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Old 04-18-2004   #1 (permalink)
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autocrossing rims

need some help here guys. i am going to buy a set of 17" rim real soon for daily use and autocrossing. any suggestion? thx alot To remove this ad, register today for free or log in if already registered!
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Lee, use the autox forum for autox ?'s.

I suggest getting a set of 16's rather than 17's if you are going to use them for both. There are tons of wheels out there. What is your style?
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What ever they are...

1) Make sure they're LIGHT WEIGHT...

2) Wrap them in some GOOD rubber. NO CRAPPY CHEAP TIRES, you'll be sorry if you do.

Hope that helped a lil, lol. You gotta narrow the field a lil when asking such a question. Personally, I'm partial to the ROTA SlipStream's. (11 lbs. a piece, and they look decent. Rota makes some good lookin' rims, at a fair price, check them out.)
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Read this first before you do something stupid like buy 17" rims and race on them. I already did it, thats why I can call it stupid.
Also take into account that the average 17" tire is something like $130. You can buy a 15" tire for about $70-80 and a 16" tire for about 90. You will be killing a tire in 1 season. Plan on buying shitloads of them.
You don't need forged featherweights. Something like a Rota, Konig or the Team Dynamics Pro-Race wheels are popular with the autocross crowd cuz they're light strong and cheap enough that if you trash one, you can get another and not break the wallet.
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ok rob. i will post on our autox forum.
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ok rob. i will post on our autox forum.
Lee, I meant THIS autox forum. You put it in wheels, tires and brakes, which is fine, but we have the autox forum here so we can talk about things like this.
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well i want something like in silver. maybe around 800 dollars or so.
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Rota Slipstreams 12 lbs and you can get a set with Falken Azenis tires for under $800
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