Pics of my new Purchase

[TonyDBar3]

What about these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-inch- ... dZViewItem

$110 a pop.

[kingkakyle]

^^ i just got those
look for the auction by the same people
they also sell the whole set for 425
but id wait for an auction and get them much cheaper like me ^ ^

[TonyDBar3]

That only brings out the next question. When going to rims from the stock wheels, do I have to do anything or can I just throw a tire on there? What size tire would go on an 18" rim versus the stock wheel (like a15 or 16)? I know there is a tutorial probably, and I sure someone will be happy to flame me and then post a super useful link. Just skip over the flaming part and everyone will be happy.

[QuickSEV6]

Here ya go!

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[JMSinMaryland]

I'm no "pxlpainter" but this is my best attempt at crude photochopping. If I had a gold car this is the combination I would go with along with a nice drop and some tint and the car will be sharp.

[crispone]

Crisp, you should know that your bodykit wouldn't fit on a 99-01 Solara, irrelevant of the color

Bwahhaha

j/k

Even if you were REALLY good with a ROTOZIP and GORILLA GLUE????
















WAAAAAHHHHHHhhhh ha ha ha ha ha!!!







(The RIMS bone-head... for those who don't know the drill yet.... heh heh heh... good one.)



PS: That doesn't look bad with those gold rims... although the JAGGED WINDSHIELD would play HECK with my VISION!!!




-crisp

[hskrsolara]

I'm no "pxlpainter" but this is my best attempt at crude photochopping. If I had a gold car this is the combination I would go with along with a nice drop and some tint and the car will be sharp.

IMHO, I think the gold rims would clash severely with the gold painted car. They would have to be an identical match to the car's paint to look good, and even then they will fade and look odd over time.

I have always liked the gunmetal look on gold cars...just google and I'm sure you can find some pics.

[TonyDBar3]

I kinda like those TRD rims. I think I will go with tint first, then rims, then lowering. I know the absolute LEAST about lowering a car than anything. I guess after I get the rims I need to find someone who can recalibrate the Speedometer.

[JMSinMaryland]

Go with a 225/40 18 Yokohama Avid H4 on an 18x8 with a 40mm offset or 18x7.5 with a 45mm offset and you won't have to worry about any recalibration. The whole point of the tire calculator is to keep the speedometer accurate. The Yokohama Avid H4 will give you a nice all season high performance tire with a 60,000 mile treadwear warranty. Go with shox.com for a great price on shocks and go with Eibach/TRD springs. The shocks will run you about $400 and the springs another $200 with install being another $200. I would do the drop first and then the rims. Jon.

[hskrsolara]

No need to recalibrate the speedometer...just follow QuickSEV6's tutorial he posted above and you should have no problem finding the correct tire size to keep your OEM tire diameter.

Most of us on 18's are using 225/40/18's and no problems.

[crispone]

I'll be going to 235/50/17's on my 17x8 OZ's next... MAYBE even 245/45/17... we'll see, I don't want to PINCH it to the point of diminishing proper contact patch.

Currently I'm running 225/50/17, right about where the stock diameter would be...


I'd still like to see my OZ's on the gold... can anybody photoshop OZ NOVA's on his car? (The color is not "quite" aluminum or silver or graphite... but something kinda different. It really catches the color of the car and radiates it in the rim fins... see the earlier pic... you can "SEE" the cosmic blue tint in the rims... I think.)



-crisp

[crispone]

Crisp...that is a cool pic BTW

Thanks! I think these rims would catch the color of the GOLD very well too?


-crisp

[TonyDBar3]

You guys are awesome. I'm bookmarking this for a little while. Thanks for the help.

[TonyDBar3]

By the way, what's with the offset? Is it something you actually do to the car?

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By the way, what's with the offset? Is it something you actually do to the car?

OFFSET

The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The offset can be one of three types.

Zero Offset
The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.

Positive
The hub mounting surface is toward the front or wheel side of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars. (Pushing the wheel in toward the car)

Negative
The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheels centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically a negative offset. (Pushing the wheel away from the car)

If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. When the width of the wheel changes, the offset also changes numerically. If the offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width would be split evenly between the inside and outside.