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Old 01-28-03, 09:01 PM
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Brother's new 57PRO wheels

Just got them today but it got dark when he put them on so the pictures didn't turn out nice
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they look good, get some nice pictures of them in the sunlight
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They look great!
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Not knocking the Gram Light 57 Pros, but they're just simple 5-spoke wheels? What's the attraction? Perhaps it's the deep dish rim lip? I dunno...
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Looks like a bit too much front wheel for the car are they 18" 's? .. furthers my determination to get 17"s up front & 18"s in the rear.

btw, IMHConservativeO gold & silver don't work - Ever.
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not bad. I personally would only do gold on a black, red, or suburu blue color cars.
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Looks nice...very clean and simple design. They make you focus on the cars simple and clean lines. Nicely done. I agree with the above comment about color schemes, but gold and silver can be done together.
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Yup, I think the simple 5 spoke is one of the nicest on our cars... I think the perfect wheel would be the SSR integral IF it were available in wider than 9" sizes and were maybe a pound or two lighter.

Oh yeah, and painted carbon-silver like BMW M wheels.
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Originally posted by ptrhahn
Yup, I think the simple 5 spoke is one of the nicest on our cars... I think the perfect wheel would be the SSR integral IF it were available in wider than 9" sizes and were maybe a pound or two lighter.

Oh yeah, and painted carbon-silver like BMW M wheels.
I have SSR Integral A2s in 9 x 17 with 255/40-17 AVS Intermediates all around. Weight is 45 lbs each with wheel-and-tire. Pretty near-perfect fitment, although I would like 9.5 wide with 255/40-17. I'm sure the performance advantage with 1/2-inch wider is neglibly better?

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I run 275 rears, and wouldn't really want to go smaller. 9.5 or even 10" would really be better for that size. I'd run 275/35/ if i had 18" as well. The 1/2 to 1" would really help.
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Can anyone else only see the top 1/4th of this picture?
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Originally posted by SleepR1
Not knocking the Gram Light 57 Pros, but they're just simple 5-spoke wheels? What's the attraction? Perhaps it's the deep dish rim lip? I dunno...
I think you can choose your offset. Anywhere between +52 to -6 in a 10" wide wheel. That'll be handy. Plus I think they're nearly as light as the TE37. and cheaper.



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yup, I only see about 1/4 of the picture too
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only a quarter of the pic for me also. plus the attachments aren't showing up either.
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Originally posted by TYSON
I think you can choose your offset. Anywhere between +52 to -6 in a 10" wide wheel. That'll be handy. Plus I think they're nearly as light as the TE37. and cheaper.



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http://www.upgrademotoring.com/wheels/gramlts57pro.htm

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/...odelName=57PRO

The ideal widths are 9s in either 17 or 18 diameters. Only available offset is 40-mm that will fit our bolt-pattern of 5 on 114.3.

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What does this bit about '18" Free Offset' at the bottom mean then

Gram Light Pro Fitment (English)
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Originally posted by TYSON
What does this bit about '18" Free Offset' at the bottom mean then

Gram Light Pro Fitment (English)
The only thing I can think of is that they are saying they will do a custom offset in that range for free- no additional charge.
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