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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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Its time for rims, help me decide!!

Well, it's finally time for new shoes. A nice tax return that I'm anticipating this year will finance this, so I will be buying a set sometime in February I'm thinking. Anyways I'm having a hard time deciding between 2 different TSW wheels, the Thruxton or the Vortex. The thruxton has a ridiculously sick lip and the vortex does not. I'm looking for input, they're gonna be 18's. You can see both here...
http://www.tsw.com/productline_passenger.php

Also I know it won't look good without a drop, so before anyone makes THAT comment I'll be doing that this spring too, I think H&R's with Tokicos...
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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type of rims

i would recoomend some silver 18 inch geovani that would be so sweet
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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This one kinda looks like the millie migila
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Dont buy Thruxton it does not resemble the style of our cars. Vortex is the way to go. The best looking maximas on forum got either Vortex or other similar style rims.

BTW: for a nice drop get h-techs not H&R
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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Dont buy Thruxton it does not resemble the style of our cars.

i would go with the other one and get 19 casue ure just going up +1 from stock.. or u better got a fat rubber or a nice drop
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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Well I originally wanted the Axis Hiro, which looks amazing on our cars, and the Thruxton kind of looked like it. Keep the opinions coming guys...
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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I would LOVE to get 19's but the roads in Mass suck a$$ plus I drive around 25k miles a year, so I want a decent ride.
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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the vortex looks like an MM Evo5

the Thruxton is nice except for all the cheesy rivets around it...I prefer the Volcano, the one listed above it.

IMO, the fact that TSW doesn't list the weight of their wheels makes me think that they are pretty heavy, though. Almost all of em just LOOK heavy.

Agreed, though, that you should get the 18's (x8, preferably)...not 19s.
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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Dont buy Thruxton it does not resemble the style of our cars. Vortex is the way to go. The best looking maximas on forum got either Vortex or other similar style rims.

BTW: for a nice drop get h-techs not H&R
Here are some pics for you:





Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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Mmmmmmmmmm that car is hot as hell... maybe I do need the vortex's...
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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I would go with Vortex. They look optically bigger ;]
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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vortex ........
Old Jan 8, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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The Vortex looks more like the AT Italia Inox than the MMs:

Inox



Vortex



Vortex gets my vote.
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