Wheel risks

by GR » Wed Jul 09, 2003 7:43 pm

I have 15" steel wheels for my camry and I was planning to change them to 17" lightweight wheels. Unfortunately Im on a budget crisis so I was thinking of installing only two of them on the rear. Is there anything that I should take note of?

Also the wheels will get rotated sooner or later, therefore by rotating the lighter wheels to the front, will it deplete traction in a much quicker rate?

Edit: posted on the solara board for... obvious reasons.

by **Mole** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 7:49 pm

hmm a worthy note you might consider is that by having 2 rims and 2 stocks, you will qualify for a ricer.

just save up until you can afford all 4

by **Yanks0114** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 7:51 pm

yeah, go for all 4 at once

by **SammySolara** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 7:54 pm

Take out a loan or mortgage your house... it's well worth it
:wink:

by **hari-bhari** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 8:21 pm

two diff types of rims SCREAMS ricer! save up man, and also, the size difference would make it even more noticeable

by GR » Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:23 pm

Thanks for the advice. It was a friend of mine who suggested it. Although I seriously doubt that he knows anything about racing based on that really tall spoiler on his del sol... why putting so much downforce for a front wheel drive is beyond me. Yeah he is the typical 'ricer' type...

I think I'll go save up for the other 2 then, as I would try my best earning the cash without any loaning - that's for college.

That'll be another half a year when my checks stack up to $1000

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 11:51 pm

there is only 1 time that it's "ok" (almost) to have 2 different RIMS (not 2 steel and 2 rims)...

when you have a rwd car that looks better w/ larger rear rims... I think the MR-2 is like this... and a handful of the jgtc cars... which make them look nice... sometimes =x

but it's not right if you just can't afford all 4... lol

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 7:56 am

GR where are you located...maybe you can find good local deals....(or used sets)...

by **hari-bhari** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:25 am

hey one thing, check ebay because a lot of people will sell slightly used rims for really good prices, including tires. shop around, see what you like and then search on ebay for it. you never know what you might find. a rim isn't something that gets worse with time (besides for minor scratches), so theres no harm in gettin a used set. just make sure the seller guarantees they wont be bent or anything like that. and ebay you can narrow it down to items in your area, so you save on shipping too if you want.

by **NASTY** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 4:56 am

GR wrote:Thanks for the advice. It was a friend of mine who suggested it. Although I seriously doubt that he knows anything about racing based on that really tall spoiler on his del sol... why putting so much downforce for a front wheel drive is beyond me. Yeah he is the typical 'ricer' type...

the type you dont want any advice from!

by GR » Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:39 am

LoL I get you...

I've already checked e-bay... based on this link on (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38662&item=2421937515)...

It would be somewhere about $700 (includes shipping) for the same type of wheels/tires, only for 17". Based on the amount of spokes I could probably find a cheaper deal too, for 5 spoke wheels...

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 12:02 pm

GR: where you located at? I have 17's on my camry, and after the tires are gone..i'm going back to stocks...tires have about 6K miles on them.....here's a pic of them on my camry - for a sweet price i'm willing to get rid of them....

by GR » Fri Jul 11, 2003 1:51 pm

GR: where you located at?

I'm from Northern California ... [/quote]

by **Guest** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 6:12 pm

just use all stock nigga :evilbat:

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