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Old 06-07-07, 01:42 PM
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Does anyone like any of the stock rims?

I'm extremely particular about what kind of rims I consider attractive, but I happen to like the stock TII rims shown here on the left (closest) car:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...r/DSC01951.jpg

Does anyone else like them? Are they much heavier than other rims people put on their '7? Also, what are the stock ones made of?
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I'm not a fan of those. I love my 86 Sport rims (same as GXL).
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I dont care for those much, i like the '91 coupe wheels
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S5 TII meshes.

Yes
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I'm still wondering how heavy they are compared to what people replace them with. Would their weight be listed in the FSM?
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I like the S5 meshes seen (rarely up here - maybe US only?) on late TIIs and GTUs, and always have liked the BBS vert rims (I have a set for my track tires - impressively light, too). The 5 star '91 coupe wheels look good, but not great, they are smallish (15x6), so they need some beefy rubber on them to fill out the wheel wells better - 225/50 Toyo RA-1s worked nicely for me, for rainy track use and driving to-from the track if I didn't want to change tires. Other than that, no, not really.
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I like the 88' TII wheels due to the polishing, and the s5 meshies. But vert wheels are one of the better choice.
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The 10 pin TII rims are the best, I think.
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Yeah I don't like the stock star rims either.
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Originally Posted by classicauto
S5 TII meshes.

Yes
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infini mesh rims!!!
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PHONE DIALERS FOREVER!!!!! they're jus toooo fun
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i'm rockin the vert bbs wheels.
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Originally Posted by brandonn
PHONE DIALERS FOREVER!!!!! they're jus toooo fun
same here I think the phone dials are fine for me. and because thay are different from the other rims I see on cars.
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I like my 86 GXL wheels, I just wish they were the 87.5+ style and not the earlier one so they'd be the brushed aluminum look instead of the grey painted/texturized type
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91 N/A, BBS vert, and S5 GTUs and TII wheels... I likey.
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Originally Posted by black_88
same here I think the phone dials are fine for me. and because thay are different from the other rims I see on cars.
I thought I was the only person who likes the phone dials, lol.
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I like the ones on both of my cars.
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I only like the vert BBS wheels. The phone dials, which came on my car stock (88 SE) grew on me, just because they're extremely lightweight. Although they're ugly, along with all the other stock wheels for FC's, IMHO.



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I was checking out a set of phone dials that my friend has (not installed, but with rubber) and indeed they seemed very light. Could someone PLEASE PLEASE post weight specs on the phone dial rims? Or at least point me in a direction to find that info? I'm very curious.
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S5 GTU wheels suck.
S5 TII wheels ftw.
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12 pound BBS Vert Wheels..They Rock!,and when you Put them on,it will Feel like you have "new suspension"!..Honestly After I put them On,I will NOT go back to any of the Stock Wheels.In fact I Bought THREE SETS of Vert wheels!!...I only Have TWO cars,but Hey!, you never know IF I will be getting ANOTHER car!..haha!
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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator
I thought I was the only person who likes the phone dials, lol.
+1 phone dials for life!
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Originally Posted by classicauto
S5 TII meshes.

Yes
Ditto
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I'd like to see pics of what everyone's talking about. I know the phone dials and star pattern, and I think I know which ones the rest are, but I want to be sure.


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