rims. what to get, what to get...

ThrIsNoSpork · Post by **ThrIsNoSpork** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:23 am

im tired of my stock rims already they are puny...

any suggestions on new ones? preferrably 17's.

pics would be apreciated.
my sxt is blue so anything that will look good with that.

thanks

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:24 am

Rota slipstream FTW!

Bronze or polished would go good with blue IMO.

jT · Post by jT » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:24 am

its your car right?

why dont you get what you like rather than what someone else suggests?

THAT is my suggestion

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:37 am

definitely black with a chrome lip. that would look hott. tint ur windows to match too.

freerider · Post by **freerider** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:39 am

depends.

I personally think the simpler rims look the best. so a simple 5 spoke... 7 max rim's to me a HAWT. Color depends on the theme of the car all together.

Pablodragon · Post by **Pablodragon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:34 pm

Just keep in mind also,... and I have posted this before, and get both sides of the argument, some say yes, some say no... if you go with bigger wheels, you lose a little bit of that torq-y-ness when steppin on the gas from a dead start.... guess it depends on the weight of the wheel too... that's why some guys that use thier Neons for like autocross or road style racing, like to go with stock 15 inch alluminums

...but , if yer goin for looks only, I think you can go up to 18 inch

ThrIsNoSpork · Post by **ThrIsNoSpork** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:41 pm

well i definately want functionality so im gonna stick with the 17's.
im planning on doing an srt swap next year if i can get the money so i was looking at stock srt rims but i also wanted to she what is out there.
just though i would hear some suggestions cause ive been looking around and cant decide...
too many rims!

Pablodragon · Post by **Pablodragon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:30 pm

that's cool...just another tip...
from all that I have read, stock SRT 17's will NOT fit on a standard Neon without changing out the struts... the off-set or whatever will make them rub

magnus · Post by **magnus** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:32 pm

Pablodragon wrote:that's cool...just another tip...
from all that I have read, stock SRT 17's will NOT fit on a standard Neon without changing out the struts... the off-set or whatever will make them rub

It's the tire size, not the offset. If the struts are not swapped out with aftermarket or stock SRT ones that have the higher spring perch, then a smaller tire size will need to purchased (smaller than the stock SRT tire).

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:53 pm

Pablodragon wrote:Just keep in mind also,... and I have posted this before, and get both sides of the argument, some say yes, some say no... if you go with bigger wheels, you lose a little bit of that torq-y-ness when steppin on the gas from a dead start.... guess it depends on the weight of the wheel too... that's why some guys that use thier Neons for like autocross or road style racing, like to go with stock 15 inch alluminums

No debate about it. Bigger wheels have a greater moment of interta. Even if they are the same weight as a set of stock 15's and the overall tire diameter is the same, the car will be quicker with the 15's than with the 17's.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:46 pm

22" y0.