buying new rims

[runrabbit]

I might be replacing my wheels v soon.

Is there anything I need to look for in particular, or does it come down to aesthetics only? Car is a daily driver, and plan to keep it on 17".

Any brands/styles to avoid? Excessive noise, shoddy construction etc.

Cheers

[Divine]

TE 37

[Marky]

Its a pretty broad question

Pay more money = get better quality

Wheels of similar "styles" can vary in weight to a huge degree depending on construction, heavier is less ideal but realistically unless you\'re going for some massive chrome or full face rims you\'ll be fine

If you\'re buying new you\'ve got CGA behind you, second hand buyer beware but if in doubt show the wheels on here and youll get pointed in the right direction. From what I understand the majority of what you can buy these days new is all made in the same couple of places and rebranded to suit the final retailer (see advanti / ozzy wheels for example) unless you\'re picking up some brand name japanese or european rims (like advans, volks/rays, BBS etc)

Also beware of wheel brand name / fitment fans hahaha

[nickch]

If performance is an issue to you, you\'d want to stick to wheels that advertise their weight as a strong point.

Not only do heavier wheels require more torque to get started, adding heavier wheels add to more unsprung weight which can play a big role to how your suspension performs.

Same reason why later model subbies move to inverted struts.

[dylan594]

does anyone have a opinion on motegi ?