Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hi y'all

Located: Melbourne

Thinking of ditching my AVS Model 5's, 17" Silver. Wrapped in Advan Neova tyres, 235's front, 255's rear.

I believe the rims are 17 x 8 and 17 x 9, not 100% sure.

Front tyres are quite worn, rears still have some meat left.

Need to check, but i believe 3 rims are fine, 1 has some scuffs/scratches...

here's a crappy pic in the mean time...

2003788403454421347_rs.jpg

anyone like these at all?

cheers,

daniel

not 100% sure, just seeing if there is any interest out there,

kinda have an idea in mind, spoke to a fairly large parts supplier based in melbourne who brings in a lot of rims from japan, and he told me a rough idea of what he thought was reasonable.

you looking for some new 17" rims?

interested depending on how much you want i have the same model size and all except mine are the pearl white colour.. i think i like the silver more.. send me a pm with a rough price.

nice wheels, what are you asking?

well, i asked a guy i know who brings a lot of rims in and he reckons ~$1800 is a reasonable price

I meant that "did he price them too high?" but yeah high nonetheless. 17's i didnt think would go for that much cause there are alot better rims second hand going for that much in good condition and some are 18's

I meant that "did he price them too high?" but yeah high nonetheless. 17's i didnt think would go for that much cause there are alot better rims second hand going for that much in good condition and some are 18's

define "better" :P

ok checked JMS, and like a few people have said they have the exact same rims, they are NOT the same.

There were TWO versions of this rim, the older being a power coated white Model 5, which IMO, doesn't look as good, and is a fair bit older. Please don't compare TWO different rims.

i got more pics

2002793417556824703_rs.jpg

2004501134072250252_rs.jpg

not as much tread now, as shown in these pics

JMS have the OLDER model 5's.

sorry Al, i think the old ones don't have anything on this design. They look cheap, the same style you see on Lancers with the red in between the spokes, looks nasty with that smooth curved surface.

name another rim you like in that style? you won't be able to. All the other 'favourite' rims are in "pieces". GT4's, the workmeisters, TE-37's, CE28's, etc, etc, they all have the "step", that bevelled kinda step... anyways, not here to debate rim styles, thanks for your post i guess...

Perhaps $1800 is a bit high, although these aren't cheap rims, nor do they have cheap rubber. I don't think you can just blanket say, for 17's is too much. It depends on the rims and rubber. Top Jap 17" rims can easily go for $2.5k with good rubber (2nd hand, yahoo auctions). And considering these tyres go for about $300 a corner, and they are genuine top-shelf Jap brand rims, it's unfair to compare them to some ROH/Tempe rim price.

http://bt-revolution.com/AVS%205.htm

$2799 for a set. JUST rims

http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/wheel...del5/index.html

de_car_02.jpg

yes, they are 18's or possible 19's, but it's the style to get a better idea. I'm sorry, but the older model 5's have nothing on this version

So you're looking $2.8K for rims, NEW, plus about $1.2K+ for tyres, NEW, pushing $4000 for this set BRAND NEW.

I know my rims and tyres aren't brand new, but just want to let people know exactly what's here. That's all.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Hope you aren't too sore after that one, might take a day or 2 to notice yet and I guess it is a loooooong drive home. On the bright side, tube frame front end is a thing at superlap, right?
    • https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18rmVb1SKB/ 
    • The chart of front pressure to rear pressure (with one being on the x axis and the other being on the y axis) is not a straight line on a typical proportioning valve. At lower pressures there is a straight line with one slope, and at higher pressures that changes to a lower slope. That creates a bend in the line at that pressure, called the knee point. If you do not change the proportionng as the pressure gets higher, you will suffer excessive pressure (at one end of the car or the other, depending on which way you look at the proportioning action) and then get lockups at that end. The HFM BM57, from my memory of previous discussions, is based on the BM57 from a different car (to a Skyline), with a different requirement for the location of the knee point and the distribution of pressure front to rear, and so is not a good choice for an upgrade on a Skyline. Here's a couple of links to some old posts, one from here, one from elsewhere. A lot of it pertains to adjustable prop valves, but the idea is the same. There are plenty of discussions on here about this issue from al the many years of people wanting a cheap/accessible option. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/learn-me-brake-proportioning-valves/236880/page1/ https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/learn-me-brake-proportioning-valves/236880/page1/  
    • Yeah dunno why johhny posted that here with no context, just post on FB/insta bro where he put it up?  Laine had an off at T4 during Thurs prac, he's ok, car is less than perfect, they are done for the weekend, he can fill in the rest. Bando also binned it like 100m up the road.   
    • I feel there must have been a FB/insta post and the weekend did not start well at all I hope everyone is all okay
×
×
  • Create New...