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Nov 29, 2005

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ADR wheels?

I've hurd a lot of different stories about ADR wheels. some say they wre poorly made and others say they are strong and will last for a while. What you guys think? I was looking at the ADR sokudo wheels.

Nov 29, 2005

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You can make **** and still get it to last a while. Just like every other cheap wheel made in the same factory, if you don't go slamming over potholes and curbs, they'll last. If you start smashing it up, forget about it.
Finish and and appearance durability, I have no idea.

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well i dont drive crazy. and i usually do watch for potholes and stuff and im rolling around in my stock 15s.

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my bro has had good luck with adr, although i hear that they're a knock-off line

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they are knock offs. but as long as they are strong I'd buy it.

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i've had mine for a lil over a year now and have had no probs whatsoever 'cept for a lil curbage "DAMN YOU TACO BELL AND YOUR NARROW-*** DRIVE-THRU WITH NO EXIT LANE!!!)

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Have them for nearly 4 years, in canada weather no problem so far...

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I had ADR's on my old '98 ex and I hit something in the road and it took a chunk about 2-3" long out of the inner lip of front rim and put a crack in the center of the rear rim so air leaked. Rim looked like porcelin that broke. lol. Until then I had no problems, but I would never buy an ADR rim again. Just my .02

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they're heavy!

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I've had 2 sets of adr wheels, they're really cheap and they are pretty strong (i've hit a few big potholes and survived w/o a scratch

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if u dun got much Cash but want bigger/nicer rims than stock, go for it
they're not bad at all

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My first set of wheels were ADRs and I ran them about a year in all kinds of weather with no problems but they are HEAVY!

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tight tight. i guess ADR wheels are good then. i dont care if they are heavy. my car is a slow auto civic anyways.

Im just trying to make it look nice.

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^^ Like most of this stuff, what you choose often depends on how you plan to use it.

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tight tight. i guess ADR wheels are good then. i dont care if they are heavy. my car is a slow auto civic anyways.

Im just trying to make it look nice.

ADR = good but heavy
Heavy = less miles per gallon + slow acceleration
18" and up = worse miles per gallon + slow acceleration

If i were you I'd get a lite set of 17" wheels or HRP Wheels with good rubbers.
I know i got 18" ADR Comp 7s.

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i've had my adr dv-8s for about 2 years now, only problem is on one of my rims the finish is startin to flake a little bit, thats the only problem...well that and they're like 50lbs with air at 35 psi. anyway, they're pretty good for being my first set of rims ever. if i could go back i think i would have bought some 15 or 16 inch bronze rota slipstreams, or something of that style.

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ADR wheels look pretty good in some aspects and i've even seen a few on some really nice cars in honda tuning, super street etc.. they are respectable