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RaYmO
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Postby RaYmO » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:43 pm

Alfa... your watties need more dish :D

Would you consider a swap for your ssrs for my watties one day in the VERY distant future (if I ever get sick of my wheels)?
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Postby green_comet » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:49 pm

Im looking at going back to Watanabes, I have found a 15\" set just like the one's I sold you Raymo, but the offset is around the +30 mark. I think ill pick them up..

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Postby RaYmO » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:41 am

green_comet wrote:Im looking at going back to Watanabes, I have found a 15" set just like the one's I sold you Raymo, but the offset is around the +30 mark. I think ill pick them up..


Hey Ryan,

Why are you going back to the watties? You weren't happy with the sportmaxs?
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Postby Ajay » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:09 am

Sasso wrote:
TP13SS wrote:very nice wheels sasso :)


Thanks. The only thing wrong with them is that you can't fit a big brake kit inside them. But tyres are cheap and the white and red looks pretty good.

What are you getting to replace yours? I think 15" looks the best on the NA, its just...proportional.


you know i probably would have bought JSE's if they hadnt sold.. i do like eggy's... but i kind of want them NOW :) hehe..

so im still browsing.. im looking at 15's with polished lip now..
wanting to spend about $700 max

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Postby green_comet » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:25 am

RaYmO wrote:
green_comet wrote:Im looking at going back to Watanabes, I have found a 15" set just like the one's I sold you Raymo, but the offset is around the +30 mark. I think ill pick them up..


Hey Ryan,

Why are you going back to the watties? You weren't happy with the sportmaxs?


Yeah I sold the Sportmax a few weeks back. They look great, but they screwed with the handling too much. I found that the car understeered alot more than normal, and I could never really get rid of the scrubbing.

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Postby Ajay » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:32 pm

my new wheels off EGG80X this morning.. :)

removed the blue decal and polished them up.. going to paint the calipers yellow

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Postby bensale » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:36 pm

Yum, they look great!! I love black wheels :D
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Postby RaYmO » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:42 pm

nice work AJ, they look awesome!

Much better than the chrome jobbies you had before :D
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Postby nath » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:35 pm

how heavy are they Ajay?

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Postby JSE » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:52 pm

i just put 17s on my car...for the loss. they are way heavy and make a massive difference to performance.

konig rewinds will be my next buy
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Postby Ajay » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:47 am

yes they are heavy but not as heavy as the chromies..

i do love the look of 17's and to me the ride difference isnt HUGELY noticeable.. its more the fact that braking seems heavier!
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Postby nath » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:22 am

yeah I noticed that too when i had heavy 17s on – it felt like I was trying to pull up a semi.

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Postby JSE » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:23 pm

really? braking i dont notice but i do have a brake upgrade...

i notice the slow acceleration...2nd gear to redline feels like forever~!
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Postby EGG80X » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:21 pm

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YEAH!!!!!

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Postby RaYmO » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:57 pm

back to NA6 wheels kelv?
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