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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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Question 91 n/a Rims??

I was wondering what everyone thought about rims for a 91. What rims look good? and is 17" a good size? pics would be really helpful.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 10:23 AM
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The stock ones loook pretty nice. I think 17" is about as large as I would go any larger and you have a huge setup or a tiny tire.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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I like the stock ones. Nice and light.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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no stock rims are 17 inch....the biggest are 16s....and most of them weight a good amount if it was me..i'd go for a nice and light BBS vert wheels...too bad there arent any around
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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I dont think anyone said that there WERE 17" stock rims. All he was saying is that is as large as he would go.

Anywho...its all personal preference.....get what looks good to you...I just wouldnt go any larger than 17.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by torean
no stock rims are 17 inch....the biggest are 16s....and most of them weight a good amount if it was me..i'd go for a nice and light BBS vert wheels...too bad there arent any around

Haha I have Both 91 coupe wheels and BBS wheels muahahahahahaha!
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Camrann
I was wondering what everyone thought about rims for a 91. What rims look good? and is 17" a good size? pics would be really helpful.
-camrann
Wheel choice is very personal. In my opinion, all aftermarket wheels suck except the ones I have. So this is a choice you need to make for yourself, otherwise you'll find that you'll spend $2K and be unhappy in a month when you realize you bought a set of ugly wheels...

17" is about as large as I would go. If you check my signature, my car has 17" wheels.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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LOL "all aftermarket wheels suck except the ones I have."
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Yep go with what you like. just try to make sure you dont get rims that weigh too much or you will lose performance. Although our stock turbo rims are pretty heavy I feel. I want to find a set of rims that weigh less than 15 pounds apiece. i know there used to be some axis rims and a few others that are light but most of them are 4 lug. Volk wheels are sweet but cost too much. I personally have some 17 5 zeigen Fireball rims. I like em and the feel about the same weight as my t2 rims.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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i like my prime 16"s but they are too narrow (7") and the offest on the rears need to be spaced out an inch, i really wish i had the dough to have someone machine me some wheels similar that fit my car perfect . . .
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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wow that targa top is badass
i have the 15" convertible wheels on my car
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 02:06 AM
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speaking of light wheels....i heard somewhere that mazda millina wheels are like 15 inch each at about 12lbs....
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 03:22 AM
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^ offset probbly sucks...
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