American Racing Wheels? 28lbs too heavy?

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Feb 22, 2006 | 05:03 AM

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I mean from normal newtonian phyics, you should be more concerned about radius than mass for rolling intertia... Inertia for a disk w/ unified mass (sorta but not a wheel)= 1/2 (mass)(radius)^2.... the greater the number the harder it is to accelerate or decelerate the wheel..

What does Newton drive? A 350Z?

Feb 22, 2006 | 05:27 AM

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I think 20'' are to small i say go atleast 24"

Those wheels are okay i guess but where the hell are the spinners??

Bling Bling

Feb 22, 2006 | 05:40 AM

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Those wheels are okay i guess but where the hell are the spinners??

Bling Bling

LOL

so my powers of deductive reasoning tell me that members generally don't like 20" chrome wheels on a Z??? but like someone else said, go w/ what YOU want....your car and your $.

Feb 22, 2006 | 08:41 AM

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Fo' Shizzle

Feb 22, 2006 | 07:28 PM

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20" chrome it is

Feb 23, 2006 | 11:18 AM

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i asked the seller about the wheel quality and The seller told me American Racing Wheels are one of the highest quality wheels and they have been in business for over 50 years. is this true?

Feb 23, 2006 | 11:29 AM

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i asked the seller about the wheel quality and The seller told me American Racing Wheels are one of the highest quality wheels and they have been in business for over 50 years. is this true?

I thought you could buy American Racing Wheels at Wal-Mart unless I'm thinking of another brand.

I think American Racing is a pretty old name but as far as quality goes, I'm not really sure.

Feb 23, 2006 | 11:32 AM

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What are you talking about, 30's are the new craze man, dubz are so yesterday!

Feb 23, 2006 | 12:29 PM

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My 18" Enkei are like 22lbs each. So 28lbs for a 20" ain't bad at all IMO.

Feb 23, 2006 | 07:59 PM

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i asked the seller about the wheel quality and The seller told me American Racing Wheels are one of the highest quality wheels and they have been in business for over 50 years. is this true?

Yeah, I used to sell mobile homes (trailers) and I always spoke highly of well made they were. C'mon man, you expect the salesman to say how lame these wheels are and that they should only be installed on Z28's? You bought a performance car, buy a performance wheel.

Feb 24, 2006 | 07:58 AM

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american racing? ive seen them at pep boys.... but my honest opinion... aint feeling the 20'' chrome.... but its what makes you happy with the car... =)

Feb 24, 2006 | 10:56 AM

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If you are dropping $2000+ I would look for some used 19" Volks or something...

Those will kill not only appearance of the car (they literally DO look like SUV wheels) but also performance. 28 lb. isn't much for a 20" wheel compared to 26lb for a stock 18 touring, but it is a lot compared to a 19lb. 19" Volk.

i weighed my 19" Volk Gt-C's and they weight like 60lbs. with the tire on it. Can air and a tire add that much more weight?

Feb 24, 2006 | 01:13 PM

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i weighed my 19" Volk Gt-C's and they weight like 60lbs. with the tire on it. Can air and a tire add that much more weight?

One wheel plus one tire equals 60 pounds! Wow! That would never cut it at the dragstrip.

Feb 24, 2006 | 01:15 PM

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i weighed my 19" Volk Gt-C's and they weight like 60lbs. with the tire on it. Can air and a tire add that much more weight?

How much does air weigh. hahhaha. You almost had me for a minute. You guys are such kidders sometimes.

Feb 24, 2006 | 10:31 PM

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American Racing wheels? hahaha, LAME!!!!!!

Feb 25, 2006 | 12:13 AM

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don't do it. you will come to regret it.

Feb 25, 2006 | 04:57 AM

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American Racing is a quality wheel but they're popular with the American car tuning crowd. Sport trucks also.

Feb 25, 2006 | 08:41 AM

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damn, everyones hating on these wheels lol I think they're hot, I guess different people go for different looks. Light weight 18 inch rims don't get much attention/ respect around here

Feb 25, 2006 | 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by thrill350z

damn, everyones hating on these wheels lol I think they're hot, I guess different people go for different looks. Light weight 18 inch rims don't get much attention/ respect around here

I think a nice set of 18" wheels get alot of respect around here. :/ I know the Enkeis are pretty popular as well as Gram Lights and Volks. I'm going to tell you the truth, those wheels you picked out will look like crap on a Z. When people tell you "If it makes YOU happy, get it" it's just a nice way to say that you will look like a rolling joke everywhere you go. Look into quality wheels. 5Zigen, Enkei, Gram Lights, BBS, Volk, WedSport are all good places to start looking.

Best Regards,

Reav

Mar 2, 2006 | 03:59 PM

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davidv, seems that every three posts you write only changes your total posts by only one. So, if you have 5887 now, you more likely have about 15-20K.

Just an observation, guess I'm bored. Congrats!