rim suggestions

[silverCELICAgt-s]

ok i wanna buy some 18's real soon but i dont know what to get.

i like the konig imagines:
http://www.trendesignautosports.com/Wheels/Konig03/ImagineSL.gif

anyone have any suggestions on what would look good on my car?
http://www.newcelica.org/photopost/data/500/14332celica.jpg

this is what the konig imagines look like on my car......as well as it looking lowered and with clear corners:
http://locker.uky.edu/~dasuta2/celicachops/konigimagines.jpg

also, i wanna get low profile tires......any suggestions?

thanks,
Greg

[Viola4ka]

looks hot gregg

[rddcelica]

ok youve asked us this 1000 fawkin times greg....your gone regret getting rims first man...ESPECIALLY 18's. think you car looks like it has a lift kit now...wait till you throw 18's on without a drop.

but don listen to us...we obviously have no fawkin idea what were talkin about

and once AGAIN..theres NO need to post the EXACT same thread in 2 seperate forums man

[speedeeGTS]

Originally posted by rddcelica
..theres NO need to post the EXACT same thread in 2 seperate forums man

not to mention in multiple threads in those forums...

[TRDXYR]

It will look good bro.... I agree.. drop it at least 1 inch... It's a world of difference.

I suggest 225 40 18 to help fill the wheel well. about 1 inch taller than than stock but it is negligable.

1. Thicker tire can HELP preven bent rims (HELP not prevent okay?)
2. That size is common and is somewhat inexpensive..

Good luck mang!!

[ScooterKin]

http://images2.fotki.com/v11/photos/4/43461/171201/CameraPicture22-vi.jpg

[silverCELICAgt-s]

those look to similar to stock

[silverCELICAgt-s]

i wanna go for a look that people know they were aftermarket

[silverCELICAgt-s]

ok tell me this......if i want to lower my car what is cheaper cause no one really specified this to me.

this set up would have to last 5 years:

coilovers......what else do i have to buy to make it last.... and what price?

springs........ what else do i have to buy to make it last....... and what price?

-greg

[Tikked Again]

Bling

[speedeeGTS]

:rolleyes: do we REALLY have to go over this again...???????

i know mike has said many times how much his recent coilover suspension cost him, and joe has said many times also how much a strut/spring combo would cost. man, you need to learn how to read more closely...

and like i told you before, if you want to know about something, do a search and read. you can find out reviews (if our forum and us beating our thoughts into you arent enough) by doing a search and get prices and where to buy the parts from too. come on kid, do we really need to baby you?!?!?

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by silverCELICAgt-s
coilovers......what else do i have to buy to make it last.... and what price?

springs........ what else do i have to buy to make it last....... and what price?


ur gonna catch a beat down (atleast from me) for asking this question AGAIN :D

[CelicaLT]

Why the hell do you keep asking the same questions over and over again?

You say you have a very small budget but yet you want rims, tires and coilovers. All of which are fairly costly. Slow down. Save some money first and then get what you want when you are sure. You sound like an impulse buyer because you have some money sitting there and feel like you gotta buy something. Save some for college time. I wish I had, but I learned the hard way.

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by CelicaLT
Why the hell do you keep asking the same questions over and over again?

You say you have a very small budget but yet you want rims, tires and coilovers. All of which are fairly costly. Slow down. Save some money first and then get what you want when you are sure. You sound like an impulse buyer because you have some money sitting there and feel like you gotta buy something. Save some for college time. I wish I had, but I learned the hard way.

chi ching.....we have a winer!!!!

you have successfully described greg :D

[silverCELICAgt-s]

ok so i was at town fair tire today, and the assistant manager was helping me out, he said they would get me the rim for internet price, and throw in or me have to pay very little for nice low profile tires. alignment, mounting and all the other crap is free. im gonna have about 6 hundred by the end of this month and im trying to get enough to buy the stuff...... i just dont know what the hell to get springs or coilovers and u guys never said about how much was each including other things i would need such as struts.

