nah, the only reason i was thinking about the enkei's was beacause i had seen so many good examples of them on this site...but like you said, and make me realize, customizing cars isnt about copying someone elses style...its about creating your own and making people copy you

 

Wow, 15.2 pounds for the 17's. Thats pretty good.

As for tires.....I use ebay now. My local discount tire store charged me $165 for ONE cooper tire plus instalation. Later I found the same tire for $80 on ebay plus free shipping.

 

hm...so you use cooper? because im looking for something definatly road worthy, has to have a good life, and great grip (maybe snow applicable to?)

ideas?

 

NOT cooper

They look cool, but they are not all that great in the rain. I slide like crazy.

 

I have BFGoodrich G-force sports. Had toyo proxes 4's before these. the BFG's arethe best tires ive ever had. Not that pricey either at about $85 for 205/40/17

 

eek, thanks for the warning, what about the Yokohama Parada's?

oh and sorry for all the questions, but if i go for the TSWs, what tire size will i need?

205/40/17?

thats just a guess, but 17 for the wheel size and 40 for the offset? am i atleast right on that?! LOL

sorry, but when it comes to wheels/tires, im a noobx :-/

 

40 for the offset is good for our cars. I think the tire is 215/40/17. Mitsuboi has 17's he will know.

 

yeh. I have 17x7 42 offset enkeis. I run 205/40/17 but I think either 215/40 or 205/45 are closer to stock diameter. 205/40 is not far off at all. Im slammed and I do rub fender on real hard corners. Other then that I just rub fender linder of bumps or dips. Could raise it 1/4" and probably be fine.

I would rather run 215/40/17 cause its a wider tire but the sidewall is a smidge taller. I couldnt be dropped as far as I am to run that size. 205/40 is the usual size to run on the lancer with 17's because it is safe. Not very aggressive.

Plenty of great tires. BFG's that I have that I mentioned are awsome. Great reviews from friends of mine that also have them. Very stiff sidewall. I used to roll over my proxes 4's when I was autox'ing them at 42 psi. I have my BFG's at 38 psi and havnt rolled them yet.

 

good to know guys, thanks for all the info, ill le tyou nkow when i buy them, but in the mean time, look out for a coilover thread staring me!

 

So what are you getting?

 

the TSWs, DUH! lol

 

That's whay I'm buying

 

looks hot, but not my style, i like deep dish wheels or atleast a lil lip on em

 

okay all..we have a problem, the TSWs only come in 5 lug...which obviously will NOT fit my car...so the options are now back up in the air, feel free to give me sugguestions

 

On the website it said they come in 4x114. Thats our bolt pattern.

Before you give up and buy something else....just keep looking.