Post up agressive and flush 4TH gens now! give the 5th gns some comp!
staggered setups and different offests is the only way the 4th gen will ever have the same amount of flushness all around. thats just how the wheel well area is. The reason most setups dont look right on our cars is because most staggered JDM wheels are designed for RWD's with lower offest. Few wheels out there are catered to us and it is difficult to to find the perfect specs with proper lip size ( front: 3/4 of rear) to have that perfect stance you're refering to. Step it up to Work wheels and it can be done but not everybody is willing to put $3500 wheels on a 15 year old chassis.
To those that care about what quality wheels have to offer, name brand wheels are worth every penny. Name brand wheels are just that for a reason, and without them, knock offs wouldnt exist even exist to begin with. Almost the entire Rota and XXR line up is knock off of name brand wheels.
quality this quality that.... what the **** ever!! i agree to some extent on the value of "quality wheels"... thanks to rota i wont waste my money on whoever the "real" wheel is, same goes for varrstoen, thanks to them ill never buy the actual volk te37's ever in life, same goes for xxr... i dont care for the name i care for the look, **** name... i do like name brand wheels believe me i do but credit where its do, those look just as good
I don't have anything against people buying cheap wheels or fake ones, I just hate how some of those people bash on the name brand wheels due to their penny pinching mentality...
people i know forums or not do not bash on quality shiet, they respect them for what they are and know they are legit, but why spend the money on real when you're just going to daily the wheels, point blank period. Hustle is saying nothing but what i just said. because of the replica companies, theres no reason taht you MUST buy the real thing to daily drive in. when you daily drive, all you need are looks. some dumbass off the streets gona walk up to your car and not say 'man those are some nice *** volks'...no they are going to say, 'man thats some nice *** wheels'. period
because all wheels are knock offs of each other at the end of the day? hard to call any wheels nowadays originals, for the most part. and why fix up the daily?! because we all like to have something nice, that we appreciate to ride in. if the car/truck/etc looks good, despite having the official wheels, whats the problem? if thats what the person wants, let them have at it. what makes them wrong for wanting to put knock offs on their car. if they are comfortable with it, let it go. riding official and riding knock off is really not that serious of a situation, especially when it comes to riding them as a daily set of wheels.
not all wheel makers specialize in proucing knock offs. TSW and Axis are a couple of more popular examples. sure some of their wheels might look similar but that is still far from rocking an exact replica.
Whats the big deal with purchasing replicas if thats what the consumer decides to purchase with their money. Whether its what they like or its what their pockets can afford. Thats almost like saying, dont buy used because if you keep buying used, the makers wont ever make any money. Its the consumers choice to buy real/fake...oh...and a replica is a replica, whether its a spin off or not. so, to support your statments, TSW and Axis should not be purchased either.
TSW and Axis do not make replica wheels for the most part. Varrstoen, Rota and XXR specialize in replicas. You said people buy replicas because they want wheels to daily... that doesnt make much sense because there are a ton of non replica wheels out there you can daily on. why choose a wheel that imitates a $4000 set? also it doesnt matter if people buy used authentic wheels or not because at the end of the day someone paid for them new and the manufacturer made their profit. whether the wheels get passed on to someone else or the original owner decides to rock them for 15 years is irrelevant because the maker made his profit.
IMO, the knock off companies often don't care about the end user (don't put in R&D), all they care about is $$. For example, some knockoff wheels don't have nearly the strength as the original. Ultimately, the end user pays one way or another. If you save money up front, you just might pay for it later with reliability/strength/warranty/fitment/quality issues etc etc.
Because of knockoffs, companies like HKS, Greddy, ARC, and Veilside have closed their US offices. You want these companies products, got to be imported from Japan now, at an even higher price....
Because of knockoffs, companies like HKS, Greddy, ARC, and Veilside have closed their US offices. You want these companies products, got to be imported from Japan now, at an even higher price....
