[DiREW0LF]

I just purchased some 18" Sport Design wheels! Should be picking them up some time this week and I'll post some pictures as soon as I have them on the car which will most likely be Saturday (if it doesn't rain).

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[biotechee]

Woohoo! Congrats!



Can't wait to see the pics!



Get yourself (if you don't already have them) some good wheel cleaning brushes and buy some P21S wheel cleaning gel - Try "carcareonline"- they sell it in a supersize jug which you can then ration into spray bottles at different concentrations. I keep a 100% bottle and a 50% bottle on tap for cleaning.

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[DiREW0LF]

Well, here she is with the new Sport Design wheels. Hopefully I'll get some better pictures today with the top down. Next up I think I need to get my father (an autobody guy) to repaint the quarters with the proper alt. of Grand Prix white, looks horrible in these pictures, much worse than in person.



   



   



   

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[rhudeboye]

Nice rims. Thanx for sharing.

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[biotechee]

They look great, IMHO! I think white cars look very nice with multi-spoke wheels (more than the original 5 spokes).



I hope you enjoy them! Now go out and invest in some good wheel cleaner and decent wheel brushes- you'll need them...

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[Anchorman]

I'm not a fan of "wheels with many spokes" - but those look great on your car. Congrats.

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[Ryan]

I think those look great! How does the ride compare to your old small wheels?

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[flash]

they do accent the white car, and white cars need it - i have that problem with our white cab too



wheels are sure a difficult decision - what one person likes, another hates - what looks great on one car, looks wrong on another (even merely different colors on the same car)



i have almost exactly those wheels on the M3 - ayn loves them - i'd like to change them - i'm old school and lazy - i like a simple 5 spoke rim, with a nice dish at the outside - i have found myself liking some more complicated wheels lately, but still am too lazy to want to clean them



that being said, i am wrestling with what to do about the blue car right now - i love what i have, but would also love peeling off every ounce, and that means a busier rim



decisions decisions

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[PorscheDude]

They look great!

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[Anchorman]

"...peeling off every ounce, and that means a busier rim."



Are those really correlated?

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[DiREW0LF]

I am very surprised with the ride, it’s a little more stiff than with the 16's but not much and the Pilot Sport tires have notably less rolling resistance than the Bridgestone's. Today I took off from work and picked up some P21 cleaner, brushes and a few other odds and ends.

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[DiREW0LF]

Oh, and today I had a chance to look at a 917\30 wheel that was run at Road Atlanta in 1971 (was a bent wheel). It was 17x15 and only weighed 5lbs or so. AMAZING!

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[xrad]

love the wheels! I know what you mean about the white. I have at least 5 different whites on my car. Under flourescent lights, it's quite easily noticed

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[flash]

anchorman - believe it or not, yes - distributing the load over a "busier" rim with more spokes means that each one can be smaller - the ones i am thinking about are 17x9 C70 rims made for Wheel Enhancement from HRE (i would do them in silver though) - less than 18lbs each - in the same size, with the 547 like i have now, they are nearly 20lbs each - wacky, isn't it?



the idea is to go with a 17 x 9, gain ride comfort, the ability to rotate, and not lose front width - i can make up in the rear with suspension adjustment



i just can't seem to pull the trigger though

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