To the Wheel god......

**MyGarbageLXi** · 11-11-2002, 04:59 PM

i think im gunna go for the Exxes by ADR from Whalentire.com with 205/40/17r tires, for see any Problems??? it says i need special Lug nuts or some shit?? do i? how much they gunna be and wher i find em?

**socal3rdgen** · 11-11-2002, 05:30 PM

uh jim i think i hear the village peasents calling

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-11-2002, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by socal3rdgen
uh jim i think i hear the village peasents calling

I feel a tax increase comming on:lol

**MyGarbageLXi** · 11-11-2002, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by Jims 86LXI HB

I feel a tax increase comming on:lol

yeah yeah yeah wise guy, so wats the answers?

:ego:

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-11-2002, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by MyGarbageLXi
i think im gunna go for the Exxes by ADR from Whalentire.com with 205/40/17r tires, for see any Problems??? it says i need special Lug nuts or some shit?? do i? how much they gunna be and wher i find em?

All the aftermarket rims I've ever seen require tuner lug nuts. I think it has something to do with tuner lug nuts being taller and being closed at the top of the nut. I'd buy them from the place you get your rims, unless shipping them to you would cost allot.

I tried finding the weight on the Exxes rims on 3 different wheel weight databases, but no luck. I'll bet they weigh more than 20lbs though. I'd recommend to spend a couple more dollars and get the weight to 18lbs or less. Here's a example for $68 more
Adr RS Limited Concept Pro

http://www.whalentire.com/wheeldetai...78H43W&size=17
I know your chasing the lowest possible price but I really do recommend getting the weight down.

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-11-2002, 06:30 PM

Originally posted by MyGarbageLXi

yeah yeah yeah wise guy, so wats the answers?

Hey keep your shirt on if you'd went to who's online you would have seen I was working on it.

**nanaimo_honda_accord** · 11-11-2002, 07:26 PM

not all aftermarket wheels need tuner nuts. it just depends on how the wheels are made as in the style

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-11-2002, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by nanaimo_honda_accord
not all aftermarket wheels need tuner nuts. it just depends on how the wheels are made as in the style

What style does not need them? That's what he need's to know.

**nanaimo_honda_accord** · 11-12-2002, 12:22 AM

well if i saw a pic of the wheel i could tell ya if you need a tuner or acorn seat nut

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-12-2002, 01:42 AM

Ok both the rim that MyGarbageLXI mentions and the one lighter rim I'm telling him about both say that you have to use the tunner lugs nut on. It turns out that when a rim say's that, it's showing a clickable link, here it is. I talks about why and what tunner lug nuts are all about.

http://www.whalentire.com/tunerlugs.cfm

Here's a pic of the rim MyGargabeLXI mentioned

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-12-2002, 01:44 AM

Here's the lighter rim I round for a little more money. It is ava. in silver for the same price.

**nanaimo_honda_accord** · 11-12-2002, 08:39 AM

the second pic of the wheels needs tuner nuts but that first pic is hard to tell cause there is a centre cap on it. in most cases you just use an acorn seat nut cause there is lots of room around the centre bore for them. under that cap its all open.

**MyGarbageLXi** · 11-12-2002, 12:39 PM

hmmm i do enjoy the 6 spoke tho, but the wieght is also pretty big too, how much do stock steelies weigh?

**MyGarbageLXi** · 11-12-2002, 12:40 PM

and how much are thse tuner nuts gunna cost me? this was an unexpected expense

**MyGarbageLXi** · 11-12-2002, 12:42 PM

ooops one more thing jim....a 2.25" drop is to come in the future, the springs are under the bed, shocks come a little later, for see any problems with 17's and a drop?

**nanaimo_honda_accord** · 11-12-2002, 03:44 PM

the price of the tuner nuts should be the same as acorn. where i werk we sell them for $1.65 CDN per nut

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-12-2002, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by MyGarbageLXi
and how much are thse tuner nuts gunna cost me? this was an unexpected expense

Well at this moment the whalentire site is down, but I'm positive that they were $26 (might have been $40 but I'm pretty sure it's $26). When you add a tire selection to your shopping cart it automatically put's the lug nuts into your cart with the option of letting you remove them. One thing you will want to do, when the site come's back up I'd put your rim's into the shopping cart, let the lug nut package stay and see what shipping cost's, taking note of the amount. Then remove the lug nuts and see what happens to shipping, just a thought since they are heavy.

Jim C.

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-12-2002, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by MyGarbageLXi
hmmm i do enjoy the 6 spoke tho, but the wieght is also pretty big too, how much do stock steelies weigh?

13x5 steelies 16lbs (based on what 88-91 civic steelies weigh)
14x6/5.5 alloys 17lbs at best

Now you get an idea why I'm talking about keeping the weight to 18lbs or less. Not that you should be spending a ton of money, I'd try to find the lower weight's if their within your budget or if your budget can be streatched a smidge.

**Jims 86LXI HB** · 11-12-2002, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by MyGarbageLXi
ooops one more thing jim....a 2.25" drop is to come in the future, the springs are under the bed, shocks come a little later, for see any problems with 17's and a drop?

Just make sure that you don't buy rims that have a offset that's lower than 40mm. 42mm, 43mm and 45mm are also ok. And make sure that you get 205/40-17 tire size and no other size.

Since your watching your budget I recommend Kumho 712's thier $75 per at whalentire for 205/40-17