advanti rims.. to take or not?

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:20 am

I have been given these rims for helping out a lil old lady. HAHA.. funny bit is i am serious.

I am just not sure if they will cause any problems or if they are really heavy?

with the tyre included, on a set of bathroom scales they weigh 13 kilos.

Is this ridiculous. i am away from my mx5, otherwise i would just weigh one of my stockers.

also is the offset all wrong? sorry about these stupid questions, just wondering if i should lug them all the way home or not?

Sasso · Postby **Sasso** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:30 am

Thats pretty light actually.

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:35 am

Dweezle wrote:also is the offset all wrong?

can't answer that until you tell us what the offset is!

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Sun May 11, 2008 12:12 pm

the offset looks fine, i would be more worried about what looks like re-drilled stud holes.. they could have come standard like that though, in that case they would be fine.

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:00 pm

Yeh they came with those stud holes.
like a FIT ANYTHING kinda wheel. EL CHEAPO i know.. but having that extra width might be nice just for a set of track wheels.
as you can probably tell i am a complete noob to all this,
i will take them home, see what they look like.

ps - how can i tell the offset, would it be any of the numbers inside the rim? there are a few.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:51 pm

13Kgs is very light. That's about the same as stock 14x6 NA8s. I'd throw them on and try them.

stevesports · Postby **stevesports** » Sun May 11, 2008 8:13 pm

what size are those?

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:56 pm

they are 15 x 6.5

the number on the inside is 15 x 6 1/2 jj

if the jj makes any sense to anyone please let me know

Hellmun · Postby **Hellmun** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:48 pm

I have very similar advanti rims on my car. I think they are 4.8kg's each which is pretty light. I havn't broken them yet if that's any indication and mines basically a track car. I got mine for $100 and they've been great. Should see an Offset in the inside of one of the spokes. Something like ET40 for 40 offset.

PUR157 · Postby **PUR157** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:31 pm

The jj refers to the geometry of the lip where the rim meets the tyre
:lol:

So nothing too crucial

yeah... look for a number following the letters ET... that should be the offset... should be near where the wheel meets the hub... maybe in the recesses?

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:55 am

advanti light weight???
13 kg is good man
16.4 kg is stock 16\" rims with rubber
I only wish I could use 13 or 14\" wheels on my car....

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:00 pm

Worse comes to worse, cart them home and then sell them.

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:46 pm

Yeh ive bought them home.. cleaned em right up.. now i just have to get some time to take off a stock wheel and see how they fit on.

one of them has a odd tyre.. ughh..

but if they suit i will just get a new set.

not really my choice in wheel look but ill wait till i can see em on.