New rims
 

When I bought my car, it turned out to have some bent rims on it. Bent, and unbalanceable (is that even a word?)

I drove it home from where I got it (Ottawa) at about 60MPH or so, speeds at which it was virtually unnoticeable. It only really became an issue recently when I did some marathon interstate driving through Michigan to southern Ontario. BAD vibrations.

So I set out on a quest to resolve the problem, since a) I will be making several more such trips (I'm moving) b) I can't stand going so slow on the highway, and c) I also can't stand the vibrations.

Long (and not-yet-finished) story short, I got some new rims; 16x7 Rage Vigor. Maybe not the best rims ever, but cheap and not the worst I can think of.
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/fil...tiny/19747.jpg

Wow! Thoes look very nice on an svx. The style seems to suit the body lines. Great choice!

not bad!

Those rims look pretty sharp.......

Looking good! :)

What size tires are you running with them?

-Chike

Thanks guys.

Chike: Just running the tires that came on it: Yokohama A540 in 225/50VR16. I would have liked to have gone up to 18s but cash is tight at the moment. :(

Anybody notice that I'm missing one of the lugnuts? :eek: (there is a better shot of that in my locker)

I have to replace one of the studs, apparently it won't take a nut. Geez, if I weren't talking about my car that would sound bad. :D

Cool!

Hey, you could always say you got those 16's for weight savings... ;)

-Chike

about weight
 

Yeah, at 17.8 pounds each (according to wheelweights.net) they are a little lighter than the stock rims (which are 20.5 pounds).

The other 16s I was looking at were ASA LW5, which were only 15.9 but would have been at least $200 more, and I'm poor right now :cool: