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Axis Milanos or Work Termist TM1s??

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Old 05-12-06, 12:11 PM
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Default Axis Milanos or Work Termist TM1s??

I have a gently used set of staggered Work Termist wheels - 18x8.5 and 18x9.5 already in the garage with no tires...



And.

I have the opportunity to get a new set of staggered Axis Milano rims - 20x8.5 and 20x9.5 WITH tires for $1,400.



Which would you go with?

Which rim is actually better constructed?

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Old 05-12-06, 12:36 PM
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Termist, if you want a racier look.

Milano, if you want a cleaner more understated look.

That's my 2cents
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Originally Posted by Seize
Termist, if you want a racier look.

Milano, if you want a cleaner more understated look.

That's my 2cents
I'm rolling on the Tein CS setup which in my book pushes the car more towards the luxury / non racing (aside from it only being a gs3) direction.

If I still had my bilstein/eibach setup, I would've probably gone with the Work Termist wheels but now I'm thinking the softer Tein CS setup may work well with the axis milanos...
Old 05-12-06, 02:51 PM
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Hey if you don't go with the Axis wheels, can you pass the offer onto me? Thats a pretty good deal and I like the 5 spoke.. I have a silver 94 LS400.
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I would stick with the works
Old 05-12-06, 03:32 PM
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Work = quality quality quality....
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god damn! 20's Axis new for 1400? not bad at ALLLL

i just ordered by 19's axis Hiro's for 1375 (shipped).

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Old 05-12-06, 03:58 PM
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Work wheels are nice and quality is but, I would go with Axis for sure

If work wheels would be an 1" bigger than Work all the way, no doubt

Axis is good choice, especially for that price and Tein CS will complete your setup nicely
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Axis if you like the over played low quality look.

You can't even compare these two wheels.... no contest.
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turboteg-

yeah, the axis wheels are quite popular on here but i think that's just because they are a nice rim. much like the TTE lip that so many other GS owners have - it looks great and they don't care how many other people have it.

the low quality look though - are axis wheels low quality wheels? i know they're very similar to the maya DTS (who copied who?) but I think the maya wheels have more curve in them between the center and the edge of the spoke.

Thoughts anyone?
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I would say go with the works. Heck if you don't want them, ship them over to MD where they will be put to good useage.
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the 20s will look sick on your GS... although, if those works were 19s id go with them instead. either way you really cant go wrong.
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I would go with the Work's.. Much higher quality wheel!
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had the 20" milano's on my last silver GS4, 20's make your car look sick
Now where are you getting 20" milano's for $1400??? PM me, thanks
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Old 05-14-06, 01:50 AM
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I'm afraid I can't talk about who's giving me the deal. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time for a one time deal.

LexT - what are you rolling now? You went from the GS4 to the GS3?? do I hear a pssssssst in the future?

Thanks everyone for your input. Like you all said - if the Work wheels were bigger, it would be a no brainer. Rolling 20"s is one of my life goals though (hahaha - not really but it would be fun for a while) so I think I may just buy the set and have both sets for a while and decide which ones to sell...

I'll keep you all posted.


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