offset pics (dialup warning)

se7enty7 · Apr 11th, 2003, 02:43 PM

This is +38mm. The pics look like crap.. but it looks good irl

sethwas · Apr 11th, 2003, 04:11 PM

Hey,
I see you took the chrome off.
Whats normal offset again?

Seth

holy200sx · Apr 11th, 2003, 04:42 PM

very nice.. that grill is very rice though... hehe.. but still.. better then a gaping hole

se7enty7 · Apr 11th, 2003, 10:23 PM

the grill isn't for looks, it's because I had a big gaping hole busted in my a/c condenser or whatever. After the cost of replacing that - the grill crap is well worth it

se7enty7 · Apr 11th, 2003, 10:25 PM

normal is +40mm.. i ordered +40 but recieved 38 from the guy I bought the wheels from. I ended up being glad I did because it looks a lot better imo

BlackoutSpecV · Apr 12th, 2003, 12:09 PM

paint the grill mesh black, it would be a lot less noticable

sethwas · Apr 12th, 2003, 07:56 PM

Meaning the extra 2mm pushes the wheel out farther.
I thought the less offset pulled the wheel in.
Ok.

Seth

Neil · Apr 12th, 2003, 08:39 PM

that is the perfect offset IMO, nice n flush with the side of the car. Are your tires 195 or 205 width? The ones I was lookin at were 205s

se7enty7 · Apr 12th, 2003, 08:39 PM

Yes!!! And I cannot express how good it looks .. I have gotten 3 comments from other b14 owners on the wheel widths.. it doesn't look ghetto or ricey... it looks muscular imo

se7enty7 · Apr 12th, 2003, 08:49 PM

205's..

I kind of wish I had gotten 195's.. I don't think my car is powerful enough, or has a good enough suspension to benefit from 205's..

Then again, they do look awesome from behind

I'll take more pics tommorow

looks orange cause of a crappy digicam.. but it is a nice rich red..

Neil · Apr 12th, 2003, 09:01 PM

hmmm so you get a slowdown or difference in speed and acceleration from 175 width to 205?

they definetely look better wider, god i hate my skinny 13" wheels and that rediculous muffler nissan included but thats another story.

se7enty7 · Apr 12th, 2003, 09:05 PM

actually.. It's a long story

When I bought the car it had 185/14's on the steelies.. a friend of mine was trading in his car, and he had some 195/15/50 wheels/tires, (CRAPPY wheels, even worse tires, ) but the tires were new and I had BALD ones at the time, so I traded him

So, I went from 195/50/15's on crappy pep boys heavy wheels, to new rota's, with 205/50/15 rota's. I didn't notice any difference.. but I think the decrease in weight made up for the difference in width.

Now, going from the 14inch 185 width to 15 195 was a HUGE HUGE difference.. even on crappy (but new!) tires..

Neil · Apr 12th, 2003, 11:10 PM

ahhhh i was gonna go wtih 205-45-16 but lightweight 15lb wheels so hopfully it wont be that much heavier than stock and bog my car down, its slow enough as it is

i take a non interstate highway to work 70 miles each day and it has pretty steep grades that i really have to gun my car to get over 65mph over them its really annoying.

se7enty7 · Apr 12th, 2003, 11:16 PM

a friend of mine had a kia sephia ( I know.. I know..) and when he went from 14's to 17's it was NIGHT AND DAY. His outside diamter was supposedly almost the same but his was SOOO slow.. that's why I stuck with 15's.. imo they still look really good without attracting too much unwanted attention

Neil · Apr 12th, 2003, 11:30 PM

originally i wanted 17's but the tires are too skinny on them and my car isnt lowered so it would just look even worse. I was then thinking about 15" heliums but i figure 16" is a good compromise.

is ur car lowered at all?