Like i've said before i'm not knocking authentic parts/wheels/etc...i'm trying to figure out why you are harping down the throats of people who make it their personal decision to purchase a knock off part?! What's it have to do w/ you? how is it benefitting hurting you? besides not having the place open 'right across the street' from you any more?
Let people buy what they want to buy! But of course, then again, i'm guessing that every single item in your possession is name brand. Just like a company thats about to lay off people, they dont care about the person they are about to lay off, its business, and its about money. Same w/ the consumer and the maker...whatever benefits either, they will see to it that it benefits them in teh way the deem it be. To sit there and get butt hurt over the decision that either make is stupid
Let people buy what they want to buy! But of course, then again, i'm guessing that every single item in your possession is name brand. Just like a company thats about to lay off people, they dont care about the person they are about to lay off, its business, and its about money. Same w/ the consumer and the maker...whatever benefits either, they will see to it that it benefits them in teh way the deem it be. To sit there and get butt hurt over the decision that either make is stupid
any staggered wheels jdm or not are meant for rwd, and yes the front and rear wheel wells are spaced different. But I was referring about the staggered set UPS that are 8.5 front and 10.5 rears. Even on a rwd , IMO, that kinda set up doesn't look good.
I like the way the car looks, flush all around without much poke...
I couldn't said it better myself, its funny how true this statement is but people still think knock/cheaper wheels are better than name brand...
You must like owning and buy fake/knock off things. Why pay the money for something real when you can buy a replica or imitation of it for way less. Some big name brand companies go out of business because of the imitations that are out there. Years ago buddy club had to discontinue their body kits do to fake imitations being sold and the demand for the real thing wasn't there anymore.
I don't have anything against people buying cheap wheels or fake ones, I just hate how some of those people bash on the name brand wheels due to their penny pinching mentality...
I like the way the car looks, flush all around without much poke...
I couldn't said it better myself, its funny how true this statement is but people still think knock/cheaper wheels are better than name brand...
You must like owning and buy fake/knock off things. Why pay the money for something real when you can buy a replica or imitation of it for way less. Some big name brand companies go out of business because of the imitations that are out there. Years ago buddy club had to discontinue their body kits do to fake imitations being sold and the demand for the real thing wasn't there anymore.
I don't have anything against people buying cheap wheels or fake ones, I just hate how some of those people bash on the name brand wheels due to their penny pinching mentality...
thank you... i dont pay these dudes no mind... its still only a ******* maxima thats been fighting for its respect and will go down as underrated and unrespected by most and i doubt some dumbarse wheels would help it much...
people i know forums or not do not bash on quality shiet, they respect them for what they are and know they are legit, but why spend the money on real when you're just going to daily the wheels, point blank period. Hustle is saying nothing but what i just said. because of the replica companies, theres no reason taht you MUST buy the real thing to daily drive in. when you daily drive, all you need are looks. some dumbass off the streets gona walk up to your car and not say 'man those are some nice *** volks'...no they are going to say, 'man thats some nice *** wheels'. period
That's something I will never understand...
I agree, its hard to find wheels that are "original". Even brand name wheels make similar wheels that other brand name wheels make...
because all wheels are knock offs of each other at the end of the day? hard to call any wheels nowadays originals, for the most part. and why fix up the daily?! because we all like to have something nice, that we appreciate to ride in. if the car/truck/etc looks good, despite having the official wheels, whats the problem? if thats what the person wants, let them have at it. what makes them wrong for wanting to put knock offs on their car. if they are comfortable with it, let it go. riding official and riding knock off is really not that serious of a situation, especially when it comes to riding them as a daily set of wheels.
