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Wheel toss up R85 vs. R91

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Old 04-09-2017, 08:30 AM
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Wheel toss up R85 vs. R91

I live in the great area of the PNW... Potholes Bent one of my s-lites (R85) and I might be able to pick up a full set of the 5 star bullet wheels. (R91)

Anybody have experience with weight, strength and durability of these two different wheels?

I just put a brand new set of pilot sport a/3+ tires from costco one month ago so running a 205/45r17 is my only tire option. Open to other aftermarket wheel suggestions. Granted that someone could point me in the direction of decent wheel locks. Have a lot of ricer folk in the city.
 
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I have the R91 , they are pretty beefy and have the R113 on my R52 also. Running r112 on my R58JCW.

I like the R91s.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nvertible.html





R111 are nice also if you like the 5 stars
Linked above in that same thread.

 
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I found a very clean set of r91 wheels for 85 dollars on CL. That seems to be the best route as of now.
 
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Great, for that price just make sure they dont have curb rash and are not bent, they are beefier than other wheels but the inside lip on the barrel is like other 17" towards the car.

They were made by ronal. Good luck.
 
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