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What brand is "top of the line"

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Grrlhavoc
  • Tire Changer
 When I get my Flint Mica tC I want to get some 18 inch wheels in a gunmetal/anthracite color to match the car. I am not a car guru so I am not sure which wheels are good and which ones are crap. I do like the Enkei wheels (RSV-s) a great deal so far. I was wondering if I could get some names of other quality wheels that I should look at, as well as websites.Thanks

[#] Aug 28, 2004 11:45pm
JJ-FlinTc
  • Window Washer
 I have had good luck in the past on other cars with ROTA, KONIG, ENKEI, 5ZIGEN, RAYS, RACING HART, VOLK, HP RACING, AND AROSPEED. (I CHANGE WHEELS ALOT WWW.TIRES.COM HAS ALOT OF THESE WHEELS

[#] Aug 29, 2004 04:59pm
InLikeFlint
Lexington
Kentucky, US
  • The Gearhead
 Most of the ones JJ Flintc said PlusADR, BBS, Velox, AxisGo buy a superstreet magazine, they have tons of advertisments for wheels.A few other wheel places to check outwww.wheelsnext.comwww.whalentire.comwww.wheelsboutique.com

[#] Aug 29, 2004 05:47pm
kutsuju_dj
  • Window Washer
 What are good brand wheels? Like how good is tenzo, axis and others compared to volx, velox etc.....

[#] Sep 12, 2004 04:16pm
tCtunerZ
  • Oil Changer
 Axis all the way.

[#] Sep 12, 2004 04:21pm
low430
  • Window Washer
-kutsuju_dj- wrote:
what are good brand wheelslike how good is tenzo, axis and others compared to volx, velox etc.......
OZ racingEdit: you get what you pay for

[#] Sep 12, 2004 04:30pm
tCtunerZ
  • Oil Changer
-low430- wrote:
Edit: you get what you pay for
agreed

[#] Sep 12, 2004 04:41pm
Charisma
  • Detailer
 OZ, Enkei, there-s a few others too.

[#] Sep 12, 2004 05:03pm
kutsuju_dj
  • Window Washer
 how is axis... i havent heard to much about them

[#] Sep 12, 2004 06:02pm
Charisma
  • Detailer
 Their stuff isn-t bad, but I-d take any of which I posted over them anyday.

[#] Sep 12, 2004 06:06pm
TRD_tC
  • Scion Guru
 Racing Hart, ADVAN, volk, those seem to be the performance rims of today... go0d luck on the ADVANS though, some of the most expensive, yet lightest rims on the market. Set of 17- black with anodized blue lip (yes, the ones you see on gran turismo) Go for at minimum, 2,000 a set, no tires.

[#] Sep 12, 2004 07:15pm
lvnurs9
  • Chief Mechanic
 how bout HRE? lol

[#] Sep 12, 2004 07:23pm
falcon9094
New York, US
  • Tech Advisor
 giovanni

[#] Sep 12, 2004 11:42pm
scion4cool
  • Tech Advisor
 as much as you can afford man!

[#] Sep 13, 2004 12:29am
InLikeFlint
Lexington
Kentucky, US
  • The Gearhead
 Volk all the way.

[#] Sep 13, 2004 06:16pm
tC_Rasta
  • Oil Changer
 RO_JA

[#] Sep 13, 2004 10:08pm
Sonic_Boom
  • Oil Changer
 no one likes konig?

[#] Sep 13, 2004 10:31pm
jennlee
  • Tire Changer
 what do you all think of Katanas?

[#] Sep 14, 2004 03:59pm
i64X
  • Tire Changer
 I-ve had a few different kinds of rims in my day on a variety of cars...Motegi - I had some Motegi MR-7-s on a swap Civic hatch. They were 17-s and they were heavy as hell. I regretted getting them after I got them because they slowed the car down noticably. They were gunmetal, and they chipped pretty badly in the 4 or so mos. I owned them. I-d never buy them again.Kosei - I had a set of Rancing Senkas (17-) on my most recent car before the tC. They were lighter than the stock 15-s that came on that car and they were super strong. I beat the crap out of the car and the wheels never showed an ounce of weakness. Finish looked as good the day I got rid of them as the day I got them. Awesome rims, but super hard to find and pretty expensive ($1500 w/o tires)Exel - I got these at Wheelmax.com. They held up pretty good but were heavy. Build quality is nothing special but they look good and come in several flavours of -rip off- from other companies- more expensive rims. You can get them to look like pretty much anything and they-re cheap. The Kumho Ecsta tires that come on them in the -package- deals are junk. For handling these suck because of the crappy tires and the weight, but they look good if you-re just going for show.Enkei - I had some 17- Enkei 5+ rims on a Sunfire GT I had in high school (17-) I got these rim when they were just coming out wrapped in Yokohama NT450 rubber. These were some of the best tires I-ve owned. The wheels were kinda heavy but not too bad when compared to the stock huge 3 spoke 16-s that came on the Sunfire. Weight was comparable between the two. These were nice but kinda expensive ($1200 for the set w/ tires), but this was also when 17-s were about as big as you-d go on a car and 20-s on a truck were insane. Prices are probably much better now.

[#] Sep 14, 2004 04:10pm
nisco
  • Window Washer
 ADVANHRERacing Hart + all of their lil divisionsVolkAxis

[#] Sep 21, 2004 04:51pm
lvnurs9
  • Chief Mechanic
 I am getting Falken-s

[#] Oct 02, 2004 07:41pm
PLATINUMEX
  • Tech Advisor
-i64X- wrote:
wrapped in Yokohama NT450 rubber
I think you meant Nitto NT450 rubber. No big deal.The only wheels I-ve owned are 17- RH Evolution (by Racing Hart) T10s. Really rare, you can see them in some Racing Hart ads from I think 4 years ago. Loved them but the chrome from the center caps peeled off one winter. Should-ve changed wheels for winter. Anyway, the T10s didn-t share center caps with any of their other wheels and they didn-t have replacements as the wheels were already discontinued when I bought them new, which sucked bad. I bought center caps from other RH wheels and modified them to fit, only to lose one shortly after. Otherwise, loved the wheels and only saw one other person with them in 3 years - a guy at the dealership where I had my car serviced. He complimented me on them the first time I took my car there then I saw them on his car about a year later. Still have mine in my garage but they have some curb rash.

[#] Oct 07, 2004 05:52pm
Krayz_tC
  • Window Washer
 volk 100%

[#] Oct 26, 2004 05:27pm
tCharChar
California, US
  • Tech Advisor
 Volks, Racing Harts (the authentic 3-piece ones), Axis (Hagens!!!), Werk, and definitely SPINNAHS!!!

[#] Nov 02, 2004 06:34pm
BigKid
  • Oil Changer
 Any of these Companies produce high end 3pc wheels: Fikse, HRE, IForged.Your popular imported wheels from Japan, any line from Mackin Industries, including anything from the RAYs division(Volk Racing, Rays genome, Gramlight..to name a few)Then there are reputable companies like Axis, SSR, Motegi, Racing Hart, RH Evolution...I could go on like everyone else...but..It really does depend on what your taste and budget is. Thats probably one of the harder choices, owners have to make. So many wheels...and such a small amount of cashola! lolIf you need any help...let me know...I have a few friends that might be able to help you.

[#] Nov 03, 2004 12:01am
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