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Thoughts on MOMO GT2 17 inch wheel on 4th Gen (Poll & Photo Inside)

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Old 05-08-2005 | 09:39 PM
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Thoughts on MOMO GT2 17 inch wheel on 4th Gen (Poll & Photo Inside)

Hey, looking for some tough constructive criticism on this wheel. Its a 17 inch Momo GT2. Would appreciate honest and open opinion, I can take them or keep looking. Sorry about the photo, was able to put the front wheel on and snap a few shots to see what I thought.

bascially, just looking for some bigger wheels and some tough tires, to combat these tire eating roads here. will use the 16 inch ssr for track days.

so let me know, should i hold off or grab this set ?

Old 05-08-2005 | 09:42 PM
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Old 05-08-2005 | 09:44 PM
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Old 05-08-2005 | 09:44 PM
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personally they are ok...i dont like it when the rims stick out like that..i either like flat surface or deeper dish...so they are ok i guess.
Old 05-08-2005 | 09:44 PM
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hell ya, look 3x bettter, i love it, MOMO ROCKS..... i got momo's 2
Old 05-08-2005 | 09:45 PM
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i love the mismatched look! but yeah, i do like the looks of those. do the spokes stick out towards the lugs like the picture shows? if so, is there a lot of risk for some curb rash? if that's not really a deal, i like the look when they stick out, so yeah get em!
Old 05-08-2005 | 09:51 PM
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oh heck yea Ceasar. those are awesome!
Old 05-08-2005 | 09:59 PM
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Im undecided on them, for these 4 wheels and tires im looking at $950 US, I like the idea of MOMO ( a touch of Italy) on Ceasars Chariot, LOL ! But thought I would get more input from the 4th gen guys. They are certainly big time heavy versus the SSR, but again a new set would just be for rolling around town, cruising and putting a cheaper tire that can rack up the miles on the rough rodes here. A soft tire like the toyo proxes t1-s will just get chewed up over here. So again, honest opinions only, please none of the sugar coated stuff on this thread.

and thanks for the replys so far !
Old 05-08-2005 | 10:22 PM
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Personally, not really my style, I agree with Chipolte18.
They stick out a little to far...What if you acidentally curbed them? Those big spokes would get the hell scraped out of them..

Plus, they are heavy wheels, which will slow you down...They weigh 26 lbs. versus the 19.6 lbs. of our stock wheels versus your SSR's which weigh about 11 -12 lbs. *credit ----> Wheel Weights (.pdf format)

I say look for something else, but like always, if you really like them, then get them!
Old 05-08-2005 | 10:27 PM
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thanks jackson, good stuff
Old 05-08-2005 | 11:16 PM
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i think they look really nice...you should get those for street driving....i would
Old 05-08-2005 | 11:29 PM
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thanks, im thinking about
Old 05-09-2005 | 01:08 AM
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they look really sweet, but like jackson says, they're really friggin heavy!
Old 05-09-2005 | 01:22 AM
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i read up on the 17s" and they weigh in at 26 lbs each...
Old 05-09-2005 | 03:29 AM
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yea those are hot. but i wouldnt mine the you had on b4.
Old 05-09-2005 | 05:25 AM
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that is a good looking wheel

if they are just for stylin' around town, i wouldn't worry about weight too much........at that price including tires i could see it hard to pass up
Old 05-09-2005 | 05:32 AM
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I like the style of the SSR's better, but the Momos look alot better cause they are 17's
Old 05-09-2005 | 05:33 AM
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i think you should put them on, they look tight
Old 05-09-2005 | 05:49 AM
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Those are nice, MOMO rocks. Too bad you didn't come accross some arrows, but those are almost as nice.
Old 05-09-2005 | 06:12 AM
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get em, they look great
Old 05-09-2005 | 07:46 AM
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Nice looking, I'm not lovin' the wheel bulge outside the tire width, but over all a sweet look. I might be kickin' myself though if I DID curb rash one or more and had to look at it for years. The price is nice and they do look sweet but long term I think you might be happier not having to worry as much about screwing em' up. But maybe in your area the curbs aren't as high so it's not much of an issue, in which case I'd go for it.
Old 05-09-2005 | 08:31 AM
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i like em a lot as far as looks go... they look good on your car and the color is perfect
Old 05-09-2005 | 08:38 AM
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Momo GTRs are very Hot, and definatly 18"
Old 05-09-2005 | 08:47 AM
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those wheels are hot man....buy em up
Old 05-09-2005 | 08:53 AM
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I think they look really good.. go for it
Old 05-09-2005 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Chipotle18
personally they are ok...i dont like it when the rims stick out like that..i either like flat surface or deeper dish...so they are ok i guess.
I think they would look good on a porsche. I agree with Chiptle18. The max calls for deep dish or flat style rims. But they don't look bad by any means. Take what I say with a grain of salt b/c I ride on stock 16 SE 5 spoke as I am too poor for rims LOL. Maybe one day......
Old 05-09-2005 | 09:19 AM
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ceaser that will look hot!
Old 05-09-2005 | 09:47 AM
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yeah the momos look good on ur car man..I dont think they stick out, well it dosent look like it....hey ceasar, ill buy those ssr's off ya....name ur price ......... for some crazy reason I cannot find the price for them on tirerack, I tried so many cars but I cant get them to come up .... how much did you pay for your ssr's ?
Old 05-09-2005 | 09:50 AM
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those look bad a s s
Old 05-09-2005 | 10:00 AM
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no for some reason i like the gunmetal ones better
Old 05-09-2005 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Ceasars Chariot

Ceasar, you should ask him if he wants to sell that 240
Old 05-09-2005 | 11:00 AM
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Those wheels look sweet.
If your going to be able the keep the 16s then go for it.
Use the 16's for track and the MoMo's for street and style.
As far as curb rash goes, you shouldnt have to worry about it.
Youve never curbed your current wheels and these should be the same. I personally dont see how anyone curbs their wheels. All you have to do is be carefull. Ive never curbed my wheels.
Old 05-09-2005 | 11:58 AM
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those looks gorgeous
Old 05-09-2005 | 12:09 PM
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you beter put those on or send them my way...i love momos....i ahve always been a fan of MOMO SPORTS myself.....if dont want them shoot me a PM
Old 05-09-2005 | 12:20 PM
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its nice but alil bigger would be good!
Old 05-09-2005 | 12:28 PM
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I agree, those wheels like freaking awesome!
Old 05-09-2005 | 12:57 PM
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I really like the way they look. Good choice if you go with them.
Old 05-09-2005 | 02:05 PM
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Something about them give me the love and hate feeling.
If they werent' MOMOs, would you still like them?
They look kinda busy... In that you can't go wrong with them, but you can do better
Doesn't rock my boat, but hey it's your call.
Old 05-09-2005 | 02:15 PM
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the chariot looks good with those momos.
Old 05-09-2005 | 03:26 PM
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both rims are nice .. i like what you currently have on the chariot better


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