Check out these wheels, Went with 17x8 C-one SA-70s Options

[Promasta]

these are local to me, he wants $850CDN
they are extremely light (18-19lbs)
if you look on wheelweights.net they are one of the lightest cast wheels ever made
they aren't in great shape, you can tell by the pics
i would probably get them powdercoated gold (costs $400 CDN)
the problem is I really wanted 17s for comfort
even tho they are 18s they shouldn't slow me down because they are so light
what do you guys think of them, would you get them taking into account they are 18" and what do you think of his price?




This post has been edited by Promasta: Feb 11, 2009 - 11:18 AM

[Nial]

Sounds like a bargin...I doubt you`ll notice the lack of comfort much...as for the weight......bigger rims may weight slightly more, but the tyres are lighter (same rolling radius/less sidewall) so the diference would be minimal. They look aweome...go for it.

[Culpable04]

for that price, grab them, if you're not happy with how the feel, you can always sell them, you should have no problem getting your money back.

[_mikeE]

Those are nice rims, I believe TheShanon has them on his celi, but in gold. 17s though.

[Jdog1385]

i was looking to get these when they first came out. its a great deal and you can easily refurbish if you're going to re-paint.

This post has been edited by Jdog1385: Jan 11, 2009 - 12:38 AM

[whatthe]

The wheel specs are good, if you like the style and design buy it !!

[trdproven]

Wheels look to plain.

[WH95TE]

These are the wheels I want to eventually get for my car in pref. 17's as well, maybe even 16,

[Akimbo]

Superleggera's have ALWAYS been a favorite wheel of mine. Can't go wrong.

[playr158]

can't go wrong with these wheels

[snapshotgt]

Very nice, do it.

[Theshanon]

*edit.... can't figure out how to post pics hahah i forgot!!

This post has been edited by Theshanon: Jan 23, 2009 - 3:45 AM

[Promasta]

use photobucket and copy and paste the IMG
please do, i would love to see them

Ya guys I still haven't bought these
I was looking at some used 17x8 +35 Ultraleggeras in silver but the guy isn't contacting me
Also looking at some used 18x7.5 +38 Advan RGIIs
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1590335
what do you guys think?
they look pretty damn hot to me...

[whatthe]

^get the advans, i was on that site too to look at images of the replica advan RS's im getting very soon (tuesday). Their Stance thread is awesome its like 182 pages of awesomeness ! haha. Yeh get them will look good !! There was this one who had something x 11 wide rims. They were fat as i was like pwwwaoohhhh baddass !!!

[KAOS]

use photobucket and copy and paste the IMG
please do, i would love to see them

Ya guys I still haven't bought these
I was looking at some used 17x8 +35 Ultraleggeras in silver but the guy isn't contacting me
Also looking at some used 18x7.5 +38 Advan RGIIs
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1590335
what do you guys think?
they look pretty damn hot to me...

Whats the weight on those advans?

[Promasta]

those advans in 18x7.5 are 17.0 lbs a piece
but the guy screwed up, they are actually +48 offset, not +38
you should buy them KAOS and run a spacer haha, cause i don't want to use spacers
now looking at some used 17x7 +35 silver volk te37s
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4097161&page=1
only problem is the narrow width
wow it so hard to find nice 17x8 5x100 +35 wheels.

if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.
if not i will have to suck it up and get those 18" oz's and live with the rubbing, bumpy ride, and slowness

This post has been edited by Promasta: Jan 24, 2009 - 4:44 PM

[yellowchinaman]

Dont rush. If getting 17's at 8J really what you want then hold out. Worst thing you can do is buy a set at a bargain which dont fit or not 100% what you want and then having to pay more to powdercoat them and buy spacers.
I've got a set of 17 8J Supertourismo's for next to nothing after 4 months of hunting around. IT was trashed but I have them stripped and powdercoated from black to white and the total cost was still a bargain.
18's are a hard ride and not ideal if you want some comfort and even harder if you're having stiffer suspension setups to avoid arch rub.

[KAOS]

those advans in 18x7.5 are 17.0 lbs a piece
but the guy screwed up, they are actually +48 offset, not +38
you should buy them KAOS and run a spacer haha, cause i don't want to use spacers
now looking at some used 17x7 +35 silver volk te37s
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4097161&page=1
only problem is the narrow width
wow it so hard to find nice 17x8 5x100 +35 wheels.

if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.
if not i will have to suck it up and get those 18" oz's and live with the rubbing, bumpy ride, and slowness

Are you going +35 all the way around?

[Promasta]

yes i would like them all to be approximately +35
the volks are tempting (17x7 +35)
presure2 has 17x7 +35 and they are pretty tucked in but not too bad

not a huge fan of the superturismo's, i kinda think 16 spokes is a lot haha, they are great rally wheels tho

[yellowchinaman]

yes i would like them all to be approximately +35
the volks are tempting (17x7 +35)
presure2 has 17x7 +35 and they are pretty tucked in but not too bad

not a huge fan of the superturismo's, i kinda think 16 spokes is a lot haha, they are great rally wheels tho

YEah when it comes to cleaning it is a bit of a pain in the arse.

[chronic]

Oz superleggera is my wheels
17X8 ET35 7,2kg each wheel

pics

[Promasta]

wow those look good!
but i couldn't find a set of 17's, and i figured 18's were too big

so i went with these:
17x8 +32 C-One SA-70 by WedsSport
They are cast, not forged, but only weigh 17.0 lbs.
they are now discontinued, and i grabbed the last set in North America
my car is red so i should be able to pull off the red inner lip, also got some red lightweight Muteki lugs nuts
I'll probably wrap them in 225/45/17 Nitto Invos
But they won't be on till the snow melts

Tell me what you think of my choice

pics:





This post has been edited by Promasta: Feb 11, 2009 - 11:24 AM

[playr158]

excellent choice

[Shigexile]

That is excellent choice

I was actually gonna do a down payment on those same exact rims right before i came across a better deal.

[spolski07]

those are absolutely AMAZING!

[chronic]

fantastic wheels, excellent choice.

what do you think of work emotion cr kai?

[KAOS]

fantastic wheels, excellent choice.

what do you think of work emotion cr kai?

Those look great!

... did that 6GC owner mount a spoiler to a CF Hatch??? I wonder if that works or not...

[KAOS]

Promasta;

Did you get your rims in yet?

This post has been edited by KAOS: Feb 27, 2009 - 9:35 AM

[Promasta]

they are sitting in my room
but ya they probably won't go on for a month or two....or three

[Akirad1]

i had 18 before my 17s, didnt really notice the comfort diff, just did a little better in gas mileage. but not much.

[trdproven]

SA70s are great but SA90s have much more dimension. Work Kais are nice but same thing, flat and plain, the XD9s have more dimension, I have these. Get something with a lip.

[Promasta]

trdproven, i was looking at all the wheels you mentioned
the sa90 is beautiful, but only comes in 16x7 with +33 offset, while i really wanted a 17x8
i like the works but do not care for the matte grey and matte bronze finishes they come in (no offense) i just like the look of gloss much more
also the works only came in 17x7.5, not 17x8, and IMO they are much too heavy for what they cost
i did want something with a lip, but oh well
my dream wheels are the 17x8 +31 offset Volk GT-C in gold
or Volk TE37s 17x8 +38 in gold
but almost not worth it on a 1994 celica because the wheels cost more than the car

[trdproven]

SA90s do come in sizes you want unless theyve been discontinued, for the xd9's they go all the way to maybe 10" wide. Any mods done on your celi is worth more than the car anyways. Car hobbies are more like investments rather than being practical.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Mar 1, 2009 - 10:06 PM