The Moderately Low (Not Slammed) and Functional Thread

[roy obanion]

And the MSM can now finally play in this thread!

H&R springs, stock Bilstein shocks.

phentastic!

 

[magnumP5]

I don't think I've posted these here.

 

[thepope540]

I know some people think the rpf1 is overdone, but I love 'em. I wish I could find a cheap set of 16s for the msp.

 

[THE Phen]

At least you said overdone and not "played out." Haha.

 

[justanothermp5]

idk, if they made the face more concave, instead of convex, on the smaller sizes/widths i would like them alot better
the face on the 17x9's look awesome, but the 8.5" and smaller.....not so much

 

[Chefsp0t]

^ Agreed. I wouldn't go any skinnier than 9" on rpf1s. I wish I could find a low offset set of 17x9s for cheap. I need something aggressive to stretch my 215/45/17s onto.

 

[magnumP5]

idk, if they made the face more concave, instead of convex, on the smaller sizes/widths i would like them alot better
the face on the 17x9's look awesome, but the 8.5" and smaller.....not so much

Looks aren't important. It's about size vs. weight vs. price and you'd be hard pressed to find anything comparable new. Getting RPF-1's for their appearance only is not only needlessly heavy, but also unecessarily expensive.

^ Agreed. I wouldn't go any skinnier than 9" on rpf1s. I wish I could find a low offset set of 17x9s for cheap. I need something aggressive to stretch my 215/45/17s onto.

You do realize 17x9 RPF-1's go for around $250/each, right? 215/45R17's on a 17x9? What a waste! I'm actually debating picking up another set for the street when the RX-7 becomes more race-prep'd. 245/40R17 for the street and 245/45R16 for the track.

 

[justanothermp5]

idk, maybe its just me, i would rather have a nice looking car, then a ugly car with light wheels
but, to each his own i suppose

 

[magnumP5]

idk, maybe its just me, i would rather have a nice looking car, then a ugly car with light wheels
but, to each his own i suppose

Looks are subjective. I'd rather have a car that performs well.

 

[MP5stephen]

I'm running Tokico Blues and H&R Springs. My current wheel/tire combo is 205/40/17x7.5 50mm offset. The fitment is horrible.
Say if I were to try to fit 215/25/17x8 40mm offset, would there be rubbing, how flush(is anyone else running this setup)? I refuse to go bigger than 17".

 

[justanothermp5]

performance is subjective...



and ^browse the thread, i think the guy with the EVO MR wheels might have posted in here, those are 17x8 +35 and hes running a 225, rubbing is going to happen if you want a big tire
rent a fender roller or have a shop do it for you if your lazy, either way the fenders need to be rolled

 

[MP5stephen]

performance is subjective...



and ^browse the thread, i think the guy with the EVO MR wheels might have posted in here, those are 17x8 +35 and hes running a 225, rubbing is going to happen if you want a big tire
rent a fender roller or have a shop do it for you if your lazy, either way the fenders need to be rolled

Name of user? Alot of people have those wheels. 225 is also a little much for me. I figured the fenders would need rolling

 

[justanothermp5]

i dont remember his name, and ive only seen 2 people with those wheels on a protege. Its a yellow MSP

 

[tigermack]

Why buy a car to look cool? lol

 

[magnumP5]

performance is subjective...

No, it isn't.

Top speed, 0-60 times, braking distance, maximum lateral acceleration, horsepower, torque, corner weight, etc. are all quantifiable and aspects of "performance". Therefore, by defintion, "performance" is not subjective.

Try again, and go troll elsewhere on the forums...

Why buy a car to look cool? lol

Also known as hard-parking? I have no idea; that concept completely escapes me.

 

[Chefsp0t]

I don't consider my car to be a hard park car. I don't rub the fenders anymore and it functions just fine. Do I daily it? Yep, over railroad tracks and everything. Would I race it? Nope. Is it function over form? Nope that's not what I want from it. I like driving a car that looks good. I don't understand how other enthusiasts don't grasp the concept. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[Rockin03mp5]

I don't consider my car to be a hard park car. I don't rub the fenders anymore and it functions just fine. Do I daily it? Yep, over railroad tracks and everything. Would I race it? Nope. Is it function over form? Nope that's not what I want from it. I like driving a car that looks good. I don't understand how other enthusiasts don't grasp the concept. Different strokes for different folks.

enthusiasts understand, but they dont understand puting a 205 tire on a 9'' wheel just to fit it on a car that it doesnt really fit on just so your friends will say, "that is so hard."

thats all.

and this is the functional thread, so coming here and arguing about function is like going to the slammed, stanced, or aggressive thread (why there is 3 now) and arguing about proper tires.

 

[roy obanion]

I'm probably a bit low to be optimal, but that should be fixed soon

 

[hat1018]

I think I can ask this in here. Will a tire shop actually mount a 205 on a 9 inch wheel, or do those guys wrestle them on themselves?

 

[alexelie]

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