what tire sizes are everyone running

[grncivicdhr]

i've checked on ebay and found some really good prices on new wheels aswell. i'm not sure if i'd trust buying used ones. the only problem is that everyone seems to be selling 4x100's. i guess i'll just keep looking, i wanted something so but i have all summer til i co back to college.

[grncivicdhr]

what do you guys think of Rota wheels, i know alot of people with them and see them at autocross alot. they're the spoon and mugen knock-off wheels but i found them in 4x114.3 and at good prices also. if you check them out, i'm kinda partial to the curcuit 8. let me know what you think

[grncivicdhr]

ohh, one more thing, what justifies what ofset i go for?

[Dorikin]

www.japanvehicles.com

They have the Nissan 350Z OEM Rays wheels, i donno if its correct offset

[old_s13]

"perfect people" there's no such thing. The point is, whatever you had or have for your civic is useless for the 240SX. You DONT run FWD wheels on your RWD vehicle, thats stupid. Flaunt the fact that your car is RWD by throwing on some WIDE and STICKY rims/tires. Its not about how low-profile the rims are, its about how wide they are and how snug they fit in the fender wells. 16" or 17" are ideal, anything over is kind-of excessive.

Most wheels made/sold in the US are not the best for our cars. If you want something good, you'll be purchasing a set of rims that are probably imported from Japan.

BTW, no one will ENVY you for having TE37's.. they'll just want to STEAL them from you because they are very popular rims. If you are going to throw down some money for a quality rim, check out companies like WORK, HRE, VOLK, RS WATANABE, PANASPORT, etc... just dont pay money for silly colored wheels that look fancy but really suck.

- Mike

Originally posted by grncivicdhr
actually, i didn't pick the p1's cuz there "jdm yo", i figured the koseis might be cheaper for a reason. its surprising how many "perfect people" there are around here. and i plan on running falken azinaz for autocross. the origional wheels i wanted wew whats on my civic, my rota slipstreams, but i guess that bolt pattern wont work. if anyone can suggest a nice, light weight wheel i'd appreciate it. i liked to konig heliums aswell. i really think that its funny that if i pick jdm parts for my car i'm a poser. i was comverting yen to $$ back in 97 to get jdm parts for my fc rx7 and i bought a 240sx for what it is not cuz i wanna be paul walker or some dumb sh*t.

[old_s13]

Bathroom scales dont count.

Originally posted by mynismo
check this place out
http://www.groupbuycenter.com/buy.aspx?id=9854

that's where i got mine.

and they aren't even 17 lbs, i weighed them. they are actually 14.5 lbs for 17".

real nice......

[mynismo]

ha it was a combo of that and fedex. fedex weighed both of them coming in at 29 lbs, and that was for 2 (inside the box).

i dont think fedex's scales are wrong, and if they are by any chance, i dont think they would UNDERESTIMATE the weight....

[ghostchild316]

Originally posted by old_s13
Most wheels made/sold in the US are not the best for our cars. If you want something good, you'll be purchasing a set of rims that are probably imported from Japan.

What about OZ Racing rims?Those are italian aren't they?

I kinda like the Superleggera rims they make since they are lightweight.

[grncivicdhr]

old_s13, i'm aware of the fact that i can't run those rims from my civic on my 240sx (wish i could tho). i have no interest in low profile either, like i said before, i'm trying to get the best light weight wheel for my money for use in autocross. i'm not sure if you run solo 2 or anything, but i just wanted to know what size tires most people here are running if they do compete in these events. i was thinkin 215 up front and 225 in the rear on 16x7's. if you do autocross, i'd appreciate anything you might have to say. also, i just wanted to get the point across that i'm not trying to build some kinda show car, sorry if i miss understood anything as an insult. i'm new to the 240sx but not imports. thanks for the list of wheels tho, its helpin out, i just have to make a decision. oh and what off-set should i be looking for?

[grncivicdhr]

here some of the wheels from rota...
http://www.rotawheels.com/
http://www.rotawheels.com/curcuit8.htm
http://www.rotawheels.com/grid.htm
http://www.rotawheels.com/subzero.htm
let me know what you guys think...

[Dorikin]

Damnm, you hear Benson had his 5Zigens and TEs stolen outta his garage?

[grncivicdhr]

that sucks, i had a carbon hood stolen for my garage one. turns out my next door neightbor and one of his 16 year old friends thought they could sell it at a local high school. my freinds little brother ended up finding it for sale cuz my neighbor put his own name on the add in the hall way, what a dumb ass.

[Sanchi]

Originally posted by grncivicdhr
that sucks, i had a carbon hood stolen for my garage one. turns out my next door neightbor and one of his 16 year old friends thought they could sell it at a local high school. my freinds little brother ended up finding it for sale cuz my neighbor put his own name on the add in the hall way, what a dumb ass.

Your neighbor needs a good butt kicking. But ya it always sux to get your stuff JACKED!!
Back on topic the 4x100's are pizza cutter honda wheels... I was gona get some ROTA rims for my last car, id get the subzeros for autox'ing they might be fakes but They do the job no matter what anyone says. Alot of ppl that go AUTOX use ROTA and the are the hardcore ppl that compet they win too!! SO they are good but not the best...

[grncivicdhr]

i found the rota curcuit 8's in the right bolt size but it cool cuz i'm not buyin parts for about 3 weeks. i was looking at the 5zigen fn01rc's too, at autoimaging. what size tires are you runnin front and rear for autoX?