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My Next set of wheels Advan RZ

Old May 12, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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What is the diff between advan RS and RZ? The bronze wheel is the RZ and the other is the RS.



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Old May 12, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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it looks like the curvature of the spokes is a little more exaggerated on the rs. maybe
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Old May 12, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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They are both the same wheel!!! I think vivid has made an error on their side, no way would advan make 2 wheels SO similar, the curvature of the spokes is determined by how much of an offset you go for.
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Old May 12, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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how much were yours canary?
mine average 950 to 1k a piece, (some sites even list them as high as 1150) thanks to Lazi I didn't have to pay quite that much
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Old May 12, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
Did you see this pic on the advan site? It is almost as how you described you want your car to look in the future. Just photochop the color to gunmetal

thats nice, i didnt actually realise they were the advan wheels on that knight sports car though, now its put me off!
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Old May 12, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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Here is another RZ pic with a deeper face from a different site. Any chance they are the same design but made differently (e.g forged, cast).

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Old May 12, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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the spokes are spaced out differently
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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That member goober has these wheels on his 8..







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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:51 AM
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those lugnuts are killin the rim for me
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Old May 14, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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i agree about the lug nuts, i love the wheels tho
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Old May 14, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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the concave-ness of many of the advans really makes the rim imo...make sure you get the right offset and width if you get them. w/o the concave ness it looses some of its style be it RZ or Rs

the t5s have a bit more concave-ness than the old Model 5s, which i was I went with the T5s.

but you can easily not get that same cool look if you don't get the right offset/width/

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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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I...want those wheels, they would look good on a 8, they match the curvy-ness.
but the price tag is soooo high!
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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Im_DANomite
the spokes are spaced out differently
Yeah, that's right. Look at the bronze RZ, the space between the spokes where it says "ADVAN" on the lip is bigger than the space between the spokes where it says "Racing". They are kind of a very subtle twin 5-spoke as apposed to the RS where all the spokes are spaced evenly (a true 10-spoke).

In the OP, the first gunmetal colored wheel is the RS (you can even see the sticker on the spoke), the second and third pics are the RZ.

The wheels look deceptively similar.

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Old May 14, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Those are some pretty sick Anthony, your car will look sick after the full body kit, and if you decide to get these wheels, your car will look stunning.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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DO they offer these in a +22 19x9.5?

And will it fit our car? :D

Willing to give up tyre wear for some curvature.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Im_DANomite
the spokes are spaced out differently
And we have a winner.. RS imho looks slightly better.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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are you saying you're painting your car white Anthony? i say stay blue and go with bronze wheels.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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i was thinking about it, im going to see how much it will cost tomorrow
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Old May 18, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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a lot to do it right, plus that pearl color is gonna cost you big too.

the gunmetal wheels won't look too bad on blue either but i think bronze would look better.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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if you want curvature you need 18x9 or 19x9 with a +29 or +22.

depending on how low your car is +29 will be flush. run a 245/35R18
+22 will stick out a bit and you will need to roll fenders.
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Old May 18, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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if you want expensive rims check out forgeline. they have some really dead sexy rims.

and you definitely cant beat rpf1s for price and weight.
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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don, what about a set of rgII's? similar look with less spokes.. yet still sexy.. if i could get any wheel i wanted it would be those or prodrive gc-05f's, 2 of my favorite high dollar wheels.. or a set of work emotions with the sbc/rmc finish.. with blue lugs.. don't mind me, i'm still saving up for a set of rp-f1's
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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^ Agreed, the RG2's look awesome. Tried to get 18x9's with about 28 offset to work on all for corners but wouldn't fit. Was fine in the back but stuck out to far in the front. I have a WB 8 also, and and plan on going with with white RG2's with greater offset (gun meatal is in close, in second place).
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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Holy thread revival Batman
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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i wanted to buy the wheels you got from rishie, maybe its time that those wheels came back to california
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