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Old Dec 30, 2019 | 10:05 AM
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Hi everyone,
recently i had one of my custom wheels broken by going up on a median, none of the local wheel repair stores would repair it, and my mistake was that I only bought 4 rims at the time, leaving me with no spare. Time has passed and the wheel is no longer manufactured and calling the factory resulted in no help locating a single rim, so i had no choice but to get a new set. There were 2 listings on ebay but the sellers didn't respond to my query about getting 1 or 2 instead of a whole set, and for the price of a whole set (4) I can get a new set cheaper.

My search for new rims/wheels ended up with these, they look amazing, and the price can't be beat. Here's where I got them:

https://www.jegs.com/i/Detroit+Wheel...8804M/10002/-1

They fit perfectly with a 235/55r18 on my 2002, though they do stick out of the fender by a little compared to my previous custom wheels.

I am also testing cheapo tires, the Otani KC2000, $80/tire, fronts only at this time, going to see how they run for my daily commute to the office.

I figured I'd share if anyone else is interested in new rims.







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Old Dec 30, 2019 | 02:55 PM
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Nayss.
20mm offset will really stick out.
Stock i believe are +35’s.
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Old Dec 31, 2019 | 09:08 PM
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Very striking! Nice!!
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Old Jan 14, 2020 | 05:37 AM
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Thanks!

They don't stick out too much, maybe 5mm or so.

Previous custom rims were +18mm, and these are +20mm.
Also, previous rims where 7.5" wide while these new ones are 8" wide.

So far driven two weeks, 40mi commute from home to work, tires are nice, can't complain. Driving on wet road was also decent, previous Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring tires were terrible in wet conditions.
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