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Old 04-14-2005, 04:01 AM
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Just got the rims in today and finished mounting them later this afternoon. They are 17 x 7 Konig Unknown with 215/40/17 Toyo Proxes 4. I am a little ____ed that a couple of the center caps broke during shipping, but oh well. Tell me what you think. My GoldLine springs should be in tomorrow, I hope.









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maybe it's just the pics, but I don't think they look that good. The polished spokes are too thin, and in the pics, that's really all you can see.

... and holy crap, lower that thing. ;)
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i love those rims. they look so hot.

cisco has the same ones on his xB. they look better in person. rims=pretty

nice looking box yelosub!
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Nice rims. I like the poished and black together on the spokes. Any particular reason why you went with 40 series rather than a smaller series tire? I bet the box will look 1000 times better when the goldlines are on! Good job.
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btw, 40 series are whats supposed to be on the 17s. 35s are too small. they change it too much with diameter. 40s the closest you can get to stock diameter
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yeah, you should run 215/35 with 18" tires....
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I've heard a lot of disputes about 40 series and 35 series on 17's and I personally like the feel of 35's with 17's. I had 40 series before and it's obviously a heavier tire and I can definitely feel it in the ride. Everyone has different opinions though and personal tastes.
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17's 18's, it's all a matter of personal choice. I happen to like the ride quality. I guess to each is own.
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i love those rims. i just saw them in a magazine a few minutes ago. funny. i want them!!
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I'm not a fan of rims that have multiple holes (i.e., 'extra' holes for other set ups)...so those don't work for me. But hey, to each his/her own.
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oh nice rims
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these rims are dead sexy, dont you think so:



just got em on tuesday
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Originally Posted by UnFocused
yeah, you should run 215/35 with 18" tires....
the mans right
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Hey I'm just happy to see that you used Image Shack and can post pics on your own now
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Looks ok to me.
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I think the rims look good both on the xB and tC...
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not my cup of tea, and drop that thing will ya?
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Originally Posted by toby3002
these rims are dead sexy, dont you think so:



just got em on tuesday

they look hot but a tad small... i think u need to lower
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