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FRSFOB 05-12-2013 01:12 PM

Opinion on running 17x7 et40 drag dr9 white rims
 
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/pr...ad9.wrs.xl.jpg

Just wanted everyone's opinion on how these would look. I would run them without centre caps or with blank ones.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...=Car%2FMinivan

I chose 17x7 because I want to reuse the stock tires and I think stretch is stupid. Also I dont plan on lowering the car, so wide rim and tire combo to get "flush" is not needed for me and wouldn't look nice at stock height. These would be pushed out farther a bit already since 48 offset is stock.

These are 480 for a set with $50 mail in rebate. So $430 to change up the look, isnt too bad. the weight on these are 18.4 lbs which i think are close to stock? I know these are a rep of CE28, and I'm fine with that. Ive ran drag wheels before with no problem, dont plan on tracking it, maybe an autox event few times per year.

Car is firestorm, so the red would match nicely.

#87 05-12-2013 01:16 PM

Don't like the red stripe otherwise it looks good. Why not 17x8? Doesn't make much sense to buy your wheel based on the stock tire size. Wear them out on stock wheels and buy some 17x8 with new tires that are proper size. Will also save you $80 on mount and balance.

FRSFOB 05-12-2013 01:23 PM

They don't make them in 17x8. Also I just got the car, so the stock tires will last me a couple of years atleast.

Fenrir 05-12-2013 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRSFOB (Post 928825)
They don't make them in 17x8. Also I just got the car, so the stock tires will last me a couple of years atleast.

lol.

FRSFOB 05-12-2013 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fenrir (Post 928829)
lol.

I don't hoon around, and we have winter here in Canada, haha. So I might drive the FRS around 10000-15000kms per year.

BRRRZZZ 05-13-2013 03:41 PM

Looks decent.

MVJ1975 05-13-2013 04:02 PM

Works for me, honestly. Red rim, white wheel on a Firestorm FR-S would look good.

I'm of the opinion that 17x8 and such is overkill on this car anyway. Unless you're running auto-x or tracking it 215 or 225 is more than sufficient for stock power levels, and you can run either on 17x7 or 17x7.5.

wparsons 05-13-2013 08:04 PM

225's work better on an 8" wheel, but you can put them on a 7". I've got 17x8 with 225/45's and they're great on the street and track.

18lbs is about 2lbs lighter than stock, and these look good for the price and weight.

B L U E S L A T E 05-13-2013 08:10 PM

I think you should get some CE28n's. They come in 7.5" width. Just saying.


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