chebetio510 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 i tried these 15x8 wheels on my dime. with a 205 tire.. the rears are flush. the front is the problem i was thinking of steggering. 15x7 in front and 15x8 in rear.. what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 What's wrong with the front? Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 They're probably 0 offset so it might be hitting the front struts or rubbing the tire on the fender. Quote Link to comment
chebetio510 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 they stick out too much.. and hit the fender.. but i have a feeling the only reason these wheels fit int the back is because of my bushings? Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 heres what I think of sportmax... Quote Link to comment
chebetio510 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 :eek: umm thats scarry lol.. :( Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 That's why I'll stick to good old fashion Panaports instead of less expensive knock off wheels. Wow, did these fail on you? If yes, how and where? Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Wow, did these fail on you? If yes, how and where? whats the story on that wheel man? Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Looks like there was some impact on the bottom right part of the pic. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 not mine, and don't really know what happened, but I believe it was drift damage... but still it is scary shit. I would imagine that a hard pothole hit in the rain where you can't see it coming could cause a stress fracture you may not see, and then turn bad at the wrong time. Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Rotas and XXR's (sportmaxx) are known for being a bit... lacking in the shattering department. That being said, even though they're heavy, they look good and are affordable, albeit heavy. 15x8 could fit with a bit of a roll/pull up front, I'd think. But 15x7's or 15x8's with positive offset should fit easier. Quote Link to comment
sean1978 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 heres what I think of sportmax... I have seen wheels a lot more expensive than that hit something sideways at 45MPH with 2600lbs of car behind it and shatter. 60% of the wheels people run on there cars at the drift events I attend are knockoffs. Would you want to do that to an expensive set of wheels? I own expensive and cheap wheels, guess what ones I run at the track? If you drift and you have a lot of money to buy expensive wheels and risk destroying them be my guest, but don't bash people for running inexpensive wheels that are a lot more disposable in a sport that is inherently destructive to wheels. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have seen wheels a lot more expensive than that hit something sideways at 45MPH with 2600lbs of car behind it and shatter. 60% of the wheels people run on there cars at the drift events I attend are knockoffs. Would you want to do that to an expensive set of wheels? I own expensive and cheap wheels, guess what ones I run at the track? If you drift and you have a lot of money to buy expensive wheels and risk destroying them be my guest, but don't bash people for running inexpensive wheels that are a lot more disposable in a sport that is inherently destructive to wheels. show us pics of your claims... talk is cheap. btw just cause I said the word drift doesn't mean it was on the track, read again and you'll see I made reference to street driving. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Here's one of those expensive wheels, drifted into a pole at 70+mph. bent not broken, and YES this IS fixable. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Here's one of those expensive wheels, drifted into a pole at 70+mph. bent not broken, and YES this IS fixable. lol, oooookay. Let's see the fixed wheel...or by fixed do you mean replaced the rim? Cheap or not doesn't matter...cast is cast and unless it's thick enough to simply withstand the impact then don't expect any cast wheel to hold up to a sideways blow to a curb, pavement edge, etc etc. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 When I was 16, I had a civic sitting on 16" tsw's (cast aluminum) with 205/40 tires, I missed my exit at 65mph... so I swerved across the painted line section that seperated the freeway... it was 2am, tired, pitch black out (no moon and no street lights), the was a curb to keep people from doing just this... didn't not know this. My car jumped the curb up and then back down in a split second... worst sound ever. When I pulled over to asses the damage, there was no visible damge, all tires had air... so I finished my journey home. The next day I went to the tire store and had them check it out... one wheel had minor bending on the inside, nothing else. as for the above wheel, I have seen equally bent wheels UNbent, by a profession wheel refinisher... just don't have pics. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 heres some awesome videos... :D http://www.german-wheels.com/showroom/radinoxvideo/ Quote Link to comment
sean1978 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 show us pics of your claims... talk is cheap. Conversation with exact same pics has occured too many times to count: http://www.carolinanissans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12281&hl=rota+wheels Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 looked... didn't see any of these pics, and the convo was about rota... Quote Link to comment
sean1978 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) I guess if one picture of a wheel can prove that they all are junk I'll post another. Here's my old roommate Brian Skiba. He won the 2008 Myrtle beach drift series on the aforementioned sport max wheels. They have endured 2 seasons so far, tandem accidents, and numerous side impacts from going off of and then back onto a track sideways. He hit a wall a few weeks ago with his sportmax wheels and broke a tension rod. The wheels didin't bend or break: His name-brand tension rod broke: Edited March 8, 2009 by sean1978 Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 those don't look like sportmax's... 15x8 0et stick out on a s13. Quote Link to comment
sean1978 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) Not if you have adjustable suspension components and pulled / rolled fenders. he's running his second pair of tires in the first pic on 280ZX swatz in the back. Edited March 8, 2009 by sean1978 Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 aww, ok. I still stick to my position, you don't have to buy sportmax to save money on rims... theres lots of good deals out there, if your patient. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 I used to have access to a toe truck (sucky once all my friends found out haha) A good friend of mine loved to drift his S13 in the industrial parks. In total I toed it back to his house 3 times. Each time it was well past 2am so I started calling him Late Night. Anyways one of the times he lost control and hit an island/sidewalk, he claims 35mph I think faster from the look of his car. (He ended up stripping it because the whole chassis was to bent to get straightened) Some how it clipped the back wheel and ripped it off!!! the wheel didn't brake it just removed some studs and broke the rest, while destroying the rim. It's funny that the lugs/studs gave up first. He was running some rare 17" Inkies, I forget the model. I guess my opinion is that something will break if the wheel makes contact to any obstruction at high speeds. Once you've lost control I don't think it matters to much if the wheel breaks or the suspension. I do agree with Zumm on waiting for cool rare rims. Then again sometimes it's nice to be able to choose the offset.... MMMMHHHH rims :D Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 aww, ok. I still stick to my position, you don't have to buy sportmax to save money on rims... theres lots of good deals out there, if your patient.If my patient what? OMG MY PATIENT IS STILL IN THE MRI!!! Quote Link to comment
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