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Post by homeyp on Jun 18, 2008 14:12:04 GMT -5
im going to japan on the 24th for 6 weeks and im gonna try to hit up some junkyards and i would like to try to find a pair of some ols school mesh rims. anybody know any brands to look out for. like these ssr's  thanks! |
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Post by eight86six on Jun 18, 2008 14:36:23 GMT -5
Dont worry about brands....look for size and offset. Any good size/offset will be a good wheel
If its and SSR and its a 6" with +35 off set its still garbage. on the other hand if you find some 9" wheels with closer to 0 offset grab it no matter what the brand. As a general rule anything sold retail in Japan at that time will prob be no larger than7 ", on the other hand any wheel with an agressive size was usually a special order and very desireable. Good luck, you must have a ton of dough cause i usually dump a pretty large bankroll everytime i go in less than a week!! :0
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Post by homeyp on Jun 19, 2008 1:41:22 GMT -5
luckily for me i have a lot of japanese friends who live and tokyo so im not paying a dime for hotels. my girlfriend is also a japanese citizen so im going to stay with her family while we are on summer vacation.
thanks for the info on the rims. ill try to do a little more research before i go too.
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Post by eight86six on Jun 19, 2008 10:31:54 GMT -5
only got 1 Japanese friend in Japan, pay for hotel and still spend obscene amounts of money!!!
Have fun!!
northern parts of Tokyo have I-Parts, they are the best shops i have been to. Hasegawa and all the Autobacs are gay.
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Post by driftoy on Jun 20, 2008 10:38:11 GMT -5
check out this site. it is a showcase of wheels wheels wheels. if you wana do ur homework, i highly recommend u check it out, jsut to get a glimpse of some rarities. like wat 86 said, look for 0 offsets, anything above 7"wide and diameters under 16. well, at lease for me, between 13 and 14" - 7 and 9" wide - 0 or lower offset. japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=605my fave  |
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