Austarion

just got these speedy lite fin 18x7.5" rims for the staz. what do you think?

They look great..... watch out for kerbs!!

nice rims
i def think a bit of lowering and perhaps some spacing on the rear would top it off

^^ X2..

and is that bering blue? such a nice colour...

Horrible. It looks like a roller skate. The wheels look more at home on an Evo or WRX rather than something RWD from the '80s.

Why does the Australian car scene taste always consist of something like this?



Really, what's wrong with smaller diameter rims which are more lightweight and usually come in more aggressive widths and offsets best suited to your car?

Sorry if this sounds negative but you asked for our opinions and I gave mine :P

Starions need wheels with dish.
Just my 2 cents.
It's good to something other than stock wheels on a Staz however...

dirtygalant wrote:Why does the Australian car scene taste always consist of something like this?

You can thank the "sexspec" movement for that which seems to be strong in Sydney and Autosaloon.

it's completely retarded.. I can understand the idea of looks over functionality but shit me that doesn't even look good. The suspension would have to be massively lowered in order to get those what looks to be 20" wheels up into the guards, but the car itself doesn't look any lower than stock whatsoever, in fact it probably is higher than stock ride height. not to mention the handling dynamics.. on a GM T car of all things which weren't known for their handling to begin with, those wheels with a huge unsprung mass would be doing wonders in the ill handling department.

I know I've shown this before but (in my opinion of course) this is how it should be done: :P

dirtygalant wrote:Horrible. It looks like a roller skate. The wheels look more at home on an Evo or WRX rather than something RWD from the '80s.

Why does the Australian car scene taste always consist of something like this?



Really, what's wrong with smaller diameter rims which are more lightweight and usually come in more aggressive widths and offsets best suited to your car?

Sorry if this sounds negative but you asked for our opinions and I gave mine :P

I agree, sorry mate. i cant talk though cause my car had 18's but i stil reckon they look sweet

that said though man, your car looks sweet. nice colour and front bar. and the rims look better than stock.

looks good just needs to be slammed to set it right off :D

oh don't get me wrong nothing wrong with 18s or even 19s if they're like Work Meisters or anything fitting to the Starion, but just not feeling that particular set of 18s at all.

Like the rims, but needs more tyre. Or lowered 2"

What is the rim widths?

What tyre width and profile?

What is the offset of the rim (with out spacers?)

Do you have any spacers on there at the moment?

Do you have a square on side photo?

dirtygalant wrote:I know I've shown this before but (in my opinion of course) this is how it should be done: :P

nah this is how a t car should be done




mine btw :) ps the isuzu version t cars handle really well!


ONTOPIC:

yeah not generally a fan of flat face wheels on starions but at least shane-o's arent chromies. these speedy ones look like a copy of a volk rim actually. i think he is running spacers on it though!