OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby garbo41610 » Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:56 pm

hahaha... PLAYA!!! Love it. Just don't lose your pink slip racing Johnnie Tran (to borrow a quote from another forum). JK JK JK.

However, you really did dodge a bullet mate, the wheels look sh1thouse. The car is too low as well, you have to take into account ride comfort (especially with large diameter wheels with low profile tyres), practicality and handling benefits (which a car that low, with wheels like that any benefits will be lost). But if all of that means nought and you are going purely for looks, do it.

For my money, the Liberty is a comfortable tourer with a bit of power. If your gunna drop a Subaru on it's guts, get a Rex.

Raise that sh1t.
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby LGT-05T » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:17 pm

fair opinions, thanks for the honesty i didnt realise it was that shit...:oops:
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby Arith » Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:21 pm

LGT-05T wrote:fair opinions, thanks for the honesty i didnt realise it was that shit.

Naw, it looks alright. Everybody raises or lowers their Lib for one reason or another. Don't let your reason feel inferior to someone else's. You lowered it for your own reason and if you're happy with it, keep it there. :D

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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby Kekotic » Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:27 pm

Arith wrote:
LGT-05T wrote:fair opinions, thanks for the honesty i didnt realise it was that shit.

Naw, it looks alright. Everybody raises or lowers their Lib for one reason or another. Don't let your reason feel inferior to someone else's. You lowered it for your own reason and if you're happy with it, keep it there. :D


I think he was talking about the rims....

Height is fine...just don't try lower it any more, at least not as much as you wanted in your photoshopped version.
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby Egg » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:04 am

Im also looking at a wheel and Tyre package for my My07 Spec B Wagon White, starting to get confusing. Ive looked at Advanti rims, Lenso and Rota.
The more look I the more i get confused!! Maybe should stay standard.
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby blacktop™ » Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:18 am

hahahahaha nice chop kieran! love the playa reference :lol:

egg: maybe check out the Gen IV wheel thread to get some ideas. theres a fair few cars on here with nice wheels to give you some ideas.
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby tangcla » Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:19 am

LGT-05T wrote:fair opinions, thanks for the honesty i didnt realise it was that shit...:oops:

haha.

I'm personally not a fan.
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby LGT-05T » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:53 pm

ok so i went to ozzy tyres to check out some different wheels i like the rear ones for some reason but have always wanted the front ones...
wasn't much to choose from.
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby garbo41610 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:11 am

Those front ones look great IMO
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby chopster » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:48 am

Definately the Vertini Hennessy! (front one)

I have them on my Toyota. From memory they are pretty heavy though.

What size rim is the one in the picture?
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby Hotwire » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:53 am

Both look too big and heavy. If you want wheels like that, forget any level of performance as you'll be dragging an extra 3-4kg of dead weight on each corner.

Personally, I dont think anything bigger than 18" is needed on the liberty for a good cross between looks & functionality. BUT If it has to be one of those 2, probably the front wheels are preferred...
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby speakafreaka » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:59 am

Hotwire wrote:Personally, I dont think anything bigger than 18" is needed on the liberty for a good cross between looks & functionality. BUT If it has to be one of those 2, probably the front wheels are preferred...


Maybe for a Gen IV, the fives have those monster wheel arches that will swallow a twenty.
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby Hotwire » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:07 am

speakafreaka wrote:
Hotwire wrote:Personally, I dont think anything bigger than 18" is needed on the liberty for a good cross between looks & functionality. BUT If it has to be one of those 2, probably the front wheels are preferred...


Maybe for a Gen IV, the fives have those monster wheel arches that will swallow a twenty.


Yes sorry, I should have clarified a Gen IV. You'r right a Gen V would need 20s, but then there is still soo much metal above the wheel its still gonna look like a Van......
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Re: OPINION ABOUT WHEEL STYLE

Postby speakafreaka » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:15 am

That's what you get for making and outback and lowering it, instead of making a liberty and lifting it.
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