-greg

[speedeeGTS]

Originally posted by speedeeGTS
:rolleyes: do we REALLY have to go over this again...???????

i know mike has said many times how much his recent coilover suspension cost him, and joe has said many times also how much a strut/spring combo would cost. man, you need to learn how to read more closely...

and like i told you before, if you want to know about something, do a search and read. you can find out reviews (if our forum and us beating our thoughts into you arent enough) by doing a search and get prices and where to buy the parts from too. come on kid, do we really need to baby you?!?!?

Originally posted by TRD StreetRacing
ur gonna catch a beat down (atleast from me) for asking this question AGAIN :D

Originally posted by CelicaLT
Why the hell do you keep asking the same questions over and over again?

You say you have a very small budget but yet you want rims, tires and coilovers. All of which are fairly costly. Slow down. Save some money first and then get what you want when you are sure. You sound like an impulse buyer because you have some money sitting there and feel like you gotta buy something. Save some for college time. I wish I had, but I learned the hard way.

[Viola4ka]

Originally posted by rddcelica

but don listen to us...we obviously have no fawkin idea what were talkin about


and replace the amber side lights with clear lights.
:rofl:

[EasyC]

Originally posted by Viola4ka
and replace the amber side lights with clear lights.
:rofl:

yea thats ALL u need to do to make the car look great!

btw im getting 17 inch SSR GT1's (i think thats what the pic was posted of) with bridgestone Potenza pole position s-03 (225/40/R17) for FREEE......tell town fair to match that price

[ScooterKin]

Originally posted by EasyC
yea thats ALL u need to do to make the car look great!

btw im getting 17 inch SSR GT1's (i think thats what the pic was posted of) with bridgestone Potenza pole position s-03 (225/40/R17) for FREEE......tell town fair to match that price

dayum...go you!!

[EasyC]

i coulda got the 18x8 SSR GT3s with 225/35/R18s but not in mass no thank you....

[EasyC]

Originally posted by EasyC
i coulda got the 18x8 SSR GT3s with 225/35/R18s but not in mass no thank you....

actually they wanted to give me 20 inch spinner rims at first but #1, i would feel bad getting such an expensive item for nothing and #2, NOT ON MASS ROADS!!!!!!

plus i dont know if they would fit...

[ScooterKin]

20 spinners = rice rice baby

GT3's are :drool:

GT1's are good too

[TRD StreetRacing]

20' spinners on a sporty car = rice

20'+ spinners on a escalade = pimping baby :D

[silverCELICAgt-s]

y for free?

[silverCELICAgt-s]

anybody got suggestions? good websites for rims? post some pics that would look good on my car

[EasyC]

because i know someone who owns a shop and gets that **** for dirt cheap.....not only that but a friend of mine is buying the tires for my bday!!!! they are both ready to be put on probbly tomorrow...ill post pics !

[Viola4ka]

Originally posted by EasyC
actually they wanted to give me 20 inch spinner rims at first but #1, i would feel bad getting such an expensive item for nothing and #2, NOT ON MASS ROADS!!!!!!

plus i dont know if they would fit...

on a celica??? OMFG...if u get that....kill urself :D

EDIT: am i being too harsh???? :ugh:

[EasyC]

Originally posted by Viola4ka
on a celica??? OMFG...if u get that....kill urself :D

EDIT: am i being too harsh???? :ugh:


V did i actually get them???? lol no....ur not being too harsh....i wanted the SSR GT3 really bad but i dont think they would survive our new england roads :(

[ScooterKin]

Originally posted by EasyC
because i know someone who owns a shop and gets that **** for dirt cheap.....not only that but a friend of mine is buying the tires for my bday!!!! they are both ready to be put on probbly tomorrow...ill post pics !

