Wingless or not?

Toxzzic1 · Nov 30, 2013

2" is the max in Va for an 02 car. If it was a 91 I could go to 2 1/4". I will probably be a little taller than the law will like.

Toxzzic1 · Dec 1, 2013

How do you think it will look if I leave the front rims the stock bullitts and put 10.5 bullitts on the back? Will 17" rims look good when lowered or would I need to go 18"?

Ferocious · Dec 1, 2013

A staggered 17" setup would look great. And yes, 17s look great lowered.

Orange 94 · Dec 1, 2013

IMO, 18s look better.

Toxzzic1 · Dec 1, 2013

My thinking is that I could use my stock front 17's and get 2 deep dish 10.5 17's in the rear. That would save a pretty good chunk of cash.

ElrodKTPQ_89 · Dec 2, 2013

Toxzzic1 said:
My thinking is that I could use my stock front 17's and get 2 deep dish 10.5 17's in the rear. That would save a pretty good chunk of cash.

Lowering it will dramatically change the look of it no matter what wheels you have. It would look good on stock wheels lowered though. What tires you have in the back?

Toxzzic1 · Dec 3, 2013

Right now I am not sure. They are pretty narrow. I am guessing whatever they come with stock. I am going to run a 10.5 rim. What is the widest I can get without sticking out from the fenderwell? What backspacing should I look for in a 10.5" rear wheel? And what is the average that most springs lower our cars? I like the look of these on a black car with the pony in the grille painted to match. It says the offset is +40mm and the width is only 7.5".

I will probably go with the 17" 10.5 anthracite deep dish bullitt with a polished lip.

chris91 · Dec 3, 2013

Just so you know there isn't a aftermarket wheel out there that will match the OEM color.

And DEFINITELY leave the spoiler on.

Toxzzic1 · Dec 3, 2013

That sucks. I guess I will have to get a whole set. I see you have the XXR 521's. I have been looking at the XXR 526's. Ebay has them for $628 + $120 shipping Below is the info they gave about fitment. I would just have to figure out exactly what I need to make them fit.

XXRRacing526
Finish: Gloss Black with Machine Lip.
Size: 2 Front Rims are 18X9.0 with +25 offset and over 2.5" lip
Size: 2 Rear Rims are 18x10.5 with +20 offset and over 4.0" lip
Bolt Pattern 5 Lugs: 5x114.3 & 5x120
Center Caps Included
Require Tuner Lug Nuts, Valve Stems and Hub Centric Rings (Not Included)

chris91 · Dec 3, 2013

You could run those. Nice that they have 18x10.5, mine are only 10's.

Ferocious · Dec 3, 2013

I'm usually not a big fan of XXR's but I would rock the 526s in a heartbeat. We can't all afford HREs so those will do lol.

:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

chris91 · Dec 3, 2013

OMG did Ferocious just say something good about XXR's??? I'm shocked!!! Haha

Ferocious · Dec 3, 2013

chris91 said:
OMG did Ferocious just say something good about XXR's??? I'm shocked!!! Haha

There comes a point in life where you just say "screw it, i'll just buy reps instead of spending $1600 a wheel" and this is that point lol.

I really really like those wheels.

chris91 · Dec 3, 2013

There's nothing wrong with replicas. I love mine but wish they were a different color. I'd like to get the Gold ones too. But for the price I paid I couldn't pass them up. For $550 I got basically brand new Toyo Proxies in 245/40 and 275/35 and the wheels look new except a small minor curbage on one of the rears. Plan on fixing it soon and it'll look like the rest. Might try to trade em off. I don't keep wheels for too long. This is the fourth set in the 2.5 years of owning it. LoL

Toxzzic1 · Dec 4, 2013

It really isn't an issue of affordability. I just can't justify spending $5000 on a set of HRE 560's.When I can get spend less $1000 for rims that have a similar look. To me when looking at rims it is not really a brand that I go for but the look. Granted craftsmanship is going to better on the HRE rims. But either can only go round and round and that is pretty much all they can do. If XXR had safety issues then I would go different route. From what I can find they have pretty good safety standards. I have had a 3-piece wheel disintegrate at high speeds. Not a lot of fun.

Win · Dec 4, 2013

I paid 125 bucks for my OEM Saleens hmmmm

Win · Dec 4, 2013

chris91 said:
There's nothing wrong with replicas. I love mine but wish they were a different color. I'd like to get the Gold ones too. But for the price I paid I couldn't pass them up. For $550 I got basically brand new Toyo Proxies in 245/40 and 275/35 and the wheels look new except a small minor curbage on one of the rears. Plan on fixing it soon and it'll look like the rest. Might try to trade em off. I don't keep wheels for too long. This is the fourth set in the 2.5 years of owning it. LoL

I've gone through 4 sets in 6 months geesh your behind the curb