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Old 12-24-2006, 06:42 PM
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Default widebody wheel help!!!

i've got an obsidian kit on my tC but only have tenzo rs-5's in 18x7.5 which is only a .5 inch wider than stock. ima need about a 9.5 inch wide wheel to make up for the widebody but i cant decide on wut to get or wut color. i do wanna stick to 18's or 19's tho. i'm open to suggestions but i do want the color to go good with my car cuz its FM. any ideas on wut i should get???
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gold works great with Flint mica belive it or not i have bronze stockers and it looks great, err ur gonna need a low offset i belive not just a wide wheel. the offset is important
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I secong the gold/bronze idea. Bronze with FM = schweet.
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any pics? i never really understood offset...
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Check out these sites:
www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

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http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101
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ahhhhhhh dude lol i cant believe i didnt know that, thx bro, well i know i want dished wheels but i dunno which ones and i just want to see sum pics. i was definately thinkin bronze cuz its kinda different from other ppls ____.
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If you want a pics of FM with bronze wheels, here's mine:


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Old 12-24-2006, 07:01 PM
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yea dude that looks sick as hell. u know where i can find some dished bronze or gold ones?
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That my friend, I don't. Lemme do some Google-ing....


And thanks. :D
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Old 12-24-2006, 07:06 PM
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thx dude, wut kinda wheel n tired are those btw? they look nice. u need to sell mines. Black tenzo rs'5's with a chrome lip wrapped in nankang ns2's 225/40/18's, i want like 800 for everything
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Old 12-24-2006, 07:11 PM
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18" x 8" SSR D5Rs with Kumho Ecsta Supras.
Try posting that (need to sell mines. Black tenzo rs'5's with a chrome lip wrapped in nankang ns2's 225/40/18's, i want like 800 for everything) in PPC.
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he cant
he only has 25 posts
get 25 more then make ur PPC sale
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Old 12-24-2006, 07:16 PM
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Ahh, I didn't know that. I suppose that's why yer a Mod....
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lol damn...man i need to finish my car, i've been rollin around lookin like a bumble bee for like 2 months now cuz of money issues, its gonna cost me 1800 to completely finish all the body work n paint for my tC, maybe i can get the paint for cheaper somewhere else but where ima get it done, its like 300 for 1/2 a gallon of FM!!!!
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yup! good progress tho! u have to think bout all that type of stuff before doing something like that! im going to start doing that and everything should be completed for March 31st which is Hin Chicago! and SEC could get another win to start of 2007 just like in 2006!
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man ur tC looks dope! how do i go about joined SEC, i've been wanting to but i think i should try once the cars done lol
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wut kinda offset should i get, and i need a 5x100 rite?
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yes 5x100 and it depends on the kit. you need to start measuring. i say take it to a shop.
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Old 12-24-2006, 09:18 PM
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i have the obsidian kit and ppl are puttin on different sized wheels but the width i'm usually seeing is about 8.5-9 in the fronts and 10 in the back
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