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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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Rota Torque 15x16.5 (hyper black) with stock tires:





Wheels provided by JLB Motorsports.
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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Looks nice. All you need now is the OTG shims. Man, I miss seeing hills.
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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looks really nice and clean
good job man
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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Those look great! A lot of people are going flashy with their RS2.0's. I like your style, reminds me of mine, clean and simple.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 01:57 AM
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Are there any long-term issues running wheels that have a +40 offset? My friend said it isn't good (not sure why),
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 02:40 AM
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What size tires are you running?
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Sushiboy
What size tires are you running?
The stock tires...so I think 185/60.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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Nice. I was looking at the torques as well, but went with the Konig Kolors in graphite. Just picked them up from JLB this weekend.
Old Apr 11, 2006 | 07:34 AM
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Bump...I still need some center caps that fit the front wheels...any ideas on where I can get them?
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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Super Bump!

Anyways, since I have a +40 offset on these 15x6.5 wheels, would the 10mm OTG shim be the best for a flush look?
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cvrefugee
Are there any long-term issues running wheels that have a +40 offset? My friend said it isn't good (not sure why),
None whatsoever. If they don't crash against the brake caliper, or smash into a strut, rub into the wheel well, or rub into a fender, you're good to go!

These look really nice! I might get a set of these in bronze for my other car later on.
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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looks real good!!
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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wow looks nice how much for the whole bang ? rims - balanceing - change the tires over?
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 05:02 AM
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$400 for the wheels, $20 for the lug nuts, $60 for the mounting/balancing. I then paid about $50 for an alignment.
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