New Wheels ... Any advice? ASA vs. Enkei
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03-05-2013, 01:03 AM
New Wheels ... Any advice? ASA vs. Enkei
Hello Mini-nation,
I bought my British Racing Green 07 MCS 6 months ago, and I couldn't be happier with the choice I made. I could have gone with out the 4 trips to the mechanic, but forgive and forget.
As soon I got my hands on the "Green Machine", I've planned getting new wheels at some point. My tax return has arrived and I figure there's no better time than the present.
Problem is, even with the tons of info on the site, it doesn't change the fact that I'm a total noob when it comes to just about everything regarding the car. After a few weeks of research I've somewhat narrowed my list of new wheels down to:
17" Enkei T-Fork wheels
17" ASA AR1's
I have 205/45/17 Continental DWSon there now, and I plan on using those for another year or two (hopefully). I've seen a few people on here with AR1's and they look rather bad ***. Anybody have any experience with the T-Forks? Any preference between the 2 companies? Also can i put those tires on 17x17.5's? Certain offset I should I look for? I'd like to throw a little wider tire on the car when I get a new set, I jsut don't want to wait to get new wheels. The S-Lite's aren't doing it for me.
Thanks for reading guys and gals, any insight shared is greatly appreciated.
I bought my British Racing Green 07 MCS 6 months ago, and I couldn't be happier with the choice I made. I could have gone with out the 4 trips to the mechanic, but forgive and forget.
As soon I got my hands on the "Green Machine", I've planned getting new wheels at some point. My tax return has arrived and I figure there's no better time than the present.
Problem is, even with the tons of info on the site, it doesn't change the fact that I'm a total noob when it comes to just about everything regarding the car. After a few weeks of research I've somewhat narrowed my list of new wheels down to:
17" Enkei T-Fork wheels
17" ASA AR1's
I have 205/45/17 Continental DWSon there now, and I plan on using those for another year or two (hopefully). I've seen a few people on here with AR1's and they look rather bad ***. Anybody have any experience with the T-Forks? Any preference between the 2 companies? Also can i put those tires on 17x17.5's? Certain offset I should I look for? I'd like to throw a little wider tire on the car when I get a new set, I jsut don't want to wait to get new wheels. The S-Lite's aren't doing it for me.
Thanks for reading guys and gals, any insight shared is greatly appreciated.
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I prefer the asa AR1s myself they look great. The 205s will fit fine on a 7.5 wheel ive seen alot of 205s on 8 in rims for lowered minis. and as far as offset goes anything in the
45-35 offset range will work fine mine are 35 nd are flush with my arches i belive the asa are 40 offset they will stick out a little more than stock. And do you have run flats?
45-35 offset range will work fine mine are 35 nd are flush with my arches i belive the asa are 40 offset they will stick out a little more than stock. And do you have run flats?
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