Which rims look better?

[Ricochet]

I've got a guy from honda-tech able to get me into a group buy for rotas and I want the slipstreams, but my buddies all say the GT3's look better. I downloaded a pic of my car from tires.com and photoshopped them both onto her.

Slipstreams:


GT3's

[pheurton-skeurto]

i vote for these...

http://www.konigwheels.com/catalog_p...ID=1&ss_id=338

true JDM neon green wheels...

[Ricochet]

damn I would so buy those, but they only come in 5-lug

[Ace$nyper]

umm the black on black is alot but id say some bronze slips maybe i think slips are better

[Ricochet]

I think having bronze rims is a phase, like when I had white ones.. I started hating them. I don't wanna end up regretting that buy and I think black ones will be a good choice. Plus, black slips are popular so I can sell them for some decent loot when I'm done with them..

[CivicSpoon]

I vote slipstreams, but I'm partial because I have them in 15's on my '94 hatch. I love those rims, had to wait 2 years to get them off my buddy but it was well worth it.

[Ricochet]

Did you have any speedo calibration problems with the 15's? How big is your tire offset? I'm going 16x7 with 50mm tires. My stock steelies are 15's with 65mm's and I don't wanna have the same size intertube tires if I get 15" slips. If I get 15's with 45-50mm tires, the total diameter of the wheel will be smaller, making the speedo sensor spin faster..

Edit: Nevermind, turns out my steelies are 14's. I found this site and calculated what I need for a 0% change on my speedo.
http://miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[CivicSpoon]

Glad you got the right combo. I just checked my tires and they are 195/50/15 but then I checked that link you put up and apparently mine are actually only .1% off from my 13's (speedometer says I'm going 65 but I'm really going 65.1mph). I know you got the info you needed already, just thought I'd post my findings anyways.

[emerge]

Everybody and their brother has slipstreams. It's like "THE jdm rims." I say get the GT3's

[knorwj]

sorry ricochet but in my opinion the gt3's are fugly looking in that picture, however the slipstreams do look very nice.

one of the great things about the slipstreams is their weight, are the gt3's similar in weight?



I've been looking at the Rota Subzero, Rota mantis, or the Rota competition rims for my car to replace my Motegi MRM's... I'm tired of the heavy 17's look.

[pheurton-skeurto]

seriously brian i would rock the gt3's, despite my thorough liking for the slipstreams.

[T-Racer]

i love the gt3's, but im gonna get the copper instead of the black next summer, that might be in your favor?

[Crippy]

black on black , you cant go wrong with that ...

[Ricochet]

Originally Posted by knorwj

sorry ricochet but in my opinion the gt3's are fugly looking in that picture, however the slipstreams do look very nice.

I totally agree. The polished lip is way too big on the gt3's..

Originally Posted by knorwj

one of the great things about the slipstreams is their weight, are the gt3's similar in weight?

I believe the gt3's are a bit heavier by a few pounds.

Originally Posted by knorwj

I've been looking at the Rota Subzero, Rota mantis, or the Rota competition rims for my car to replace my Motegi MRM's... I'm tired of the heavy 17's look.

Subzero's are wicked rims, I love them.. but they are more expensive. There are a few reasons the slips are so popular, because they are dirt cheap, 12lbs, and look totally sick.. I'm not just buying them to fit in, I mean look at their specs.

[Miataracer]

I'm sorry but I do NOT like the look of the gt3's. I am pretty biased I guess since I have the rota slips on my car (in bronze no less) and I love them. Any pictures I have seen of the bronze rotas don't seem to do them justice. I have had mine on for quite some time and have never stopped liking them. The finish is very nice and holds up well, they are also easy to clean due to not having a bunch of small spaces to get into.