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Enkei Racing Series RPF1 is the best. | 4 | 19.05% | |
O.Z. Crono HT is the best. | 7 | 33.33% | |
SSR GT7-H is the best. | 9 | 42.86% | |
Meh at best. | 1 | 4.76% | |
Firin mah lazer. | 5 | 23.81% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll |
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Final hours of thepocket bulge.
I have been wheel shopping for years now and once again I have narrowed it down.
We have 3 contestants. This is a contest of beauty, intelligence, functionality, fit. BIFF, if you will. You probably won't. Anyway, here they are. -- First up, Enkei. What can I say, the wheel is hideous. Some poeple like this style. I don't, but man it is light. 16lbs is killer. 8inches with that offset is cutting it close. I dunno how it will fit with my aging rear struts, but man, 16lbs, mmmm... I dunno, man man man man man. -- OZ is up next. This I feel is the best looking wheel of the 3. I don't care for thin spokes, but it has 5 of them, which is my favorite number. The offset is better, but it's heavier and costs more than the Enkei. The cost is actually irrelevant since it's only $15, but then again $15 is $15. Man I love gold. -- SSR Gt-7. It's an 18 incher. It's not heavy for an 18 incher. Offset is fantastic. It has style a plenty. It's on sale. =D Almost 20lbs though, considering what else is here, performace might be hurt in relation to what the others offer. I will be showing off a lot more than racing though, so what's more important, lookin good or that other thing. It's the cheapest one! It's kinda ugly. But what does being ugly matter if other people think you are beautiful. I'm sure most you guys drool over this wheel. Yay gold. -- Right now I am leaning toward the OZ. It blends the other two, seemingly, better than perfectly. Then again it doesn't, which is why I'm stuck. Votepolloptionsgogogo. -- Oh, I should mention, this is it. There will be no other wheels. I'm buying something in the next two weeks. Centerline, Rota, Kazera, and ASA have fallen in favor of these. Unless you can find a similar sized better fitting lighter wheel that is gold and has 5 spokes, and is ~$250.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. Last edited by NikFu S.; 04-11-2007 at 10:16 PM. Reason: holy spelling errors Bartman |
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Personally, I like the split 6-spoke design, but the offset might be a bit tricky. Old suspension+tight offset+hard corners...not the greatest combo.
I'd go 17 over 18. The bigger sidewall gives more comfort. I'm not sure how the roads are up there, but I assume they're at least as bad as Ottawa's. I wouldn't go past 17's here for that reason, insurance if I hit a pothole, and comfort. So my voke is the 5-spokers. And I voted for that lazer option, for the hell of it.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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The roads suck and there's more potholes than good drivers, which is why I'm steering toward a 17x8 instead of the 18x7.5 I was looking at a couple days ago.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Speedy fIN
THis is a great wheel Only $140 or so each....IMHO Speedy Lite fin
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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That's a great-looking wheel. Got any specs? The price can't be beat but low priced wheels usually come with the high price of shoddy performance.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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I like the Enkei. I would also go with the 17 inch wheels.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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I kind of like the Enkei, but they'd need to be a different color. I'm still holding out for my Volk GT-U's in a pretty gold color. Sadly they cost just shy of $600.
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i'm okay with any of these choices as long as it means getting new tires.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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check out some of the rotas on subydude.com if you havn't already. They are all replicas of higher priced yokohomas/enkeis/volks yet they are still structuraly sound. Im wanting to go with the g-forces in bronze when I get the money.
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Subydude rapes for shipping.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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