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GROUP BUY: Rota Slipstreams (Rims)

Hey! Sorry for posting it here but I just wanted to let people know about the great deal on this group buy! Click here to check out the group buy!
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what is the offset on those?
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most of the time the groupbuys can get any offset. rotas look clean also.
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I've been thinking about getting Slipstreams because of their light weight. I've also been thinking of getting some 17" gunmetal Tenzo AV-7's because I think they look really nice. My question is this: Are lightweight wheels really going to make -that- much of a difference with acceleration?

Basically I'm trying to balance form vs. function. If light wheels aren't going to do a whole lot, then I'd prefer the looks of the AV-7's.
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WD40, check back at the group buy thread.
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[hr]Originally posted by: WD40
I've been thinking about getting Slipstreams because of their light weight. I've also been thinking of getting some 17" gunmetal Tenzo AV-7's because I think they look really nice. My question is this: Are lightweight wheels really going to make -that- much of a difference with acceleration?

Basically I'm trying to balance form vs. function. If light wheels aren't going to do a whole lot, then I'd prefer the looks of the AV-7's.[hr]
Yeah an extra 4-5 lbs. on each wheel can mean a big difference in acceleration. The difference is compounded because the wheel is rotating (unsprung) weight.


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[hr]Originally posted by: WD40
I've been thinking about getting Slipstreams because of their light weight. I've also been thinking of getting some 17" gunmetal Tenzo AV-7's because I think they look really nice. My question is this: Are lightweight wheels really going to make -that- much of a difference with acceleration?

Basically I'm trying to balance form vs. function. If light wheels aren't going to do a whole lot, then I'd prefer the looks of the AV-7's.[hr]
Dude.. as an owner of a set of 17" Motegi MR7 Gunmetals... they make more difference than CAI and exhaust combined. No joking.

Before my automatic LX coupe could take on a 99 EX coupe automatic (115HP vs 127HP, but with more torque for the 7th Gen).. I would actually win, by 2 bumpers. Now I get licked hard. By like.. 4 car LEGNTHS now. I get licked so hard, that I can't even beat my own winter beater with it (a 100HP '91 Corolla, with 3-speed auto).

If you care about acceleration.. get slipstreams. I don't care about speed, thats why I got the 17's.. but I had no idea it would slow me down so much!!
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I've been thinking about getting Slipstreams because of their light weight. I've also been thinking of getting some 17" gunmetal Tenzo AV-7's because I think they look really nice. My question is this: Are lightweight wheels really going to make -that- much of a difference with acceleration?

Basically I'm trying to balance form vs. function. If light wheels aren't going to do a whole lot, then I'd prefer the looks of the AV-7's.[hr]
Dude.. as an owner of a set of 17" Motegi MR7 Gunmetals... they make more difference than CAI and exhaust combined. No joking.

Before my automatic LX coupe could take on a 99 EX coupe automatic (115HP vs 127HP, but with more torque for the 7th Gen).. I would actually win, by 2 bumpers. Now I get licked hard. By like.. 4 car LEGNTHS now. I get licked so hard, that I can't even beat my own winter beater with it (a 100HP '91 Corolla, with 3-speed auto).

If you care about acceleration.. get slipstreams. I don't care about speed, thats why I got the 17's.. but I had no idea it would slow me down so much!![hr]
Wow... thanks for the input, that's exactly what I was looking for.
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