I like how u said that on some forums people respect brand named wheels (which I think only a small percentage of those people are on this site). I see what u are saying and if I see a nice car with any type of wheels I'll admit to it being a nice car. Now daily driven aside, there is a difference between buy cheaper wheels ( replica or not) because that's what "they" can afford and buying cheaper wheels because they see no reason to buy brand name wheels because "they" can get replica's for way less. Your right, when some one see's your wheels everyday they are going to say "nice wheels", but I rather have that one random person say "are those _______ wheels?". Also, why would I want wheels that everyone else has (referring to cheaper brand wheels) and most likely see on 5 other cars at meets, shows or on the webs?...
i'm just saying dont sit there and knock the next man for doing what he desires to do...to HIS car! if thats what tickles his fancy, then so be it.
exactly!
IMO, the knock off companies often don't care about the end user (don't put in R&D), all they care about is $$. For example, some knockoff wheels don't have nearly the strength as the original. Ultimately, the end user pays one way or another. If you save money up front, you just might pay for it later with reliability/strength/warranty/fitment/quality issues etc etc.
Because of knockoffs, companies like HKS, Greddy, ARC, and Veilside have closed their US offices. You want these companies products, got to be imported from Japan now, at an even higher price....
Because of knockoffs, companies like HKS, Greddy, ARC, and Veilside have closed their US offices. You want these companies products, got to be imported from Japan now, at an even higher price....
maximas won't get any respect do to most owners ricer mentality. The maxima owners where I'm at always talk about how they race random cars on the streets and highways, and then act all arrogant about how fast and cool their stock maxima is superior to all other makes. It's funny because the Honda owners that they bash on ("ricers"), is pretty much what they do themselves. People like that will keep the true maxima/Nissan/car enthusiasts in the unrespected underestimated category...
maximas won't get any respect do to most owners ricer mentality. The maxima owners where I'm at always talk about how they race random cars on the streets and highways, and then act all arrogant about how fast and cool their stock maxima is superior to all other makes. It's funny because the Honda owners that they bash on ("ricers"), is pretty much what they do themselves. People like that will keep the true maxima/Nissan/car enthusiasts in the unrespected underestimated category...
I have been screwing around with cars for a long time now and some things never change like kids buying an old Civic and thinking their **** doesn't stink. I have gotten to the point that I can ignore most of the jawing and they sound more like the teacher off of Peanuts when they talk.
Point being that nicely built cars will garnish respect and admiration from people with sense. However regardless of what you have or what you do someone will want to **** in your cheerios (you can't please everyone). People that talk trash feel like they have something to prove and don't necessarily have the hardware to back up their claims of superiority. There is something to be said about humility and class but that's just my two cents.
Just to elaborate on this point a little more, this is not really just a Maxima owners mentality. This problem propagates everywhere and I don't like to stereotype and you can call me an old man or whatever but it tends to be with younger people or a better percentage of younger people. I think with the import scene I tend to see it more because it caters to more of a younger crowd than say the Street Rod guys. To me it boils down to a lack of maturity and a lot of people that are running their mouth are the ones that feel that have something to prove and they just like to turn everything into a pissing contest.
I have been screwing around with cars for a long time now and some things never change like kids buying an old Civic and thinking their **** doesn't stink. I have gotten to the point that I can ignore most of the jawing and they sound more like the teacher off of Peanuts when they talk.
Point being that nicely built cars will garnish respect and admiration from people with sense. However regardless of what you have or what you do someone will want to **** in your cheerios (you can't please everyone). People that talk trash feel like they have something to prove and don't necessarily have the hardware to back up their claims of superiority. There is something to be said about humility and class but that's just my two cents.
I have been screwing around with cars for a long time now and some things never change like kids buying an old Civic and thinking their **** doesn't stink. I have gotten to the point that I can ignore most of the jawing and they sound more like the teacher off of Peanuts when they talk.
Point being that nicely built cars will garnish respect and admiration from people with sense. However regardless of what you have or what you do someone will want to **** in your cheerios (you can't please everyone). People that talk trash feel like they have something to prove and don't necessarily have the hardware to back up their claims of superiority. There is something to be said about humility and class but that's just my two cents.
