wheels advice needed!

[against the grain]

hey ..i currently am running 18" msr 045's..i'm lookin at getting 17"s in a 5 spoke..and then lowering the car. I'm open for used but must be prestine condition! Any advice ??????

[KenYork]

What kind of advice are you looking for? Places to purchase wheels? Offsets? Lowering problems? Your question is very vague.

[stevenma188]

He's trying to post a classified ad in the wrong section.

[KenYork]

Really? Doesn't sound like it. He should also read the b/s/t rules in the classifieds section.

[stevenma188]

I don't know then.

OP can you please state what type of advice you are looking for?

[prime]

..i'm lookin at getting 17"s in a 5 spoke.. I'm open for used but must be prestine condition!

I don't think it's "advice" per se that he wants. More so recommendations on 5-spoke 17s or where to get them.
Although still a little vague.

[against the grain]

not looking to sell....just was wondering if anyone had opinions on brand preference for a 5 spoke that they would recommend or possibly are using that they liked...sorry for the "vagueness"

[dentinger]

they best thing you can do, is go to a wheel/tire store. i highly recommend simply tire if you're near the jane/finch area.
go there, and just go thru his catalogs of wheels, and pick out a design you like, and go from there. (im sure you could buy some tuner mags too)
that's pretty much what i did, both times haha

[against the grain]

lol...clearly i have wheels already..i know how to locate a store and pick my own wheels...i was just looking for recommendations thats all...i didn't think it was a hard questions..thanx for the input all..

[stevenma188]

No one has any idea what recommendations you are looking for. Are you looking for tires or rims?

[against the grain]

n/m...no worries...

[KenYork]

Well I do recommend looking for something lightweight if you're driving a 2.0.

[against the grain]

i'm rockin the 2.4...(gt hatch) i think i'm just gonna keep my wheels...i'm looking at some koni struts and eibach lowering kit to put on it....the only reason i asked for "advice" is cuz i think five spoke look sick on the 3's and i noticed alot of ppl have the 5zigen style ...so i thought with so many ppl riding 5 spoke there would b suggestions on a good wheel for a fair price that someone would recommend..i understand my original post was confusing...thankz to all who tried to understand my original jiberish!!lol

[KenYork]

If you're looking to change struts and springs.. do some research on coil overs too.

[stevenma188]

Have you looked at Rotas? They seem to be really well priced lightweight replicas. Not sure why there is quite a bit of hate towards them though.

[PearlM3]

i'm rockin the 2.4...(gt hatch)


Hehehe, when did mazda start making a 2.4, it's a 2.3 :)

[dentinger]

Hehehe, when did mazda start making a 2.4, it's a 2.3 :)

or a 2010 2.5L

[against the grain]

oops... 2.3..

[wmzda5]

Have you looked at Rotas? They seem to be really well priced lightweight replicas. Not sure why there is quite a bit of hate towards them though.

made in philippines

[stevenma188]

Nothing wrong with that.....right?

[wmzda5]

Nothing wrong with that.....right?

Yeah I know, its been around since the 80's known back home as Rota Italia, they are truly tested in rough roads that we have back home. I got a classmate in University who worked in rota many years ago and I had the chance to see how they make the rims. he say that the secret of the rotas are in the material they use and their strict quality, at that time nobody even thought that they will be selling outside the Philippines. I like the old school NS1 cant find any picture of it on the internet
Here is the pictur of my old ride back then with the NS1
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/wmzda5/2620335086galantgl1.jpg

[against the grain]

thankz!! yeah rotas are nice..they have a bad rap for some reason..i actully had a set of 17" Rota - subzero's on my turbocharged 93 civic hatch...