could some one please help me
Thread Starter
Member
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 35
i am woundering if anyone would no what kind of rims these are i dont no how to put the picture on the forum so ill leave the link to the web site on the side there is links click on the maxima pics its the rims on the top maxima there like 5 stars not the ones on the bottom i dislike the caffines thanks i would Appreciate it thanks cliff http://pigseye.kennesaw.edu/~ztaher
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,835
A similar rim to that is the Borbet Type E. It's probably a lot cheaper than the Katana rims too. TireRack is the only place you can get the Borbets though.
I recommend Borbet because my own rims are Borbet Type M's and they are really built tough. I recently dented a rim when I hit a chock block on the road, and the shop I took my car to said it was absolutely amazing what happened to my wheel. The wheel had ended up with a tennis ball sized bulge on the inner surface (the part the tire covers) but no damage to the outer or inner lip. I took the wheel around to several repair facilities and they said they've never seen a dent like that since most rims crack when there's enough force to dent the rim like that. They asked me what kind of rim it was and that I must have paid a lot for it to be such a tough rim.
I recommend Borbet because my own rims are Borbet Type M's and they are really built tough. I recently dented a rim when I hit a chock block on the road, and the shop I took my car to said it was absolutely amazing what happened to my wheel. The wheel had ended up with a tennis ball sized bulge on the inner surface (the part the tire covers) but no damage to the outer or inner lip. I took the wheel around to several repair facilities and they said they've never seen a dent like that since most rims crack when there's enough force to dent the rim like that. They asked me what kind of rim it was and that I must have paid a lot for it to be such a tough rim.