Ordering new wheels soon... **BOUGHT AND MOUNTED WITH PIC**

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Sat May 13, 2006 7:11 am

I know I want to stick with 15", but I'm not sure if I want 6.5" or 7" wide? What do you guys think?

My initial inclination is to get 15x6.5... but I also might like the additional traction from the 7"?

These are the ones I'm currently considering:

Konig Helium - 10.5 lbs per wheel at 15x6.5

I'm just not sure yet. What do you guys think?

dinoc · Post by **dinoc** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:04 am

Nice wheels and very light !
I'm also sugesting those OZ Ultraleggera 7Jx15 - those are very light, too (round 5kg per wheel) ... but are a little wider.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:31 am

are you sure it is just 5kgm per rim? if that is the case then i must be killing my car with the steel 14" OEM rims... i don't know how much they weight but they are heavier than my old 13" OEM rims that weighted 7.10 kgms.

MMamdouh

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Sat May 13, 2006 12:31 pm

My bad... 10.6 pounds per wheel on the Konig Heliums (10.6 pounds = 4.8kg)

I looked up those Ultraleggera wheels... they do look very cool, BUT... they're running for $300 a wheel and I can get the Konigs for $90 per wheel.

dinoc · Post by **dinoc** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:32 pm

http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_garage/ ... oYear=2000

Oz Ultraggera - 169 $ / wheel - 12 lbs but they are wider, tough those Koning have a good price and they are wide enough.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:39 pm

This is a little photoshop of what the Heliums might look like on my woo.

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kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Sat May 13, 2006 6:27 pm

I always liked Konig or Maxxim (both are from the same company "Konig")

They look good but If I were you I would go with 16.

But they are a little haevier.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sat May 13, 2006 8:32 pm

those look pretty cool... i say go for them with a set of 195/50/15 kumho ecsta tires.

MMamdouh

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:25 pm

I was thinking of Toyo Proxes 4's...

They seem like they'll be nice tires for the car... though at the moment, I'm holding back on the wheels and tires until this problem with my engine is solved.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sun May 14, 2006 3:24 am

Konig Helium are nice wheels. I'm pretty sure they're more like 11.5lbs though.. still pretty light

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Sun May 14, 2006 4:19 am

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... s&place=17

the sale isnt going anymore but i got a set of those for the price of 40$ per tire they are really nice tires although i havnt tested them on the road the rubber is much better then kumho ecastas (my old tires) and have a thick sidewall that sticks out further then the rims lip, protecting it from any curb rash. unless you hit the curb hard... the best thing is you dont have to change them for winter tires if you dont want to...

va3dwo · Post by **va3dwo** » Sun May 14, 2006 6:30 am

Here's what I just put on my Lanos - Ultra Wheel Atitudes 17x7
http://www.customwheelsdirect.com/wheel ... ?offset=10

With these tires - Federal S595's 204/40/17
http://www.customwheelsdirect.com/tires ... hp?id=1598

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Sun May 14, 2006 5:13 pm

Nice wheels man it suit the car right.

Here we also have Federal tires at Napa, how are they holding up?

Can you take sharp turns without losing control of the car?

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:34 pm

Ordered the wheels today. Should arrive in a couple days.

When they do, I'll be taking them up to the local Belle Tire and getting a set of new Toyo Proxy 4's mounted on them (195/50/15)

I'm excited!

They're gonna look so sexy on my woo!

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:46 pm

JohnnyC wrote:Ordered the wheels today. Should arrive in a couple days.

When they do, I'll be taking them up to the local Belle Tire and getting a set of new Toyo Proxy 4's mounted on them (195/50/15)

I'm excited! They're gonna look so sexy on my woo!

pictures!

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