damn shinjari.. hope u get your order on the next batch! didnt know those things were so hot.

in other news, im looking for a standalone blueray/dvd player that i can just hook up to my hdmi monitor.. any recommendations? i hate having to have to boot up my pos PC just to watch videos.

 

hahahahhahha

Is 4K a concern?

(I used a Samsung BR player I got on black friday for $38 from walmart for 3-4 years until this Christmas when I got an XBOX One S bc 4K)

 

I went through a couple of expensive Samsung Blu Ray players before giving up and buying a cheap Sony one. It worked perfect.

We now use an Xbox One S as our player because of 4K.

 

honestly not really. i dont have very good vision to begin with and DVD quality is plenty as the screen in my music room is small.. although i can tell that blueray is definitely cleaner.

yah, i was checking out the sony too.. $60 or something on amazon.

thanks guys!

 

on the menu today.. got a meeting this am followed by a nice steak lunch afterwards.

then nap rest of day at the office.

have a good thursday everyone!

 

Happy Thursday everyone.

They may be XXR's but me likey =)

 

That definitely looks good!

Can't imagine that not rubbing though?

I used to have more tolerance for rubbing. Now I'm an old fart that doesn't like rub or scraping the ground.

 

Agree about avoiding rubbing at all costs. But according to him 0 rubbing. its stock tire size, just kicked out 15mm with offset. lowered on eibach pros which only drop 1" all around. seriously what Im considering if SWIFT continues to lag on releasing their springs.

Thursday (aka Friday for me) is almost done. You guys still dealing with snow?

it was supposed to be 60%+ chance of rain Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday.....well guess what...we got 0 rain. Meteorologists are the only people who can be wrong that often and still be employed.

 

too much poke on the front. yah i hate rubbing for sure cause ure doing it wrong and scraping is nasty..!

ohh steak was goood.

 

think thats just the angle of that photo.

I dig the color and wheel style. I had XXRs on my 99 hatch...did well for a DD. Not like Im tracking the car or anything. But weight savings would be nice...not sure how heavy these XXRs are.

 

Those do look darn good. I'd just make sure they aren't heavier than stock.

I can live with equaling stock weight, but sure don't want to go over if it can be avoided. Makes buying wheels for our Fit harder since the factory 15" alloys aren't very heavy.

Biggest gain (guess it's a loss) I ever had was when I replaced the factory steel wheels and bicycle looking tires on my Superduty truck. Went up in diameter and visually doubled the width while dropping about 30lbs per corner.

Factory wheel/tire were 90lbs each!

 

meh, not digging the shape of those wheels nor sidewall.. looks kinda bubbly. maybe go a tad lower on the sidewall or wider wheel or something to get a slight stretch maybe?

an inch up would definitely look better but then the barrel will be so big vs those tiny calipers probably better to stick to that size and lower profile tires.. especially if running conti's or try some other tire brand with a straighter sidewall.

the civic's factory wheels look better.

 

alright finally home after a long short day. ended up doing 4 meetings today.. plus much grinding.

going to take it REAL easy tomorrow.. which will just be wishful thinking. as soon as i get in the office it will be an avalanche of work funneling down at me. just da way it is with my line of work. i dont mind it at all though.. will have dat DSG Golf-R in no time.

 

my kid's making my younger son and me mapo tofu for supper. starting to smell realll good. wife's out with her friends tonight networking and all.

 

I kind of like the meaty tire look. First purchase I'd make if I get a CTR would be smaller diameter wheels with a thicker sidewall tire.

30 series rubber for street use just seems crazy to me!

 

yah, ure a mustang/lincoln fan so i can understand.


huh, both my GTI and R runs 235/35/19's and they're completely fine.. well for my streets anyway. not sure on gravel and dirt roads you drive.

 

275/40-20's is a popular size for my Lincoln with wider wheels. My stock tires are 245/45-20. They ride nice!

I guess I just can't imagine a Honda with 30's, but the CTR's suspension is supposed to be magical.

Our Fit with 45's is OK, but I would not want any less sidewall for that car.

We don't have to worry about wheel damage due to pot holes like cities in the NE, but we do have some less than smooth roads. Plus, if you're going to mob through the mountains, you want some suspension and sidewall flex. There's plenty of places that get debris washing down from the mountains onto the roads. I've had some interesting experiences on my sport bike. Nothing like the back end stepping out going over gravel in the road, mid turn, at near full lean to get your attention.

 

yah high profile are rugged in pothole alley fosho

 

oh mang mapotofu was sooo good. and spicy.

 

First thing I did when I got my GTI was ditch the 18 inch wheels & tires. I went with a 17 inch wheel & 225-45-17 tire. The ride is nice & I can drive in the real world with little worry about bent rims & broken tires.

A couple of weeks ago I was at Discount Tire. One of the guys I know told me about a CTR they had in. Two broken wheels & two dead tires. He said it took them over a week to source new tires & wheels. So much for rubber-band sidewall tires.