Spec me some wheels

[SoliD]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/Tricky/siderear.jpg

Opinions? Wondering how much of a PITA they would be to keep clean..

look awesome, with a good sealant on the wheels wouldnt be excessively hard to keep clean, much like a good waxed car, amount of time spent cleaning isnt too great.

 

[tbz_ck]

another vote for the AC Schnitzer Type III:

 

[ironman]

Opinions? Wondering how much of a PITA they would be to keep clean..

Now you are getting the hang of it, those with black centres...........

 

[Clarkey]

Opinions? Wondering how much of a PITA they would be to keep clean..

Can't go wrong with BBS's they look well. Similar to mine which are a pain to clean, looking at 5 minutes work on each corner to get them clean.



The bolts are particularly awkward, you need to keep on top of them.

 

[fRostiE]

opinion changed, from 37s to the ones gurdas posted !

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Fox>
Sorry to ask, can you post a pic of your car with it's existing wheels.
What tyres are you running on them?

 

[Maxeh]

LM's look awesome, do it.

 

["andy"]

pfft jet wash for wheel cleaning

 

[[TW]Fox]

Fox>
Sorry to ask, can you post a pic of your car with it's existing wheels.
What tyres are you running on them?

Running 235/45/17 front and 255/40/17 rear Eagle F1 GS-D3's.

 

[Dandle]

Opinions? Wondering how much of a PITA they would be to keep clean..

They are simialr to BBS CHs which are a real pain in the backside to keep looking good.

 

[Clarkey]

pfft jet wash for wheel cleaning

which does precisely nothing against stubborn brake dust :/

 

[L0rdMike]

Running 235/45/17 front and 255/40/17 rear Eagle F1 GS-D3's.

How are yours still. The sidewall on one of mine nearly gave way and was split to bits.

 

[[TW]Fox]

How are yours still. The sidewall on one of mine nearly gave way and was split to bits.

Absolutely fine, wearing completely evenly and actually lasting pretty well.

 

[Dogbreath]

Important to how a wheel looks on a car...?

:/

They are all minor details and can be fixed relatively easily...

*n

Who mentioned looks? You simply said "The three fundamental essentials with regards to wheels". The fundamental essentials are that the wheel fits the application and is round. Looks are of somewhat secondary importance.

 

[Burned_Alive]

Opinions? Wondering how much of a PITA they would be to keep clean..

Told you before, do it. Only acceptable wheels from here on in, anything else will be a let down.

 

[Conscript]

Running 235/45/17 front and 255/40/17 rear Eagle F1 GS-D3's.

Any particular reason the rears are a slightly lower profile that the fronts? Im just curious.

 

[L0rdMike]

Any particular reason the rears are a slightly lower profile that the fronts? Im just curious.

They wont be cause they are wider.

 

[penski]

Who mentioned looks? You simply said "The three fundamental essentials with regards to wheels". The fundamental essentials are that the wheel fits the application and is round. Looks are of somewhat secondary importance.

Considering that the thread is about what style of wheel Fox should choose, I would have thought that it would be eminently obvious that I was referring to making a choice about the style of wheel. Perhaps in the future I should state the obvious in minute detail to help the remedial section of the forum?

You can ream out the centre bore if it is too small. If it is too big, you can use spigot rings (even though that isn't really that important)...and if the PCD is incorrect, you can use adaptors.

*n

 

[penski]

They wont be cause they are wider.

Do the sums

The sidwall on the rears is about 4mm smaller.

*n

 

[Conscript]

They wont be cause they are wider.

Sorry, I don't understand....I realise they are wider but how would that have an effect on the sidewall profile?

Edit: Im being dumb, I went and educated myself on tyre sizes, now I understand. Id always read the profile as a width of the sidewall in relation to the tyre diameter, not width.

Prat :/