The 'bert Wants New Shoes...

[kirin]

So its the christmas season and my green beetle thats been sleeping wants new shoes. Only thing is I can't decide... So help me out!

[Stephan Schmidt]

grey or black BRM's!

I know a lot of people hate them, but I'd maybe do the empi 5's.  people have some idea in their head that putting FAKE BRM's on a car is much more \"cal-look\" acceptable than FAKE empi 5's.

Stephan

PS: narrow your front wheels to 3.5 if you want to run 135's.  I ran the 5's on my oval, and I loved them.

[dannyboy]

dude, have you seen the new einkie 5 spokes???
those are kick ass!

[Aircooled Angel]

Cause no one has ever seen a turk 62 with brm or 5 spokes.
 

[silas]

sfunny, when i think about it, people call wheels \"shoes\" when in actual fact they should be called \"socks\". the tires should be called the \"shoes\" because they go over the \"socks\". think about it. you never buy shoes and socks as a set just like you never buy wheels and tires as a set. (meaning they are sold seperately). it only makes logical sense.

anyways, nothin says pimpin like 26\" spinners. cut out your headlight buckets and narrow your beam 10\"s and get some 26x8's



or 15x6 steelies with 205/65's on the back and 15x4.5 steelies with 145's on the front.

[James Buchan]

I say widened steelies too - agressive sleeper look, xcpet without the power to back it up....

[Shane]

I say Pimp that ride.....spinners ... No one wants them Enkie 5 spoke, they are so \"Overdone\"

[Hoosier Daddy]

I say rock the steelies till you get some powa!

[vdubn4x4chik]

I'm not very Rim savy but i say widened steelies. I'd like to do that for my bunny too.

[kirin]

Okay Silas thanks for the correction.
A.A I would love some more details.
Now for the comments about putting the power to the ground lol. Already launching I break the tires loose all the way through first gear. And for what I want to do its not how much power you put out its how you control it and the \"stick\". And yes I will eventually get a bigger \"never stroking mill\" in there.
But fact is I rather be blown...

[silas]

But fact is I rather be blown...

come on man, you're 18 now. surely you've had your chances.

lol.

if you're going to be autocrossing these wheels & tires, i recant my 145 & 205/65 statement.

you'll prolly want something wider and with a lower profile on the front and something not as tall in the back. 145's wont provide you with the proper amount of turning traction. and 205's seem to big for autocross to me.

seems to me you'll want wide low profile shoes. stick with the steelie socks tho.  

[kirin]

Lol Silas.
Was referring to my preferance on \"power adders\" I rather be blown(turboed) Then stroked(Self -explanatory). I've actually pondered having a set of \"Street rims\" with good decent summer tires and then a set of cross rims with racing compound tires. But that doesn't seem to be cost effective. So its going to be a set of rims with high performance summer tires probably with a V pattern. Now to get my steelies widened.. Stay tuned!
-kirin

[alfavolksman]

I'm a true old school kinda guy so....it's steelies all the way!

[Chris]

Lol Silas.
Was referring to my preferance on "power adders" I rather be blown(turboed) Then stroked(Self -explanatory). I've actually pondered having a set of "Street rims" with good decent summer tires and then a set of cross rims with racing compound tires. But that doesn't seem to be cost effective. So its going to be a set of rims with high performance summer tires probably with a V pattern. Now to get my steelies widened.. Stay tuned!
-kirin

lazy ass, making someone or something else do all the work

[kirin]

Its a slackers world.
And honestly I am a procrastinator. Why do it today when you can do it tommorow..
Sounds like I've got a date with a cold concrete floor and a floorjack when I get home.
Got some of my rims going to Green's yo!

[silas]

And honestly I am a procrastinator. Why do it today when you can do it tommorow..

or pay someone to do it for you the next day. B)