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12-26-2007, 08:13 PM

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Would the average person notice a difference.....

Would the average person notice a difference in performance between a $400 a wheel RAYS g-game vs. an $1800 a wheel HRE custom?? Same tire and dimensions.

By average I mean those who are not Mario Andretti.

12-26-2007, 08:29 PM

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I went from sowhat heavy "lippy" rims to a set of RAYs and both I and the car noticed the difference. Car feel lighter taking of and MPG increased. Not to mention the looks.

I don't know the weight difference between the rims in question so can't tell you for sure.

12-26-2007, 08:43 PM

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the "average" might not notice but anyone w/ the slightest knowledge probably will. it depends on what ur going for either performance or looks. performance of course rays since they are lighter but if ur going for looks go w/ HRE's since its going to be a bigger lip but the weight kicks in

12-26-2007, 08:46 PM

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The question here is what is the weight of each. If the difference is like 10-15 pounds, any user on here will probably notice it. Can you posts some numbers?

12-27-2007, 03:42 AM

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I don't know about performance but your wallet will feel a difference. lol

12-27-2007, 11:02 AM

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HRE 3 piece wheels are relatively heavy because of the multipiece setup, RAYS 1 piece would be much lighter depending on model. But looks wise, no comparison...

12-27-2007, 12:17 PM

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$8000 for wheels and tires on a $30,000 car? Ummmm, I don't think its a wise investment. Buy the Rays and take the saved $6000 and buy yourself something nice for you and the family.

12-27-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BadBlackMaxSL

$8000 for wheels and tires on a $30,000 car? Ummmm, I don't think its a wise investment. Buy the Rays and take the saved $6000 and buy yourself something nice for you and the family.

I was going to say the same thing but it was going to sound harsher, something along the lines of...

$8,000 on a $20,000 car ????

I adjusted for the loss you take once you take the car from the dealer

12-27-2007, 12:24 PM

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Damn for 8g's you can get the Rays and a custom Turbo including installation!!!

Decisions, Decisions...

12-27-2007, 12:26 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chernmax

Damn for 8g's you can get the Rays and a custom Turbo including installation!!!

Decisions, Decisions...

well said sir.

12-27-2007, 12:40 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by chernmax

Damn for 8g's you can get the Rays and a custom Turbo including installation!!!

Decisions, Decisions...

There goes a no-brainer unless of course someone is a

12-27-2007, 12:41 PM

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^^^ any average person will notice this one

12-27-2007, 02:43 PM

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They are very nice wheels. To each his own, $2k+ for BBK on a car that never get pushed to its limit, or 20" monitor in the trunk.

12-27-2007, 04:57 PM

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At that price tag, you're aren't paying for looks any longer. You are paying for superior engineering/materials and design.

Go with the lighter weight wheel (within reason). 8-10 lbs more per wheel = ~2 MPG less!

With gas prices expected to crest $4 that 2 MPG will begin to look mighty sweet!

12-28-2007, 05:37 AM

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its your money. spend it wisely.

12-28-2007, 05:50 AM

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mmm i say its mostly the tire and weight of the wheel

12-28-2007, 12:01 PM

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Like someone else said, Your money, your choice

01-07-2008, 12:21 PM

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I think you'll notice a big difference at retirement if you take half of that money and put it into a Roth IRA, but if it's $8000 wheels that you want, then who is going to stop you...Besides, may I ask why you are putting those kind of high performance wheels on a family car? I mean the Maxima is great, don't get me wrong, but shouldn't you be looking at maybe the M division of BMW or RX7's, Merc's,...they really belong on high performance road racing cars.