GSX_TC's Galant VR4 Build Thread #550/2000 (Samara)

[Jesus_Negros]

Wow that looks amazing.

Is your facebook advertised on your window?

 

[prove_it]

Just needs moar hellaflush.....

 

[EHmotorsports]

New wheels look Amaze balls!! its a good thing

 

[transparentdsm]

keep those make them fit. it looks like a totally different car, and in james words, in an amaze-balls kinda way.


such a great look for the car.

 

[Wookalar]

Those EVO X wheels look great on your car and I think it's only because of the bumpers and lip, I have seen those wheels on other gvr4's and they just didn't look right.

Your car looks good except for that pedo bear sticker, and the Advan badge on the fender. Are you advertising to the world that you are a pedophile? Do you have anything Advan on your car?

 

[G]

Those look good, you just need to hellastretch some rubber on em'. Do the inside of the rims rub the suspension at all?

 

[GSX_TC]

Thanks guys, this is just a test fit to see how this size that I know will clear the new brakes will fit on my car. I won't be running EVO X wheels though. The wheels I want to get are these: Work Meister S1's




Mark, I'm just kinda iffy going this wide because of how much it sticks out on the rears, seems like it'll rip my rear bumper off of eat into my dogleg.

 

[transparentdsm]

thats why he suggested you raise it like half an inch. i think with a slight raise everything should fit very nicely.

 

[fuel]

just fit lower profile tires. Sorted.

245/40 R18 is almost 10% taller than the stock 195/60 R15 or comparative 205/45 R17, 215/40 R17 or 225/35 R18 anyway.

 

[IncorpoRatedX]

Mike, those wheels look great on your car. Make them fit!

The work's look out of place, they're too rounded on the edges, those wheels seem to only look good in big lips, staggered set ups.

 

[MellowVR4]

Car looks 1,000,000 times better with those wheels on! no go on those works wheels imo. Im just not a fan of chrome lips.

 

[Jesus_Negros]

Polished lip on black center don't really work. But polished lips are nice on other colored centers.

 

[MellowVR4]

I agree.

 

[fuel]

I think black centers with polished lips on a black car look great.

 

[blacksheep]

You don't need Works. Buy Rota D2's... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/idea.gif

 

[turbowop]

I don't think the Work wheels you want will look good in the offset required to fit your car with those brakes. I think the X wheels are a better fit honestly. Just drop down a size on the tires, add some camber, and enjoy them.

 

[Jesus_Negros]

Get the Works.

 

[89Mirageman]

Are those wheels available in a charcoal/gunmetal color? They may look better on a black car. Then again I think the black with the polished lip will look ok too.

I do agree that the evo x wheels look good but I think if you're going to go with the huge brakes, get some nice wheels to really show them off.

 

[GSX_TC]

I'll see what my guy can find. If he finds. 8.5's then that's what I'll use. I'll take y'all's advice/word on running a smaller tire though and raising her up a bit, might even roll all the fenders too. And I'll prob even end up getting the EVO X wheels and the work's. Plus when the VR4 is sitting there and I'm at work I can have the EVO wheels on it's less likely to get jacked with the Work wheels on it haha.

Thanks for the tips guys.

 

[JNR]

Quoting fuel:
just fit lower profile tires. Sorted.

245/40 R18 is almost 10% taller than the stock 195/60 R15 or comparative 205/45 R17, 215/40 R17 or 225/35 R18 anyway.



Yeah it's ~1 1/2" larger od from the 245 to the stock size mentioned...about 3/4" less gap then theoretically. Quite the difference!

Sounds like the 10 spoke won't be used but if they are the new size that will be used the fenders look like they will receive modification from constant hitting haha...
Think it looks good nice and tight like that though but wouldn't risk that imo.

Btw those oem wheels look almost exactly like the wheels I have although mine are 17s and less width..plus ultra light (not sure how oem 18s would fare in that regard?)

Fits the car nicely in the looks department fwiw.

Those other black ones look like cheapie china wheels but just my opinion on the design.