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Old Nov 11, 2004
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15" or 16" slipstreams? NEW PICS!

go with the 15s and sacrifice looks for less weight, or go with the 16s?

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well what are you doing with the car?

if you are serious in to racing then you should be looking at the 15X7.. other wise if its just for street... do what ever floats yer boat...
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i don't plan to race, but right now i have 15" steelies on my car, i don't want the rims too big or too small


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THese are the 15's (Ignore the wheel gap, the car is mid corner and leaning)


I like this shot better, but you can hardly see the wheels.
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I'd def. go with 16"s I think 16's look much better than 15's since you ain't gon' take ya car to the race track
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I have 15's with no drop. You can see pics in my ride.
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16's own all
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Originally Posted by bentspoon
i don't plan to race, but right now i have 15" steelies on my car, i don't want the rims too big or too small


go one size up
205/50/16
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i just ordered some 16" flat black slipstreams on ebay for 580 shipped to hawaii (shipping is a bitch living on hawaii), thanks everyone for your opinions
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take pics my friend
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my wheels should be arriving by the end of this week , what is a good size tire for 16s, someone suggested 205/50, will the gap be more apparent with that tire size? i'm not planning to drop it anytime soon.
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im just glad you picked a lightweight wheel, and not something huge and BLING!
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Not everyone thinks like you. But I like the 16s and I think Rota offers them in colors like polished, gunmetal, steel gray, etc. I think those colors would look great on your car. I never really liked all black wheels because from far, it looks like you have steelies with no hub caps.
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Originally Posted by DuYaKnow
Not everyone thinks like you. But I like the 16s and I think Rota offers them in colors like polished, gunmetal, steel gray, etc. I think those colors would look great on your car. I never really liked all black wheels because from far, it looks like you have steelies with no hub caps.
lol i actually like the black steelies look with no hubcaps, but i want a spoon look to my rims, trying to make this civic look JDMish (yes i know there are no 02+ civic coupes in japan)
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And there are always people like you who like the blackies look. I'm not hating. I never really thought black wheels meant JDM though. Thought it just meant, I'm a street racer and don't care about looks as much as I do performance. It's the racer look to me.

Unless the Civic Ferio in Japan has black wheels??? I don't think so, but my memory is bad right now...haha.
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new pics



shitty firestone tires



the other crap i did while i was waiting for my rims to come in





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sweet rims
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alot of nice new crap man.
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some nice pieces you got their..
16 or 15? slips
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Nice. Those are supposed to be lighter rims anyway right?
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How much do the 16's weigh? The 15's are 11.8lbs. The 16's are light, too, right?
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PS. nice choice, Slipstreams are awesome
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looks good
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great looking rims makes me wish i got 16s, which alpine head unit it that, its looking pretty good
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remember to get a set of centric hub rings! if not, your steering wheel will shake like crazy!
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