let's make a deal...you can take my prestine GT1's with Pirelli PZero Nero's in 235/45/ZR17's, and i'll take yer GT3's in 18's with the Pole Polepositions :D...but the GT3's must be in Satin ;)

mmmmmmmmmmmm Satin :drool:

http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/ssr/swap/ssr_gt3_bs_ci3_l.jpg

[EasyC]

Originally posted by ScooterKin
let's make a deal...you can take my prestine GT1's with Pirelli PZero Nero's in 235/45/ZR17's, and i'll take yer GT3's in 18's with the Pole Polepositions :D...but the GT3's must be in Satin ;)

mmmmmmmmmmmm Satin :drool:

http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/ssr/swap/ssr_gt3_bs_ci3_l.jpg

i didnt get the GT3's because i didnt wanna mess em up on mass roads....i got the GT1's with pole positions

[ScooterKin]

i know, and i have the GT1's, so i was gonna offer a trade with you, my 17's for yer 18's...then i was gonna go and buy the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's like today since i have a race meet on the 27th in Jersey

but o well :(

http://images2.fotki.com/v23/photos/4/43461/242030/CameraPicture8-vi.jpg

[rddcelica]

Originally posted by silverCELICAgt-s
ok tell me this......if i want to lower my car what is cheaper cause no one really specified this to me.

this set up would have to last 5 years:

coilovers......what else do i have to buy to make it last.... and what price?

springs........ what else do i have to buy to make it last....... and what price?

-greg

OK greg....heres my deal for you......im gonna answer this ONE LAST TIME in response to this specific question im quoting above....

if you dare to ask us one more time you will seriously fawkin regret it come time for meets....youve TRULY pissed me off( along with EVRYONE else on this forum)to no end with your relentless repetition of questions, skimming of threads, and overall incompetance. so listen fawkin carefuly this time, im not gonna repeat myself little boy.

BOTH suspension setups will last you your dayum 5 years

springs will run ya $150 or so(1.5" drop). With springs we have all suggested buying struts at the same time, which will run yah about $350 give or take a $50. since we all know you dont have the ability to install this yourself, and none of us will do it for ya, thatll run ya about another $300 or so to get installed. ok thats done, no more about how much spring/struts cost. and weve all told ya this is your BEST bet for what your goin for with your car.

the tein coilover suspension is WAAAAAAY out of your league, but per my deal to you, here is the cost. ON sale right now you can get them for $1,150.00, thats the full kit. plus to get them installed will run ya anywhere from $300-$500+ depending on the shop. ok...DONE, no more asking bot prices on teins(which you have no idea what the difference is anyway :rolleyes: )

as far as rims go....for a DECENT set, (when i say decent i mean it, theyre not GOOD, just functional and look good) be prepared to spend a MINIMUM of $900 for rims AND tires, and thats being VERY cheap on both, like $100/tire, and and $125/rim.

ok greg...now you do the math yourself, im sure you can handle that(well im not really sure you can, but im gonna go out on a limb here) now STOP FAWKIN ASKIN US, START listening to us, or get the hell outa this forum.

[EasyC]

Originally posted by rddcelica
OK greg....heres my deal for you......im gonna answer this ONE LAST TIME in response to this specific question im quoting above....

if you dare to ask us one more time you will seriously fawkin regret it come time for meets....youve TRULY pissed me off( along with EVRYONE else on this forum)to no end with your relentless repetition of questions, skimming of threads, and overall incompetance. so listen fawkin carefuly this time, im not gonna repeat myself little boy.

