your opinion of this wheel
08-31-2001, 05:53 AM
#21
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Edison
Posts: 1,912
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
only if you beat me senseless would those look good on a s2k.
there are many other wheels there you could put...i never liked the look of the almost solid faced rim.
there are many other wheels there you could put...i never liked the look of the almost solid faced rim.
08-31-2001, 09:02 AM
#22
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
Posts: 74
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Like I said, "Its a fine line between different-good and different-stupid."............and I have poor balance. I won't do it, but i do like crome vs gunmetal, white or black. A lot of people are getting wheels that look a lot like the stock wheels and I fail to see significant value in that. but that's just me.
08-31-2001, 07:22 PM
#26
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: jimisapostwhore
Posts: 3,477
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Look for a rim that's forged for strength and weight savings. Don't look for rims like that that are big and heavy like that, and are pobably made by lesser means. I went ahead and looked up this wheel to see how much it weighed and here's what I found out.
SCC May 00 Vol 12, No 5 issue states:
Giovanna Wheels
Barletta
20x8.5
weighes a whopping 46 lbs
Say you got the 18's instead of the 20's. I'll go ahead and subtract 5lbs per corner, and you've got a rim that weighs 41lbs or so without tires! Oem rims and tires weigh about 43lbs. So you're talking major performance reduction and gas mileage reduction, not to mention a big wad of money. According to your website they're $625 for 18x8.5 and another $175 to chrome each rim. That of course will add even more weight. Also, they don't even have the right offset.
With that amount of money, check out HRE's. Custom made with the right offsets, forged for strength, polished lip, center can be painted, anondized, chromed, or polished. However, they are very expensive. I only know of 3 guys on this board who have or had them.
http://www.hrewheels.com/Car/540Series/index.htm
SCC May 00 Vol 12, No 5 issue states:
Giovanna Wheels
Barletta
20x8.5
weighes a whopping 46 lbs
Say you got the 18's instead of the 20's. I'll go ahead and subtract 5lbs per corner, and you've got a rim that weighs 41lbs or so without tires! Oem rims and tires weigh about 43lbs. So you're talking major performance reduction and gas mileage reduction, not to mention a big wad of money. According to your website they're $625 for 18x8.5 and another $175 to chrome each rim. That of course will add even more weight. Also, they don't even have the right offset.
With that amount of money, check out HRE's. Custom made with the right offsets, forged for strength, polished lip, center can be painted, anondized, chromed, or polished. However, they are very expensive. I only know of 3 guys on this board who have or had them.
http://www.hrewheels.com/Car/540Series/index.htm
09-01-2001, 05:31 PM
#29
Former Moderator
Originally posted by Jaded41
I'm not sure what type of car they'd look good on, but a S2K certainly isn't one. Those wheels are GHETTO!
I'm not sure what type of car they'd look good on, but a S2K certainly isn't one. Those wheels are GHETTO!
Those wheels are GHETTO! LOL. . .really hard!
