StreetRacing]

how about this??

http://www.whalentire.com/wheeldetail.cfm?wheelnumber=TH78T04459&size=18

get this powdercoated bronze or gold and have the lip polished

[TRD StreetRacing]

do you think i should save up a month more and get these
option1 (http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi/getWheelItem.cgi?maker=VOLK&model=10_CE28N)
option2 (http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi/getWheelItem.cgi?maker=VOLK&model=14_GTN)
option3 (http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi/getWheelItem.cgi?maker=GRAM&model=01_57PRO)

there was a sponsor in here that sold volks but i can't seem to find him :sadpace:

he had a pretty big wheel site. he used to host group buy for all make/model cars too

[SilverBullet GTS]

Only the third one i like! But thats double the price!

[lowendfrequency]

option 3, right picture :drool:

[rddcelica]

i like option 3!!


reminda me of my old ones :gap:

i had bought ris from victoriatire.com mike......might wanna check em out :thumbup:

[speedeeGTS]

gram lights.... :drool:

but randy, the gram lights are NOTHING like your old rims... trust me! yours were just RH C5 ripoffs

[rddcelica]

oh i know :gap: i said REMINDED me of my old ones.

then again anything with 5 thick spokes and a lip remind me of my old rims

[TW00Si]

Originally posted by speedeeGTS
not true

You don't say...

Mike, you can't get option 1 for very obvious reasons. Get option 3 in gold.

[evil eye]

Originally posted by TRD StreetRacing
do you think i should save up a month more and get these
option1 (http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi/getWheelItem.cgi?maker=VOLK&model=10_CE28N)
option2 (http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi/getWheelItem.cgi?maker=VOLK&model=14_GTN)
option3 (http://rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi/getWheelItem.cgi?maker=GRAM&model=01_57PRO)

there was a sponsor in here that sold volks but i can't seem to find him :sadpace:

he had a pretty big wheel site. he used to host group buy for all make/model cars too

I got your back...

Importhookup.com was the sponsor. Thats where I was gonna get the TE-37's from. They were a site sponsor, but theyre not on the sponsors list anymore, so I dunno.

Here's a link...

http://www.importhookup.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=14

Oh and we seem to run into each other every day I goto skool now. :gap: Were you taking a shortcut today, going through campus parking?

[evil eye]

oh and option 1 is Rico's rim, obviously. :)

option 2 can be found on ctkrider's car, and he has a white celi too. beautiful trial kit and Blitz supercharger, maybe you've seen it. :drool: he has pics in "readers rides" right now.

option 3 is a beautiful rim. Either color you cant go wrong on a white celi.

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by SilverBullet GTS
Only the third one i like! But thats double the price!

2x the price?? of what??

Originally posted by lowendfrequency
option 3, right picture :drool:

Originally posted by rddcelica
i like option 3!!


Originally posted by TW00Si
Get option 3 in gold.

i used to like option3 ALOT, but for some reason thin spoke rims kinda turn me off after some time. i'll try to find a celi with them on and come to a conclusion

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by evil eye
I got your back...

Importhookup.com was the sponsor. Thats where I was gonna get the TE-37's from. They were a site sponsor, but theyre not on the sponsors list anymore, so I dunno.

Here's a link...

http://www.importhookup.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=14


thanx for the link. i tried to look for him and i could not find him in the site sposor list too. so i was like maybe he droped off

Originally posted by evil eye
Oh and we seem to run into each other every day I goto skool now. :gap: Were you taking a shortcut today, going through campus parking?

yea i was taking a short cut. i was kinda late for class and california ave was blocked up like creazy, so i had to cut in and out of places :gap:

if i wasn't short of time, i would have stoped but i couldn't :sadpace:

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by evil eye
oh and option 1 is Rico's rim, obviously. :)


o was wondering why he said i couldn't get it :gap:

[boxologist]

just picked up 6 of thesehttp://www.oracleofmitch.com/~servant/images/speedlinesafari.jpg about 2 hours ago.

i was hoping for winter wheels. probably end up as autoX once those tires wear out.

[SilverBullet GTS]

Originally posted by TRD StreetRacing
2x the price?? of what??







i used to like option3 ALOT, but for some reason thin spoke rims kinda turn me off after some time. i'll try to find a celi with them on and come to a conclusion

2x the price of $1200!

[evil eye]

Originally posted by TRD StreetRacing
yea i was taking a short cut. i was kinda late for class and california ave was blocked up like creazy, so i had to cut in and out of places :gap:

if i wasn't short of time, i would have stoped but i couldn't :sadpace:

Word, I try to stay off Cal Ave during those times. Its backed up worse than my sink.