BOTH suspension setups will last you your dayum 5 years

springs will run ya $150 or so(1.5" drop). With springs we have all suggested buying struts at the same time, which will run yah about $350 give or take a $50. since we all know you dont have the ability to install this yourself, and none of us will do it for ya, thatll run ya about another $300 or so to get installed. ok thats done, no more about how much spring/struts cost. and weve all told ya this is your BEST bet for what your goin for with your car.

the tein coilover suspension is WAAAAAAY out of your league, but per my deal to you, here is the cost. ON sale right now you can get them for $1,150.00, thats the full kit. plus to get them installed will run ya anywhere from $300-$500+ depending on the shop. ok...DONE, no more asking bot prices on teins(which you have no idea what the difference is anyway :rolleyes: )

as far as rims go....for a DECENT set, (when i say decent i mean it, theyre not GOOD, just functional and look good) be prepared to spend a MINIMUM of $900 for rims AND tires, and thats being VERY cheap on both, like $100/tire, and and $125/rim.

ok greg...now you do the math yourself, im sure you can handle that(well im not really sure you can, but im gonna go out on a limb here) now STOP FAWKIN ASKIN US, START listening to us, or get the hell outa this forum.



GOOOOSFRABBBBAAAAA

[silverCELICAgt-s]

y thank u! ok so im goin to talk to our family friend who owns a tire/rim store when i have the money cause he will be able to give me a deal on the rims and tires i want and they will probably install springs/struts for cheap as well. Im also gonna ask him about if he would like me to advertise for his store at shows and if then he would give me an even bigger discount.

-greg

[evil eye]

First, I'd like to say that everyone that has replied to greg's thread has wasted precious minutes of their lives reading this and replying only to have him ask the same Q next week. I too am guilty of this crime. Secondly, I'd like to state that everyone's responses were 100% right, especially your last one Randy. You are my idol of the week. :thumbup: But since Greg won't read my post anyway, I suggest you get the 20inch chrome spinners. Do it, please.

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by EasyC
GOOOOSFRABBBBAAAAA

bwahaha....i watched that movie for about the 5th time on TV yesterday. good movie :D

[TRD StreetRacing]

Originally posted by evil eye
I suggest you get the 20inch chrome spinners.

why stop for 20's when u can get 24' ;) or go all out and get 26's :gap:

[EasyC]

Originally posted by TRD StreetRacing
bwahaha....i watched that movie for about the 5th time on TV yesterday. good movie :D


haha i feel pretty....oh so pretty....

[silverCELICAgt-s]

haha, i saw some 24 inch chrome spinners at a town fair tire the other day....i just started laughing, haha.

-greg

[SpeedyCeli]

Greg-
I'm also in Mass and I know a guy that does rims/tires and a ton of other stuff at reasonable prices. IF you really want 18's and you like the Konig's, get them :) I just bought 17" ADR Sokudo 10's and am in the process of getting some Nitto 450's (215/45/17) for a really good price. If you are seriously interested in doing rims/tires and possibly suspension, PM me and I'll give you this guys name/business number so you can ask him questions. He's honest and will make honest recommendations to you based on what you have (car and money wise). Like RddCelica said.. at LEAST 900 for decent rims and tires-save up!!

[speedeeGTS]

whoa! hey! who the hell are you??? i've never seen you before! you live in shrewsbury? what do you have done to your car? what color is it? im from milford, but im often seen in holliston, framingham area too. i have a spec blue gts.

[silverCELICAgt-s]

Originally posted by 02SilvrCelicaGT
Greg-
I'm also in Mass and I know a guy that does rims/tires and a ton of other stuff at reasonable prices. IF you really want 18's and you like the Konig's, get them :) I just bought 17" ADR Sokudo 10's and am in the process of getting some Nitto 450's (215/45/17) for a really good price. If you are seriously interested in doing rims/tires and possibly suspension, PM me and I'll give you this guys name/business number so you can ask him questions. He's honest and will make honest recommendations to you based on what you have (car and money wise). Like RddCelica said.. at LEAST 900 for decent rims and tires-save up!!

ya it may take me till the end of the spring till i have all the cash but i am definately trying to find the cheapest place that will get them for me and install , etc. so ya if you could pm me with this info that would be great!


Originally posted by speedeeGTS
whoa! hey! who the hell are you???

nice welcoming...................