The rim season is upon us.. what to choose?

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Arturius

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First an foremost: Mods, if this thread needs to be merged - please do so at your discretion.


So here's the deal people, looking for some rims (these will be the first set for my FX as I purchased it last year late summer).

I do have some photoshop prowess so I decided to throw some mocks together to see what the community thinks.

Preface:
1. I don't want "bling" but I do want some attention
2. I want them to almost have an "upgraded" stock look
3. 22" is my size of choice
4. Wouldn't mind a lip - but really feeling the whole concave look
5. Want to venture down the "staggered setup on an AWD against most ppl's recommendations" path.

Also, I'd like to thank GTO for creating a great comp for me to be able to mock the rims onto. The original thread from which I "borrowed" the image can be found here: ///1562

And GTO, I apologize if my mocks don't match the attention to detail you definitely put in when generating your comps - I knew from the get-go I couldn't do them justice.

So here are my options thus far:


GIANELLE CANCUN (Machined w/Black)
rims_gianelle.jpg


More color options and source link (click here)



LEXANI CVX-44 (Machined Black w/ Black Lip)
rims_lexani.jpg


More color options and source link (click here)



GIOVANNA KILIS (Flat Black)
rims_giovanna.jpg


More color options and source link



DEMODA VANQUISH (Titanium)
rims_demoda.jpg


More color options and source link (click here)



I appreciate all the help. Hopefully I'll have a choice narrowed down within a week.
 
the Kilis look good.

here's a set on actual cars...they look sick.

G37
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wheelspecialists.com/gallery/VehicleImage/1251/1251_large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fordfusionclub.com/index.php%3Ftopic%3D180735.0&usg=__7gdxDvl99FW7AeEioPmiVmN7lbg=&h=392&w=560&sz=146&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=btmEnbLSBMVdUM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=222&ei=t0ZjTYPXOoL2gAfS7_HGAQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgiovanna%2Bkilis%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D620%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=243&oei=t0ZjTYPXOoL2gAfS7_HGAQ&page=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=59&ty=94

BMW 5
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...age=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=204&ty=92

Porsche Pan
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...1t:429,r:11,s:16&tx=42&ty=64&biw=1280&bih=620

I would deff go with those...
But time to get a BBK, those will expose the puny calipers nicely :-/
 
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You guys are def. making my decision easier here :)
(I was leaning towards the Kilis from the beginning
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Thanks for the props GTO.

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Oh an BTW, I was thinking of setting them up like so:

F: 22" x 9" --- 265/45/22 (31.4" diameter)
R: 22" x 10.5" --- 295/40/22 (31.3" diameter)

The Kilis are only offered in a +38 offset (from what I can see) so it looks like they should fit - but wouldn't be too aggressive on the concave-ness lol. But please chime in - those who know more than me. I'm an AWD but according to Turbocad's spec I should be fine as a the difference in revs/mile on this kind of setup would be < 2. The real problem is, I don't know if I can find tires in those sizes and have the F/R match. If there is a better-suited tire config. please help.
 
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Arturius said:
You guys are def. making my decision easier here :)
(I was leaning towards the Kilis from the beginning
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Thanks for the props GTO.

---------- Post added at 10:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:01 AM ----------

Oh an BTW, I was thinking of setting them up like so:

F: 22" x 9" --- 265/45/22 (31.4" diameter)
R: 22" x 10.5" --- 295/40/22 (31.3" diameter)

The Kilis are only offered in a +38 offset (from what I can see) so it looks like they should fit - but wouldn't be too aggressive on the concave-ness lol. But please chime in - those who know more than me. I'm an AWD but according to Turbocad's spec I should be fine as a the difference in revs/mile on this kind of setup would be < 2.
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9" +38 offset = 15mm farther than OEM
10.5" +38 offset = 34 mm farther than OEM

Front is like having 15 mm spacers and rear is like having 34 mm spacers. So with the staggered setup, you'll also have a staggered looking offset -- meaning your front will look more like OEM (kind of tucked in) and your rears will be flush with the fender.

I think that will work out and will look cool and different. Worst case scenario, you can just buy spacers for the front because the blanks are +10 offset and are very aggressive, and I don't think you'd want that.

The tires seem like a good option, you can probably get more disparity in tire difference by having your tire over/under inflated as you are saying diameter -- take radius, difference is even smaller.

Your car will be screaming for a big brake kit...
 
So I'm looking to pull the trigger on the Kiliseseses.. The staggered idea won't really work out due to a limitation in tire options and my AWD-ness.. Just not feasible.

So here's the thing, I wanna do the 10.5" but whenever I do a "search by vehicle" on any site, all I get are the 9".. I can see that the 10.5" are indeed available in our bolt pattern and have a 38mm offset.. Am I incorrect in assuming that that configuration would fit our cars?

I really want the wider rims but will settle on the 9s if I have too..
 
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