With the law clamping down on exhaust and kerb-side noise emissions, many auto enthusiasts are focussing their energies on cosmetic makeovers. As we all know, one of the most cost-effective ways to give your ride a bit more vis appeal is to slap on some decent rims - and, from a purely appearance point of view, the bigger the better!
To help you decide on a particular set of rims for your personal machine, we've put together this collection of hot wheel pics. These are the ones guaranteed to turn heads when you're out cruizin... oh, and we'll recommend some sexy rubbers to whack on them as well!
Rims - the budget-to-middle-price beauties...
Chrome Finish
Bob Jane Diablo
16, 17, 18-inch
Performance GP-5 Hyperchrome
15 x 7.0, 16 x 7.0-inch
Speedy Lusso Chrome
16 x 7.0, 17 x 7.0-inch
Five Spokers
Speedy Holotype-R Silver
15 x 6.5, 16 x 7.0, 17 x 7.0-inch
Performance Hunter Platinum Hyperchrome
16 x 7.0, 18 x 8.0-inch
ROH Axcess - Silver with chrome cap or Shadow Chrome, or Silver
18-inch
CSA Boss
15 x 7, 16 x 8, 17 x 8-inch
Multi Spokers
Speedy Frontier RV Silver
16 x 8.5, 17 x 8.5-inch
Speedy RS-7 Silver
14 x 6.0-inch
Performance Zinardi Silver
15 x 6.0, 16 x 6.0-inch
ROH Azzurro Silver
16, 17, 18-inch
CSA Pursuit
15 x 6, 16 x 7, 17 x 7, 17 x 8-inch
LWT LK7
17 x 7.5-inch
Competition Style
Speedy Sports-R Champion Gold
15 x 6.5-inch
The 'Others'
ROH Adrenalin Silver or Shadow Chrome
16, 17, 18-inch
Bob Jane Eurolace Replica
17, 18, 19, 20-inch
And more rims - the premium price pearlers...
Chrome Finish
Advanti Racing Nemesis Chrome
17 x 7-inch
Enkei G Zero
16 x 7, 17 x 7, 17 x 17.5, 18 x 7.5-inch
Koya TS-53
17, 18-inch
ANZ Suna 745
17 x 7-inch
Boyd Signature Series Cobra
14 x 6.0, 14 x 7.0, 15 x 6.0, 15 x 7.0, 15 x 8.0, 15 x 10, 15 x 12, 16 x 7.0, 16 x 8.0, 16 x 9.5, 17 x 7.0, 17 x 8.0, 17 x 9.5, 17 x 11, 18 x 7.0, 18 x 8.0, 18 x 9.5, 20 x 8.0, 20 x 9.5-inch
Five Spokers
Hart M5 Modular
17 x 7 to 19 x 11-inch
Advanti Racing Stalker
17 x 7, 17 x 8, 18 x 8, 19 x 8-inch
Simmons FR17-18
17 - 18-inch
Advantek Blade Silver
16, 17, 18-inch
Lenso Algis
18 x 8, 20 x 8.5-inch
Lenso CF
16 x 7, 17 x 7, 18 x 7.5, 19 x 8.0-inch
ANZ Matrix 756
17 x 7.5, 18 x 8-inch
Multi Spokers
BSA 179 - Silver
14 x 6, 15 x 6.5, 16 x 6.5-inch
Lenso VL2
15 x 6.5, 15 x 7, 17 x 7, 17 x 8-inch
ANZ Mak 6 051
17 x 7.0, 18 x 7.5-inch
Advantek Concept 8 Hi Black
16, 17, 18-inch
Competition Style
Enkei RP05
17 x 7, 18 x 7-inch
Simmons RA17-18
17 - 18-inch
Lenso ZT6
17 x 7.0, 18 x 7.5-inch
The 'Others'
Hart M6 Monoblock
15 x 6.5, 16 x 7, 17 x 7, 18 x 7.5-inch
Hart S-Line
17 x 7-inch
Advanti Racing Rage
17 x 7-inch
BSA 205
15 x 6.5, 17 x 7.0-inch
Lenso Speed Six
18 x 8.0, 19 x 8.0-inch
Lenso P6000
16 x 7.0, 17 x 7.0, 18 x 7.5-inch
Of course, once you've decided on a particular set of rims, you'll need some rubber to suit. Here's our pick of what's on offer at the hi-po end of the market...
Tyres - the budget-to-middle-of-the-road brands...
Kelly Tyres
Charger HP Plus
16 - 17-inch, 205 - 255mm wide and 40 - 50 series.
Charger HR Directional
15 - 16-inch, 195 - 255mm wide and 50 - 60 series.
Another Kelly product to check out is the Charger HR Asymmetrical.
Firestone
Firehawk SZ50
14 - 17-inch, 185 - 235mm wide and 45 - 60-series.
Kuhmo
Ecsta 712 (centre)
14 - 20-inch, 155 - 275mm wide, 30 - 55-series.
Ecsta 711 (left)
13 - 17-inch, 185 - 255mm wide, 45 - 65-series.
Ecsta 716 (right)
14 - 16-inch, 185 - 225mm wide, 60 - 65 series.
Toyo
Proxes T1-S
15 - 18-inch, 195 - 265mm wide and 35 - 55 series.
FZ4
15 - 18-inch, 195 - 255mm wide, 35 - 55-series.
Bridgestone
S-02
15 - 18-inch, 205 - 255mm wide, 40 - 55-series.
Grid II
14 - 17-inch, 195 - 235mm wide, 45 - 55-series.
Other Bridgestone models to look for are the Potenza RE710, G Grid and Eager.
Dunlop
SP Sport 9000
16 - 20-inch, 215 - 295mm wide, 35 - 50-series
SS001
225/50 16 or 235/45 17 only.
Look to the Formula FM 901 and Bathurst 1000 for other true high-performance tyres in the Dunlop line-up.
Goodyear
Revspec
15 - 19-inch, 195 - 275, 30 - 55-series.
Eagle F1
14 - 18-inch, 185 - 245, 40 - 60-series.
The Eagle GS-D+ is another Goodyear tyre to keep an eye out for.
Falken
ZE-502
13 - 17-inch, 165 - 275mm wide and 40 - 60 series.
Azenis ST115 Silent Sport
14 - 19-inch, 155 - 275mm wide, 30 - 60-series.
FK451
16 - 20-inch, 205 - 285mm wide, 30 - 55-series.
Falken back this trio with a couple of other attractive hi-po tyres - the ZE-326 and the serious looking Azenis 'Real Sports'.
Tyres - the premium brands...
Pirelli
P7000
15 - 19 inch, 195 to 265mm wide and 30 - 55 series.
P7
15 to 17-inch, 195 to 225 wide and 45 to 65 series.
PZero Rosso Direzionale and Asimmetrico
15-inch through to 22-inch, 205 to 345 wide and 25 to 55 series.
The P6000 (including the Powergy series) and P Zero Giallos are the other obviously high-performance rubbers in this brand.
Michelin
Pilot Sport
16 - 20-inch, 205 - 345mm wide, 30 - 55-series.
Another fairly popular Michelin model to check out is the MXF Sport.
Yokohama
S1-z
16 - 20-inch, 205 - 275mm wide, 35 - 55-series.
V102
16 - 20-inch, 205 - 295mm wide, 30 - 55-series.
306
13 - 18-inch, 185 - 265mm wide, 35 - 60-series.
If you like Yokos, the V102, A539, A022, A500, A509, A539, Y532OWL or TW-1A028 might be your thing.
