20 inch rims?

[MAZDA_SPEED]

with a nice drop it wouldnt look bad at all

 

[B-radd]

honestly, as much as I thought I'd hate them.....not too bad. Can you drop it at all or will you run into rubbing issues? Evene if it was just a 1/2"-1" drop I think it'd make a world of difference and get rid of the "SUV" stance. Hey, at least they don't spin, lol.

lol yeah im not into spinners at all. I saw some yesterday on a prelude. Not my style.

I'm not sure if I could drop it at all, I would really like to, but when the wheel is at max turn it seems like the clearance is only 4 centimeters at most. I would just hate to take the time only to have to take out the lowering springs. I don't really know who I could ask for advise too, because the service guys at the dealership where i work said these wheels wouldnt fit with no rub.

1/2 inch drop would make me happy though

 

[fatti03msp]

Def. looks better then i thought it would have, would cool to see them painted a gloss black with the lip still chrome and i could be wrong but i think stock speed3 springs are close to a 1/2" drop. there is someone selling the stock speed3 suspension for 300 shipped i think thats the struts and springs.

 

[B-radd]

... Def. looks better then i thought it would have, would cool to see them painted a gloss black with the lip still chrome and i could be wrong but i think stock speed3 springs are close to a 1/2" drop. there is someone selling the stock speed3 suspension for 300 shipped i think thats the struts and springs.

thanks for the info.

 

[B-radd]

Def. looks better then i thought it would have, would cool to see them painted a gloss black with the lip still chrome .

I wonder what it would cost me to paint all but the lip, I didn't even know this was possible. as I said before I bought them from my friend who sold his mz6 so I didn't get to pick my color. I don't mind chrome with black though

 

[coololddude]

they look good. gives me confidence to go with 19's on my MS3 regardless of what others in the asylum are saying

 

[sl0wthe0ry]

pm'd

 

[sl0wthe0ry]

don't listen to the hater b-radd. still lookin good. you should be able to at least drop it 1/2in. if not more. when you turn the wheel, your fenders will rise just a little to let the tires and wheels clear. but like they said, check out the MS3 springs.

 

[bbrich57]

Def. looks better then i thought it would have, would cool to see them painted a gloss black with the lip still chrome and i could be wrong but i think stock speed3 springs are close to a 1/2" drop. there is someone selling the stock speed3 suspension for 300 shipped i think thats the struts and springs.

Only problem w/that thinking is that the Speed3 is 500 lbs heavier to begin with. He probably would not gain any drop. Is that an oxymoron? (gain any drop.)
Try Tein H-Tech, or Mazdaspeed/Racing Beat springs instead.

 

[Talbot]

I don't think they look bad at all.

 

[sl0wthe0ry]

Only problem w/that thinking is that the Speed3 is 500 lbs heavier to begin with. He probably would not gain any drop. Is that an oxymoron? (gain any drop.)
Try Tein H-Tech, or Mazdaspeed/Racing Beat springs instead.

holy crap is that much heavier than 3s or GT?!

major fail!

 

[Talbot]

They would look even better with some bigger after market brakes though.

 

[808MP5]

they look cool... im not a fan of chrome though but still... looks cool

 

[B-radd]

They would look even better with some bigger after market brakes though.

I'll probly do that next

 

[fatti03msp]

Only problem w/that thinking is that the Speed3 is 500 lbs heavier to begin with. He probably would not gain any drop. Is that an oxymoron? (gain any drop.)
Try Tein H-Tech, or Mazdaspeed/Racing Beat springs instead.

wow its really that much heavier, never knew that.

But you might be able to get them powdercoated black and tape off the lip, and then have a clear powedercoat sprayed on the entire rim to help protect them. Im not to sure how powdercoating and chrome wheels mix together though.

 

[NCZ13]

big brake kits arent a simple bolt on.

you need to make sure you have enough clearance b/w the caliper and the wheel spoke, not to mention a full kit runs 1k and up (depending on number of pistons and whatnot.

if anything you should probably lower the car, and roll the fenders first before you think about touching the brakes...

 

[NCZ13]

wow its really that much heavier, never knew that.

But you might be able to get them powdercoated black and tape off the lip, and then have a clear powedercoat sprayed on the entire rim to help protect them. Im not to sure how powdercoating and chrome wheels mix together though.

the chroming is a chemical process. the chrome would be stripped off the wheels and then powdercoated.

edit: oh and to point out. it doesnt looks as horrible as i imagined it would.,,

 

[fatti03msp]

the chroming is a chemical process. the chrome would be stripped off the wheels and then powdercoated.

edit: oh and to point out. it doesnt looks as horrible as i imagined it would.,,

well what if just did the inside of the wheel with a powdercoat, when you bake the paint will the chrome be ok???

 

[NCZ13]

i would assume so... but why would someone powdercoat the inside of the wheel...

 

[fatti03msp]

i would assume so... but why would someone powdercoat the inside of the wheel...

well i suggested to him about powder coating the rims black and leaving the chrome lip