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Old 05-06-2010, 04:57 PM
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Find a brand that doesn't require hub rings - there are plenty from VMR, DPE, etc. Look around, because (according to many recent threads) the ones that require hub rings vibrate quite a bit. Contact Michael (acuteperformance)
Appreciate it!, but my budget is around $2500 max and I think Michael's wheels very high end...
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Suspension would be like with these wheels
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Appreciate it!, but my budget is around $2500 max and I think Michael's wheels very high end...
browse the classfied section....you'd be surprised what you find....and Michael is definitely worth a pm...
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Originally Posted by isulei
Suspension would be like with these wheels

LOL not really, I run 20's and I am fine. I am switching to coilovers because of the added handling
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LOL not really, I run 20's and I am fine. I am switching to coilovers because of the added handling
Hmm, I guess that would depend on the wheels. I always thought that big wheels do more damage due to the weight
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Originally Posted by isulei
Suspension would be like with these wheels
Not really, I currently have 20"s and I have KW V2 coil overs and it's comfortably and smooth
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Not really, I currently have 20"s and I have KW V2 coil overs and it's comfortably and smooth
Well, they vibrate, but that's not the coil overs fault...
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Well, they vibrate, but that's not the coil overs fault...
stop it

now I will want to get 20' too
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Thanks, any suggestions?
Lip, no Lip? Concave? Budget?
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Suspension would be like with these wheels
Huh? not true at all.
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