18" Rims and Tyre Selection - Page 2

12-27-2007 | 01:06 AM

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Fugu

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Originally Posted by rhudayar

Hey Fugu,

Thanks for the wealth of information.
And sorry about missing your call....i was in a demo with my customers...

See you soon...after i get back from KL.

No worries bro! Work more important!! Gimme a call when you get your car next week

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12-27-2007 | 01:10 AM

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Since you are in KL, you should go Wangan Racing in Sunway to have a look on those japs rims and stuffs for RX8.

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12-27-2007 | 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by csl

Since you are in KL, you should go Wangan Racing in Sunway to have a look on those japs rims and stuffs for RX8.

Sounds good, I will pop by and see what I can find.

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12-27-2007 | 01:20 AM

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Wangan Racing, Lee 6-016-2021148 or www.stwangan.com

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12-27-2007 | 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by simply8

take cash from your PI...instead of getting those cheap freebies. those rims are really heavy...there are good and cheap japanese rims....take time to shop around. btw.....you believe in trade-in?

i 2nd that...

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12-27-2007 | 02:14 AM

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Wangan Racing, Lee 6-016-2021148 or www.stwangan.com

woo... lee + des now...
wangan powered by st... ST Wangan

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12-27-2007 | 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rhudayar

Yup, i think i will do exactly as fugu has advised. Ride out my rims/tyres for a few months and then change it later.

Thanks for the great advises.

Bro, personally I would stick with original aftermarket rims, not taiwanese replicas...for safety and other reasons. You could start by checking out www.tirerack.com and manufactuer websites and see what designs you like and are suitable for the 8 before making that trip down to a wheel and tire shop.

Here are some links:

http://www.enkei.co.jp/jp/index.html

http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/wheel/

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/index.html

http://www.weds.co.jp/products/

http://www.rd-tanabe.com/

http://www.prodrive-japan.com/

Happy viewing!

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12-27-2007 | 02:47 PM

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replica rims are very affordable... kena scratch, heart no painful...
- resemble some branded rims, made and models...
- some are tested proven, overgo sema, via... so ok...
- good for those always change rims....

non-reputatable replica rims
- may cracked under pressure, even pot holes may result hair line crack...
- have limited variable offset

imho: most importantly, you must be happy when you get it

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