Advice on Rims Needed

[S2P2]

15" go for around 5-6kg

[Eyke]

it's not necessarily true that your consumption will increase when you go from 14" to 15", it depends on whether your 15" rims is lighter or heavier than your 14".

 

depending on how much lighter is the 15" rims, your consumption could stay the same or even improve.

 

strength and weight do not correlate: steel rims are much heavier then forged alloy rims but the latter is much stronger.

 

recommendations depends on your budget.

[Milgram]

wah lau, then you say "i got it back on main page now"...sollie, engrish boh ho, misinterpret what you say

[Gadgeter]

is it...

[Gadgeter]

I'll call him later and ask..

[Gadgeter]

Go for my design... and get it from Ah siao..

[Milgram]

5-6kg is really lite . Thanks dude! I don't suppose you know off-hand how much a stock rim weight in general do you?

[S2P2]

nope

[Milgram]

it's not necessarily true that your consumption will increase when you go from 14" to 15", it depends on whether your 15" rims is lighter or heavier than your 14".

 

depending on how much lighter is the 15" rims, your consumption could stay the same or even improve.

 

strength and weight do not correlate: steel rims are much heavier then forged alloy rims but the latter is much stronger.

 

recommendations depends on your budget.

 

Thanks for the heads-on Eyke! . What would you say would be an optimal rim weight? S2P2 says that for a 15", it's around 5-6kg. How about in general, regardless of the rim size? Is there an optimal rim weight one should aim for?

 

I welcome any recommendations although I'm hoping that the per rim cost doesn't go beyond $150 (or is this too unrealistic?)...

[Milgram]

Okie-doke, thanks dude!

[Hktan]

What is your rim brand and any photos?

Price?

[Milgram]

It shouldn't be too great a difference...

 

Yours 14" to 15" and you worried...

 

Mine was from 13" to 15" I also like that..

 

Kel, how much did you get your rims for bro'?

[Jasper]

thank u all the helpful mcfer...

i was actually looking for new set of rims. my old stock toyota rim is spoilt... think i kena kerb too much got dents for 2 rims.

i was thinking if getting a 15" or 14" for my 1.3 G8. i made a search in mcf last nite found a lot of people recommending oz ...superlegs... was wondering if good to change my car's leg to this SUPERLEGS... as for shoes, wondering if aspec db or es100 will be a better choice.

 

milgram: wanna change together so as to get discount?

 

*that superleg like very hard to wash... so many spokes....

[Milgram]

Wht rims are you going for dude? I am still searching the Net for the designs before I call up the dealers. If we can find a common dealer, I definitely won't mind going down with you to get a better price .

 

Btw, I know a lot of people have poohed poohed JRD rims but there's one that I really like - the one that is a complete rip-off of the ROH Blade

[Saaber]

Make sure you get a light 15" rim for your car or else acceleration will be quite badly affected......also also fuel consumption will be worse

[Virus]

Superleg quite common in street, and it's not very shining type. I would go for OZ Titan or Vela. But off course it heavier than SL.

[Gadgeter]

HKTan,

 

Rim is JRD, for picture, click on this link:

 

http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/gforum.cgi...e=unread#unread

Edited May 26, 2003 by Gadgeter

[Gadgeter]

Bro,

 

Rims + tyres cost me only $525 + $5 (for the 'special' nut).