Which would you buy first?

Tein HE's or 16x7 and 16x8 32mm offset mesh wheels?

teins

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I was leaning toward the teins, but was tempted by the wheels because they are a complete set w/ centercaps. Currently I have the polished SE wheels on my 89.

i'd only get the teins if i had good tires on my stock rims.

welp Suspension will help performance better then a set of tires probably would. Also the car looks better with stock wheels and dropped, Then it would with aftermarket wheels and stock ride height. So if your wondering from a cosmetic point of view, it will look better going this route, It will perform better this route, and you shall be more happy with that setup. Can't go wrong imho.

go Tein's, and then powder-coat your wheels a gunmetal or black color. i've seen this done a couple of times, and it looks killer. i'll be putting my suspension on first, and i don't even think i'll get wheels for a while. i'll just paint my stock ones, get new tires, and use the money i saved on engine bits.

[QUOTE=SR20DETpower]welp Suspension will help performance better then a set of tires probably would. QUOTE]


are you kidding?????

Suspension will help cornering, but tires will help with acceleration and, to a lesser extent than the suspension, cornering. I'd go with what Brian said about powder coating the stock rims. When (and if :banghead: ) I get my 96 SE then I'm going to powder coat the rims gun metal or black (depending on the color of the car). Softer compound on the stock rims (which are what? 6.5-7" wide?) will provide decent grip...so going that route might make it so you don't even need aftermarket rims...unless of course you want them for asthetics.

What I would do is get your Teins and then wait until your current tires are nearly bald and then upgrade the rims and tires. I'd also go with 17" rims, but 16s look alright...no 18+" rims though...they usually look horrible and weigh too much.

to a lesser extent than the suspension, cornering.

are you kidding???? grip is everything man.

i used to have a set of fleet farm tires on my 240 (they were on there when i bought it). now i have azenis. all i can say is- holy shit it's a whole different car.

are you kidding???? grip is everything man.

i used to have a set of fleet farm tires on my 240 (they were on there when i bought it). now i have azenis. all i can say is- holy shit it's a whole different car.
sometimes its good o have bald tires...when u warm them up they handle real nice....

but for the most part i agree...tires are everything...

probably the wheels, what kind are they?

spitz how do the azenis do in the wet?

a good set of coilovers will help the performance of the car more then some 7 and 8" wide wheels would. And whose to say he doesn't already have performance tires, or would even put some on his aftermarket wheels.........

I like living dangerously, more car then tire=fun. More Tire and grip then car=boring. pushing around your 130hp full throttle into a turn and the car just does exactly what you want it sort of boring. Now on the other hand having something more peppy but lacking of traction gets interesting quick.

The tires just help grip, the coilovers would help the actual car's handling

I like the Idea of powder coating the wheels and getting the Teins.

OMFG I would get the mesh in a motherf*cking instant!

Do you know how damned hard it is to get 4-bolt mesh wheels on the east coast? ESPECIALLY in a size bigger than 15"

Tho a more desireable offset would be +30 front + 25 rear

a good set of coilovers will help the performance of the car more then some 7 and 8" wide wheels would.


lets both buy stock s13s. you put coilovers on with stock rims with some reasonably priced all season tires. i'll get some 13, 14, 15, 16, or even 17" diameter by 8" wide rims and put some toyo ra-1s on them and welll take a run around a track. k? driver's skill aside, who do you think would win? i'd like to place a $10000 bet on myself.

And whose to say he doesn't already have performance tires, or would even put some on his aftermarket wheels.........

i said "i'd only get the teins if i had good tires on my stock rims."

I like living dangerously, more car then tire=fun. More Tire and grip then car=boring. pushing around your 130hp full throttle into a turn and the car just does exactly what you want it sort of boring. Now on the other hand having something more peppy but lacking of traction gets interesting quick.

that's a joke, right?
if you had no grip, you would understeer like a mutha fu*ka- and that is NO fun. and if you have a cheap tire with weak sidewalls, your car will seriously feel like absolute mush around every tiny turn. yeah, tires have that much of an impact on performance.


The tires just help grip, the coilovers would help the actual car's handling

sorry, this sentance makes no sence to me. what is handling without grip?