anybody running black racing wheels?

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:17 pm

just picked up some br-xx rims and wondering how many people are sporting the black racing brand lol

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:30 pm

I'm running black buddyclubs on mine. Nice and easy to keep clean!

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:46 pm

yea mine are silver at the moment, but were satin black when new so may put it back to original,

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:15 pm

Nice

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:30 pm

brownie wrote:Nice

you did say to ditch those 17s i had so......got these at a steal of 200bux

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:36 pm

What are the spec's ?,Will ride and handle alot nicer in any case,and look better,Show some photo's with the 17's and then these

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:10 am

brownie wrote:What are the spec's ?,Will ride and handle alot nicer in any case,and look better,Show some photo's with the 17's and then these

15x6.5 38 offset. yea im not even gonna bother with the before pic, had tsr crosse 17s on it hahaha yuck.

ham · Post by **ham** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:42 am

gotta say I just ditched my 17s and went to 15s. Worlds better

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:52 am

So it's best to stay away from 16s as well?

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:44 pm

Angreal wrote:So it's best to stay away from 16s as well?

Never tried 16" but once the tyres are worn out on my 17's i will be sticking to 15" from then on...bigger rims take the fun out of the car both in acceleration & cornering!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:40 pm

16s are good on an NB I wouldn't on an NA

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:52 pm

What's the difference between the NA and NB in terms of suspension?

I guess if I put this in it would make it better? http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dep ... %201990-97

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:18 pm

Angreal wrote:What's the difference between the NA and NB in terms of suspension?

I guess if I put this in it would make it better? http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dep ... %201990-97

You dont need that unless you have a V8!

The subframes are pretty similar the only difference is the steering geometry

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:42 pm

Back on topic, one day I'm looking to get black RPF1s to go with the black hardtop and the cf boot spoiler brownie found and made me want to order.

I'm hoping to grab some secondhand ones that pop up on CR although I've noticed that 1) they ask too much (may as well buy new) 2) they are kerbed (some people just can't park... even in a tiny car) and 3) the tyres a shot and I'd need to replace those as well (refer to #1).

And off topic. Yeah the NB subframe swap doesn't sound like it's worth it.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:47 pm

I dont think its worth it to be honest

Nice love the look of the RPF1s

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:47 pm

Im running BR Watanabe copies, Gonna sell them soon though my Real Wats have landed

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:37 pm

Think born_disturbed has some BR's too too possibly

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:10 am

Furai wrote:Im running BR Watanabe copies, Gonna sell them soon though my Real Wats have landed

how much? one thing ive noticed about my BR rims is they are incredibly light, are the tanabe's the same?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:56 pm

na6*dori wrote:
Furai wrote:Im running BR Watanabe copies, Gonna sell them soon though my Real Wats have landed
how much? one thing ive noticed about my BR rims is they are incredibly light, are the tanabe's the same?

I dont know yet 6mm on the tyres but I'm pretty sure 2 of the wheels arent straight.

My BRs are light but the Watanabes are 4.5Kg each So pretty similar but the Wats are definatly stronger.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:05 pm

They have 40g of weight on them and they wobble over 140K so they are probably bent aye?

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:00 am

yea, get a dead blow hammer and go down to a tyre shop to spin them up with no tyres and belt them round again, done it a few times

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:01 am

yea, get a dead blow hammer and go down to a tyre shop to spin them up with no tyres and belt them round again, done it a few times

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:08 am

Thats an interesting way to do it

Ill just sell them as is with tyres, 6mm of treads heaps.

na6*dori · Post by **na6*dori** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:37 pm

Furai wrote:Thats an interesting way to do it

Ill just sell them as is with tyres, 6mm of treads heaps.

your rims arnt too bad tho, 40g is nothing

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:15 pm

And boom. Just bought some black rpf1s for a bargain which include toyo proxies mounted. Man I love scouring forums in the states. the bank probably doesn't...

anybody running black racing wheels?

anybody running black racing wheels?

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