New wheels: 18" BBS RE's w/Mich PS2's - total weight just at 41# /corner
04-27-2006, 09:34 AM
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New wheels: 18" BBS RE's w/Mich PS2's - total weight just at 41# /corner
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Even bought myself a nice 1/2" torque wrench to set them with. I'll shoot something better later on; car's filthy right now. Does seem to make a decent handling difference overall (from my Pilot Sports, even with the tires not broken in yet), a subtle-but-noticeable difference in the ride, and decent acceleration difference too, since it's nearly 50# lighter overall.
Even bought myself a nice 1/2" torque wrench to set them with. I'll shoot something better later on; car's filthy right now. Does seem to make a decent handling difference overall (from my Pilot Sports, even with the tires not broken in yet), a subtle-but-noticeable difference in the ride, and decent acceleration difference too, since it's nearly 50# lighter overall.
04-27-2006, 10:02 AM
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yeah >
you're right, they're not worth enough to sell. Someday I might refinish them - I really do like the look; if only they were 18's and at least 5# lighter. The tires have maybe 4k left is the only thing. Another thought I have is when I need to put it in the shop, I might swap the wheels out just to avoid the risk of damage.
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04-27-2006, 10:05 AM
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I guess that seals it....>>>
I'm not sellin' em since I already had them refinished (and got new center caps)!
I notiiced on the concept TT pic someone posted a while back that the original design had the six spokes that look nearly identical to the production car...
I notiiced on the concept TT pic someone posted a while back that the original design had the six spokes that look nearly identical to the production car...
