NA's Show off your rims!

speed · Postby **speed** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:53 pm

Nzmiata, looks good. What springs/suspension are you using?

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NZMiata · Postby **NZMiata** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:45 am

speed wrote:Nzmiata, looks good. What springs/suspension are you using?

It has OEM shocks in the front and Koni Sports in the back installed by the previous owner. The springs look stock to me, but it seems to sit a bit lower than what other people report for their stock springs. I wouldn't want to go any lower because it already scrapes on some speed bumps.

speed · Postby **speed** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:57 am

NZMiata wrote:
It has OEM shocks in the front and Koni Sports in the back installed by the previous owner. The springs look stock to me, but it seems to sit a bit lower than what other people report for their stock springs. I wouldn't want to go any lower because it already scrapes on some speed bumps.

Your springs have probably sagged over the years. I'm using standard height king springs and my car sits about 3cm higher than yours.

Saying that, yours probably sits around the height of lowered king springs which is what I want.

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Ross · Postby **Ross** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:00 pm

kazama wrote:given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool

Not sure if any one is still interested, but I just picked up a set of these. They are 5.7kg per wheel, brand new, bare rim.

speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:33 pm

Ross wrote:
kazama wrote:given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool

Not sure if any one is still interested, but I just picked up a set of these. They are 5.7kg per wheel, brand new, bare rim.

Same as mine? I still look at them every night and smile

Got any pics yet ?

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Ross · Postby **Ross** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:56 am

speed wrote:
Ross wrote:
kazama wrote:given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool

Not sure if any one is still interested, but I just picked up a set of these. They are 5.7kg per wheel, brand new, bare rim.

Same as mine? I still look at them every night and smile
Got any pics yet ?

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Yeah, same, 15x7.5 +30, Red centres though. no pics, haven't got tyres fitted yet, still deciding whether to go 195 or 205's.

speed · Postby **speed** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:34 am

Sweet. I'd go 195s unless you have a heap more power than stock.

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TTT · Postby **TTT** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:15 pm

Ross wrote:
kazama wrote:given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool

Not sure if any one is still interested, but I just picked up a set of these. They are 5.7kg per wheel, brand new, bare rim.

Did you use a certified calibrated set of scales?

jokes.

Ross · Postby **Ross** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:53 pm

TTT wrote:
Ross wrote:
kazama wrote:given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool

Not sure if any one is still interested, but I just picked up a set of these. They are 5.7kg per wheel, brand new, bare rim.

Did you use a certified calibrated set of scales?

jokes.

Nah, just compared it to a 5kg bag of spuds, it was a bit heavier :lol:

speed · Postby **speed** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:49 pm

Ross wrote:
TTT wrote:
Ross wrote:
kazama wrote:given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool

Not sure if any one is still interested, but I just picked up a set of these. They are 5.7kg per wheel, brand new, bare rim.

Did you use a certified calibrated set of scales?

jokes.

Nah, just compared it to a 5kg bag of spuds, it was a bit heavier

Just use spuds instead of wheels. Lowers your ride and brings new meaning to frying your tyres ;)

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1500ss · Postby **1500ss** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:39 pm

have wanted a set of these since I saw them at SEMA in 2012. Apache 2 15x7. fit dead right with 205/50/15 Kumho 36 on my NA6

NZMiata · Postby **NZMiata** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:42 am

Dupain wrote:
NZMiata wrote:I finally picked up some NB 15s. They have been on my wishlist for years.

Where can these side strips be purchased?

Sorry, I just saw your question now. I purchased them on eBay from an American seller. That was nearly three years ago and I haven't been able to find the same seller when I looked more recently. If you search for "Mazda side stripes" on eBay you should be able to find something similar. From memory mine were $40 including shipping.

CM sport · Postby **CM sport** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:41 am

Dupain wrote:
NZMiata wrote:I finally picked up some NB 15s. They have been on my wishlist for years.

Where can these side strips be purchased?

Garage star sells them

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rascal · Postby **rascal** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:42 am

Any signwriting company could laser cut them out of vinyl for you in about 2 minutes...

I had some decals done a few years ago and it was a cheap and painless experience doing so at my local signwriter..

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 11:52 am

rascal wrote:Any signwriting company could laser cut them out of vinyl for you in about 2 minutes...

I had some decals done a few years ago and it was a cheap and painless experience doing so at my local signwriter..

You'd still need to provide size and image template