View Poll Results: Which wheels should I get

5-Zigen FN01R-C Matte Black

31.25%

Rota Slipstream Flat Black

37.50%

Other (please provide suggestion)

25.00%

Stick with the stock wheels

6.25%

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11-20-2009, 09:41 PM

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what are you doing with the stock tires? Where do you live, maybe I could buy them from you? I'm sorry but i didn't seem to see what the price of your wheels were. How much were they?

I'm located in Las Vegas, I may just try and sell them locally. I never mentioned what I payed for the wheels

11-24-2009, 03:57 PM

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I got the wheels and tires on and they look great IMO and ride better. I will get pics up this afternoon. Should I just run the 35/32 "stock" psi in the new wheels and tires?

11-24-2009, 09:23 PM

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Should I just run the 35/32 "stock" psi in the new wheels and tires?

That'll work fine. Personally, I'm running 39F/35R, for just a tad more mpg, and sidewall stiffness.

11-25-2009, 05:12 AM

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That'll work fine. Personally, I'm running 39F/35R, for just a tad more mpg, and sidewall stiffness.

Any issue with uneven wear? I might try running 37/34.

11-25-2009, 07:22 AM

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Any issue with uneven wear? I might try running 37/34.

None what-so-ever. I ran 40F/36R on my OEM tires for 42k miles, before I switched to the new tires & wheels, and had no uneven wear on them either. I do rotate every 5k miles, so I'm sure that helps.

11-25-2009, 05:04 PM

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None what-so-ever. I ran 40F/36R on my OEM tires for 42k miles, before I switched to the new tires & wheels, and had no uneven wear on them either. I do rotate every 5k miles, so I'm sure that helps.

Good to know, thanks.

11-30-2009, 11:43 PM

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Anyone know the torque spec for the lug nuts?

12-01-2009, 12:08 AM

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IIRC, America's Tire Co. torqued mine to 80 ft. lbs., then had me come back after 100 miles of driving to re-torque them to 80. They said this was necessary because my wheels are painted, which includes the area where the lug nuts are seated.

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12-01-2009, 12:44 AM

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Discount Tire told me to come back after 100 miles to have to wheels retorqued as well. I asked them what the torque spec was so that I could just do it myself and the guy said "Uh....I dont know, 90 or something." I found somewhere that said the lug nuts should be torqued to 76 ft lbs, so thats what I retorqued them at. I cant remember where I found that though.

12-01-2009, 12:50 AM

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None what-so-ever. I ran 40F/36R on my OEM tires for 42k miles, before I switched to the new tires & wheels, and had no uneven wear on them either. I do rotate every 5k miles, so I'm sure that helps.

Thats what Ive been running too

I like the ride better and wear is normal. I was thinking about running the same on my new set but Im sure I'll find a new comfort level. For auto X I run 50 up front and 38 in the rear.

12-07-2009, 09:32 PM

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I finally decided to quit being lazy and get a picture, but it just so happens that I decided to do so on one of the fews days a year that it actually rains here in Las Vegas lol.

I will be adding Tanabe NF210 springs with TRD shocks/struts soon.

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