My new Wheels
 

Just the wheels for now, got them a day ago. I'll be getting tires and installing them tomorrow. Rota SVN hyper-black. 18x8.5 e48 / 67.1 HB. Going to use 235/40 Falken's ST115.

Soon as I finish with the wheel install I'm going for a car wash and I'll post more pics.
I'll also be posting all clearance specs. I measured very thing possible to share it. I'll post it later, I left the #'s in the car.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...3/DSCI0085.jpg

these svn's are really starting to grow on me. cant wait to see the pics on the car.

I like those too. I want the 8.5" wide one for slightly more width for the tires I want to run though.

These are 8.5 wide. That was my typo. Right when I finished getting the tires mounted it started to rain hard, so I did get a chance to take some pics. I promise the pics will be up this week. One more thing the 235 look a little stretched. My car is not lowered, but I think 245 would fit fine even if I lower it, only if you stick with e48 off-set or higher.

i saw these the other day and i was thinking about how they would look on a MS3. cant wait to see them on your car.

Just some snap shoots
 

Well I checked the weather and looks like it's going to rain all week, so I ran out side and just took some quick shoots.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...PD3/MZSPD2.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...PD3/MZSPD1.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...SPD3/MZSPD.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...PD3/MZSPS3.jpg

i like!!!!!

it looks sick! needs a drop though.

Next it's H&R coil-overs, but it will be a few months before that. I going to wait for summer.\

Thanks guys.

yeah they look really nice, some times people go to dark with the gunmetal, these are perfect

Thanks. I was planning to go with gun metal due to all internet pics. All the rims seem so bright due to a white background and high flash. Once I saw HyperBlack in person I know it was the right color.

Looks good. You are in the same boat I'm in, need a drop... My H&R's are getting installed on 3.14..

Looks nice! Where's you get the wheels and how much if you dont mind?

I love the ST 115s, I had a set on my wife's Corolla XRS and they were SUPER quiet and handled great (better than the 452s). They get my vote for best bang for the buck tire wise. I have RT615s on the 'rolla now, as expected they handle even better but wear quicker and aren't nearly as good in the wet (of course).

I got the wheels from Wheeldude.com ($800) Tires from America's tire. So far I like the ST 115s. It has been raining here everyday and it grips very well it's surprising how good it is. Also going from 215 to 235 helps.


Thanks for the comment. It funny I actually made the decision to go with 235 from reading some of your older threads.

nice wheels looks awesome. I have a question, did you roll your fenders? and what would you choose 235 or 245 if you could do it again?

Yes my fenders are rolled. I would use 245. The key is the off-set for wide tires stick with e48 and higher.

alright thanks.

Very nice, those look great with the silver!

I like these wish I could see these on an MS6

oooo i like those. ditch the centercaps though :P

Car looks awesome bro!! Now slam it so it can look like this
http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/1/2/7/7/2/mzspd1.jpg
http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/1/2/7/7/2/mzspd2.jpg
http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/1/2/7/7/2/mzspd.jpg

Gosh Golly that's low!!!

Rub?

you know what i might have to buy some coilovers now i forgot how good things looked slammed to the damn ground.

Damn that looks nice. Thanks it gives me an idea how it would look.
That's pretty low though.
Thanks man.

I got these too. I'm just waiting on tires. I'm going to run 225/45R18 Falken Azenis on them. Sad part is, the tires will cost more than I paid for the wheels.

heh, thats actually how low my car is right now.

what is the weight of those wheels?

the hyperblack is very nice...

those look sick, good job

so 8.5" wide wheels do fit? Will 19x8.5" wheels fit in that case? What tire size would I need and what offset?

stick with same off-set that I have (e48). If you change diameter of the wheels you are just going to have to use a smaller profile tire.