No doubt, I figured you were in a rush since you were taking the short cut, lol. It's all good. I wanted to ask you, did you finish putting the TEIN's in the rear yet? I love how dropped your car is. I have to get mine like that, the TRD springs just aint cutting it.

oh, and did you ever find out anything new about the TRD fogs?

[TRD StreetRacing]

nope i couldn't get to finish the back. for the past week or so, it's been raining during the week, so i couldn't. the week is no good for me cuz i work about 35-40hrs over the weekend

but looking at up coming weather, it looks like wednesday is going to be good. i might end up instaliing it then

BTW...the drop on my car is only 1/2way. i can go about another inch b4 i really start to feel the bumps/potholes on the road. then i can drop it alother inch for autoX

[twistedGTS]

have you ever had nice wheels before? if not i would recommend something not too expensive so that you can get used to them. I curbed the crap out of my first set of wheels.

check out http://adrwheels.com/ if there is anything you like me and manny got our wheels from this ADR outlet in nassau. They are nice and affordable.
Of course if you have the money i give option 3 my vote. :drool:

[KrysyGT]

Motegi's are relativly inexpensive if you want to get a good set of wheels to mess up before you get really expensive rims! I agree with twisted, I made sure for like 2 months before I got my rims to be really careful because I was living in Philly and parallel parking on a constant basis.

But I like option 3 as well !:)

[SilverBullet GTS]

Originally posted by twistedGTS
have you ever had nice wheels before? if not i would recommend something not too expensive so that you can get used to them. I curbed the crap out of my first set of wheels.

check out http://adrwheels.com/ if there is anything you like me and manny got our wheels from this ADR outlet in nassau. They are nice and affordable.
Of course if you have the money i give option 3 my vote. :drool:
Could you let me know where this outlet is in nassau? I may very well be getting a set of adr's. I thought they were only in cali. Thanks.

[speedeeGTS]

Originally posted by KrysyGT
Motegi's are relativly inexpensive

with your hookup they are! ;) lucky basterd... :p:

[evil eye]

Wow, really? This is my first nice car, and my first set of nice rims. Low profile 18's and all I've done is curbed one rim, parallel parking. Now I don't park so close anymore. No bends, again I recommend ADR, they've taken quite a few hard ass hits. Many a time I was convinced that I bent/damaged a rim, but not.

Damn mike you can go even lower? Thats crazy, I like the way it is right now, and you dont even have a kit on yet. So sweet. Yeah this weather blows, although today was fairly nice, but cold at night.

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by SilverBullet GTS
Could you let me know where this outlet is in nassau? I may very well be getting a set of adr's. I thought they were only in cali. Thanks.

:werd:

i want to go check this place out too

BTW....i dont' think i'll be getting gold rims. many has gold rims w/ a polished lip and i don't want to copy him. i know i'll be kinda unhappy if some1 had a same set up as me

so i think i'll look into a bronze rim

[boxologist]

i would not recomend going to +2. not around here, and not if u claim a limilited budget b4 either having a beater car or 2-3 other sets of wheels/tyres.

as stated earlier in the thread, u don't have the torque to move these monsters. And they will be monsters because Mag alloy 18s are way beyond ur budget. I still can't fathom running an ultra low profile tyre on these roads. i've driven elsewhere, and the roads here in the NY metro/suburbs are pathetic. not substandard, PATHETIC. it would only be a matter of time till either bend a rim or pop a tyre.

If u had another ride, so the Celi was a limited use/show car, then by all means, get them. the same applies if u had a set of 15 or 16" winter wheel, and another set u wanted for general or track use.

just trying to save u money and heart ache down the line.

i'm not hating on any 18"s, u haven't shown me any models yet, but u have better options on putting those dollars to use. YMMV

[silverCELICAgt-s]

this is a chop of my car with konig imagines rims and also it was lowered and clear corners put on as well
http://locker.uky.edu/~dasuta2/celicachops/konigimagines.jpg

[evil eye]

That looks 1,000,000 times better Greg. :)

Hey I run 18's with low pro tires on my daily driver just fine. And it can move, of course not as quick as 16's, but you guys make it seem like your 6-speed becomes an auto or something. It's all about how you drive.

[twistedGTS]

here is the place i was talking aobut

it's in garden city
http://www.rvmracing.com/contactus.asp

you can call them up for prices. They have a huge warehouse full of ADR, Velox and RS wheels.