MrEous

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This is the first set of aftermarket rims that I've ever bought. I got them from www.buywheelstoday.com, who hooked me up with a good deal.

They are Finn Racing F104 17x7" rims, mounted on 225/45-17 Toyo Proxes 4. The rims weight almost exactly what my stock 5-spoke 16s did so I'm not really far off on weight.

Here are 2 pics...




I am more than happy with these rims...let me know what you think.


-Jeff

wunfstmax

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they look good on your car...almost chrome looking at night

maximadoc

looks pimpin dude!
i like the taillights.

5Zpeed

Very nice selection. I'm also looking for some new rims, maybe some lightweight bronze 5Zigens.

sagemistse

very nice!!! did you drop it??

MAXimumHP

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Looks nice Man

MrEous

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Thanks for the comments!
My car is dropped with Eibachs...

The Toyos are 10x better than the Potenzas I used to have with my 16s...Soooo much better.

99maximagxe

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nice one of the limited 99's. i envy you peeps who have the 99.5's

DAVE Sz

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shouldn't the tires be 225/50/17? The stock 16s are 215/55/16 right?

1FSTMAX

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Sorry not felling those wheels....

MrEous

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The general consensus in the Tire forums are 225/45/17s...as it is my aftermarkets are causing my speedo to be 1.35% faster than stock size.
A 225/50 size tire would make my speedo run 2.137% too slow.

(using the following calculator for results...)
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCal...?action=submit

jdm71488

I thought 17's would be too small, but they look pretty good... Congrats

Brudaddy

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It looks pretty good.
Your overall look of the car is nice.
There are a few too many spokes on the wheels, IMO.

Keep up the good work.

njmodi

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Looks nice... like the tinted tails too... nice and clean.

jkklim

looks nice and clean

Conrad283

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They look good, but once you go up to some Dubs -1 then you'll want bigger rims. Trust me on that one

lunchbox

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I like em man. Look real good.

Capital15

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Looking good!

Jonny98max

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do u have aftermarket struts too? if so what kind?

i am debating on either 17 or 18's for mine and it seems like 18's will run me alot more $ also not to mention i wll have to change my whole suspension

Jonny98max

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how much did u spend on them

Nismotic

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too many spokes IMO. They look like my old Konig Absolutes.

skiboarder72

lookin nice!

lunchbox

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I Love my 17's. Around here I wouldn't want to go any bigger. The streets are horrible. Plus I think mine look a little bigger than 17 too.
Why would you have to change suspension? People have 20's on stock suspension.

99maximagxe

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go for 18's bro. My first set i bought was 17's now i just ordered some 18's becuz 17's are too small on a max. 17s look good on a small car like an integra or civic but not a large sedan like the maxima.

AxisKill

Not gonna lie... Those rims are pretty nice... but i'd say go with 18's or 19's... much more []D [] []\/[] []D [] []\[] that way

keehoon

look nice!!!!!

Jonny98max

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if i do go with 17 or 18's would i be able to run off factory suspension....what bout just some eibachs?

Taken2DaMax

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I feel like they have too many spokes. Should of gone with 5 spokes.

maximum810

Looks good, Jeff! I'll get off my rear one of these days to one of the meets and check it out in person.

Dave B

Nice rims. They're very clean and match the character of the car. I wish I could have afforded those Toyo tires.

Concerning the tire size, you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't 225/45R17s are the best diameter size, but technically they don't have the correct load rating. The 225/50R17 have the correct load rating, but they're slightly bigger (~3/8") in diameter therefore giving a but more speedometer error. This time around I went with 225/50R17s because I thought the tire would introduce more ride compliance and possibly close up the wheel well gaps. I was correct on both accounts. I really like the closed up gaps. When I'm in the car, my gaps with H&R springs are about 1.25". Using two different GPS units I have for work, I tested the speedometer error and oddly the GPS units were dead on in relation to the speedometer. I test at 30mph, 60mph, and 90mph.




Dave

007max

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those look really nice for some reason those look much bigger than my 17's

MrEous

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That's what I was thinking as well...about the load rating. I checked out the tire load rating (94W 225/45zr-17) and each one has a max load of 1477lbs, compared to stock ~1609lbs iirc. So I don't think the load rating is too far off from what my car needs. Another thing I took into consideration was that the tire was making less revolutions per mile than my stock wheels were.
Going 45s and the wheel gap was the only thing I was truly worried about. I haven't measured the gap yet but it is pretty close to yours since I have Eibach springs.
I find this last bit of info interesting though. I would believe that your speedo has been off for awhile before you switched over to the 225/50s...that is pretty cool though that it is actually correct. I figured going with 50 series would read about 2.8% too slow.

Thank you for your compliments though...I really appreciate it.


-Jeff

P.S. I looked up on the Toyo website and they don't sell a 50 series for 17s. Is it true that it is harder to find a 225/50-17 than a 225/45-17? Maybe the 45 series is the norm?

sagamax

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im on dubs -2 and i want bigger rims. but they look good. even though i want bigger that wont be happenin