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    discount new rims / tires

    was totally trying to ignore the fact for months since i bought the '88 LX that stock steelies blow llama ass.

    i finally "saw the light" when i picked up a 4-pack of 17" rims on Friday night for $340 cash. 205/40-17 were $236 shipped, $25 per tire install labor

    already have one B&M Supercooler installed, will probably order a second one just outta tranny-temp paranoia with the slightly-increased wheel weight

    should be installed by thursday night...




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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    nice

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    I hear ya. I finally saw the light & realized stock steelies suck llama ass too. Nice rims.
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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Nice choice.
    Did you get those from the guys over in Burlingame?

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by picopop
    Nice choice.
    Did you get those from the guys over in Burlingame?


    looks like it. but yeah hope they dont weight alot.....i need some lighter rims now....you got me convinced.....light=good

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    lightest 15" rim i've found in the Nor Cal area is 9 lbs rim alone. some place in Santa Cruz, a performance shop... forgot the name offhand. they'll do $1075 for 4 rims with Z-rated tires package. not sure what it looks like, but it's their lightest wheel available for our wheel configuration.

    lighter=quicker. quicker go, quicker stop. my corrado VR6 is running speedline 15" wheels with 195/50 tires. f***ing fast as hell. but that's also pushin around 240hp with all the engine stuff... and that thing aint even done yet

    i aint aiming for speed with the 88 LX. its a 18.1lb 17" rim. almost 4lbs heavier than stock.

    stock steelie weight about 14lbs (unless i'm off on that weight), multiply by 4 for rotational mass = 56lbs per wheel max momentum weight

    17" rims = 72.4lbs per wheel

    however, i'm not sure what the tire weight is for a 185/80-13 tire versus a 205/40-17 tire. the stock tire spec may be heavier due to more sidewall rubber height in the composite? not sure.

    i'll definitely lose some gas mileage, but i'll have a 4.87% smaller diameter with the 205/40-17 tires, which should help keep the acceleration not-too-shabby. the car will be a bit slower cause of the added weight without a doubt, but the diameter reduction should help counteract that effect somewhat, to balance things out...

    i'm gonna weigh the 13" rim+tire vs. the 17" rim+tire and post the results later in the week
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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by picopop
    Did you get those from the guys over in Burlingame?
    yea. alan's pretty cool.

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by 88accordSF
    yea. alan's pretty cool.
    Cool
    same place I picked mine up at

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by picopop
    Cool
    same place I picked mine up at


    hey Roger are your rims light....i might want to pick up an extra DD set and leave the fat fives off because they are heavy

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by MessyHonda
    hey Roger are your rims light....i might want to pick up an extra DD set and leave the fat fives off because they are heavy
    I think they are 12lbs

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by picopop
    I think they are 12lbs

    ok thanks....also lighter wheels would help me no kill the clutch.

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    i=i need some 14" black rims is that a shop or site or both if anyone can give me info that would be great thanks

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by ryan2107
    i=i need some 14" black rims is that a shop or site or both if anyone can give me info that would be great thanks
    Here's the Ebay Link,
    Rims
    I was lucky the day I bid on my rims, he had a best offer link and my wife offered $150.00 and he accepted the offer.

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    Re: discount new rims / tires

    Quote Originally Posted by picopop
    Here's the Ebay Link,
    Rims
    I was lucky the day I bid on my rims, he had a best offer link and my wife offered $150.00 and he accepted the offer.

    for the black ones with the chrome lip? that u have on ur sig?
    thats not bad at all thanks for the link... i need solid black oness...lol i got the tires already

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