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Old May 16, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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2nd gen vert wheels on fb

at the moment its only on there rear. im waiting for more financial aid money to come in to order the cp big brake kit. heres an -se rear end with 1.25in adapter.





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Old May 16, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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I have a black vert, I took some 600grit paper and some 1000, and a polishing wheel and polished all lips on the rims, looks realllllly nice once their all done.
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Old May 16, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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Wider is better
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Old May 16, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Those are some of the best looking stock wheels ever. I like them.
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Old May 16, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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you need some fender flares to get those wheels back up under the car!
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Old May 16, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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yea, im not sure how im gonna flare them yet. ill probably roll out the fenders for now, its rubbign when i drive hard on mtns.
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Old May 16, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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The wheels look wrong, they are more like a Honda style rice add-on. As a matter of priority, to give better appearance you should fit a wide body kit so it looks like a SCCA car. In practice you will get significant local tire wear which means frequent wheel balancing besides short tire life.

Interestingly your performance will be down due to increased air and road drag, while if the rolling circumference has been increased then acceleration may be slower but fuel consumption better. Wide is not necessarily better as it influences suspension geometry and adds stress. Gen 1 rear suspension has limited
performance due to cost minimisation factors when being designed. This is why early Mazda RX-7 rally cars had parallel rear axle links.

But if you like the wheels, that's all that matters.

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Old May 16, 2005 | 11:17 PM
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i love the vert wheels. heres a little something i've been working on with a friend.





being a light weight wheel and wider than stock wheels, i don't see why its a bad thing.
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Old May 16, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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beautiful! I've been thinking of doing the exact same ting with some 83 le wheels if I can ever find any when I have money...
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Old May 16, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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i found a set of le wheels. i got 3 of 4 wheels off. the last wheel is just so stubborn. i had a cross bar and jump and pulled liek crazy. if i couldget the set, would anyone be interested?
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Old May 16, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Funny - I got Vert wheels on mine too!!

But I had to put a spacer to make them flush.
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Old May 16, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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have any pics of it directfreak?
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