OMG I cant decide

TheDirtyBomb · Post by **TheDirtyBomb** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:17 pm

Which rims should I go with?

I need to know by tuesday.

BBS RZ 15x6.5 43mm offset

or

Pontiac fiero GT rims 15x7 33mm offset

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:31 pm

I'm not a fan of either but if I had to choose I'd pick the first ones.

RobsProjectSOHC · Post by **RobsProjectSOHC** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:32 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:I'm not a fan of either but if I had to choose I'd pick the first ones.

^same

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:53 pm

I would look at price vs brand

which ones are cheaper? Would you rather rock BBS or OEM? What do they weigh?

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:29 pm

Fiero.

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:30 pm

bbs's get my vote

k-b-s-neon02 · Post by **k-b-s-neon02** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:39 pm

r34neon01 · Post by **r34neon01** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:49 pm

JeffM wrote:Fiero.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:43 pm

Fiero GT rims...

Just because I use to have a 86 Fiero GT fast back before my neon... boy do I miss that car

TheDirtyBomb · Post by **TheDirtyBomb** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:51 pm

ThatKevin wrote:I would look at price vs brand

which ones are cheaper? Would you rather rock BBS or OEM? What do they weigh?

They would both be $200

The bbs weigh 15-16 lbs and I think I read somewhere that the fiero wheels weighed in somewhere around 17 lbs. So its pretty close.

oh, and the reason im looking at fiero wheels.

Marmelade Boy · Post by **Marmelade Boy** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:28 pm

Personally, I think the Fiero wheels would be the shit. I've always loved Fiero's/

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:01 pm

Ugh, wow, you know what, I thought it would look sort of cool to have the Fiero rims on a neon, but after seeing the silver picture, I'd choose neither.

Fiero, I guess, just because you can probably find them cheaper than $200 somewhere.

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:06 am

Here are a few things to consider.

Will the BBS's fit? Theres 10mm difference between the two. Will they stick out to far? Or will the be "sucked in" and make the car look like its on stilts? Whats the center bore of the BBS?

What will you do if your bend/crack one? Id hazard a guess and say the fiero wheels will be easier to find a replacement for.

Centercaps. Do the BBSs come with them? What happens if you lose one? Can you find another one? The fieros use a typical plastic circle center cap.

Do the BBSs have a lip? The fieros do. About 1" lip.

Are you going to sandblast and paint them? If yes I say get a basic 5 spoke. These crosslace wheels are a BITCH to paint. And clean for that matter.

IMO, I dont like how the BBS spokes are curved into the barrel of the wheel. But then again Im bias.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:16 am

bbs for me.. although both aren't really my cup of tea

TheDirtyBomb · Post by **TheDirtyBomb** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:00 am

Mopar_Korean wrote: Will the BBS's fit? Theres 10mm difference between the two. Will they stick out to far? Or will the be "sucked in" and make the car look like its on stilts? Whats the center bore of the BBS?

Both have the 57.1 centerbore.

Mopar_Korean wrote: What will you do if your bend/crack one? Id hazard a guess and say the fiero wheels will be easier to find a replacement for.

Honestly. I hadnt thought of that. I have seen about the same number of bbs rims for sale as fiero rims in diiferent citys. Although I think the fiero rims would probably be easier in the long run

Mopar_Korean wrote: Centercaps. Do the BBSs come with them? What happens if you lose one? Can you find another one? The fieros use a typical plastic circle center cap.

The fiero ones have centercaps. The BBS ones dont and I wasnt really to worried about it.

Mopar_Korean wrote: Do the BBSs have a lip? The fieros do. About 1" lip.

The BBS have no lip. Im starting to really like the lip on the fieros.

Mopar_Korean wrote: Are you going to sandblast and paint them? If yes I say get a basic 5 spoke. These crosslace wheels are a BITCH to paint. And clean for that matter.

Um. I think I like both how they are painted already heres an actual picture of the fieros I want the BBS ones are the ones above.

I think im in love with that polished lip

Mopar_Korean wrote: IMO, I dont like how the BBS spokes are curved into the barrel of the wheel. But then again Im bias.

That you are. I love your car by the way.

Do you still have your fiero rims. How much did you pay? Do you still like them? Did you need to use any sort of sized spacer? Did the studs reach fine?

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:34 am

RobsProjectSOHC wrote:
LilSparkPlug wrote:I'm not a fan of either but if I had to choose I'd pick the first ones.
^same

DetergentCandy · Post by **DetergentCandy** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:10 pm

Fiero

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:35 pm

TheDirtyBomb wrote:
That you are. I love your car by the way.

Do you still have your fiero rims. How much did you pay? Do you still like them? Did you need to use any sort of sized spacer? Did the studs reach fine?

IMO no centercaps on the BBS kills the deal. I hate seeing cars with no centercaps. It just looks getto.

Yeah I still have my Fieros. I paid $150 for the set about 5 years ago when I still had my 1st gen. I still like them but I hate cleaning them. No spacer needed and the factory studs work fine.

The only downside to the fieros is that they are wider so they make the wheelbase wider. This leads to my car following grooves in the road a bit more then stock wheels. It jerks the wheel around ever so slightly. You get use to it in about 50 miles.

ianguilly · Post by **ianguilly** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:37 am

DetergentCandy wrote:Fiero

love fieros.

TheDirtyBomb · Post by **TheDirtyBomb** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:30 am

Yeah, so im totally getting those Fiero Gt rims tomorrow and then probably putting these on for the ski resort climbs up to the ski resorts that I will be doing this winter break. Totally....

BDSRT · Post by **BDSRT** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:16 pm

I like the 33mm offset of the fiero rims

mopartothemax · Post by **mopartothemax** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:53 am

second ones

2GN.ORG

OMG I cant decide

what rims to go with

OMG I cant decide