where to find rims and tires for the fd
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budget? taste? sizes?
Usually, you pick a vendor based on what wheel lines they carry. You can get a nice set of SSR wheels from Tire Rack. Best place to get tires is Tire Rack as well.
Usually, you pick a vendor based on what wheel lines they carry. You can get a nice set of SSR wheels from Tire Rack. Best place to get tires is Tire Rack as well.
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1200 for even just wheels is pretty low budget. I hope you didn't mean $1200 for wheel AND tires.....
One of the cheapest quality wheels I know of with FD friendly sizes/offsets is the SSR GT-1, which is $375/wheel in the 17x9, +45 offset (at the Tire Rack). That comes to $1500+shipping (and tax if applicable). Quality 255/40 tires are in the $120/each range and up. So basically, it will cost you about $2000 total for decent wheels and tires.
You can always get cheaper wheels and tires, but what would be the point? You will be sacrificing quality, ride, and handling.
One of the cheapest quality wheels I know of with FD friendly sizes/offsets is the SSR GT-1, which is $375/wheel in the 17x9, +45 offset (at the Tire Rack). That comes to $1500+shipping (and tax if applicable). Quality 255/40 tires are in the $120/each range and up. So basically, it will cost you about $2000 total for decent wheels and tires.
You can always get cheaper wheels and tires, but what would be the point? You will be sacrificing quality, ride, and handling.
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