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| Trekkor |
 Jul 2 2004, 10:06 PM
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I do things...  Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California  |
I love them, personally, always have.
Is it just the funky backspacing or something deeper (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| thomasotten |
Jul 3 2004, 05:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,565 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349 |
Ok, here is why I don't like them. It has nothing to do with backspacing, and everything to do woth appearance. Basically, that center circle where the lug holes are is too big. Plus, the number of holes there draws the eye away from the otherwise nice spokes that it has. Obviously the reason for this is because they had to fit 4-lugs into a 5 spoke pattern, and this was their attempt at doing that without it looking awkward. The end result is that the spokes don't look big enough. Having the spokes accented in black makes the problem worse. Now, having said that, there is a photo from the "What does your car look like" thread that I found where the Rivieras do look pretty cool. I think the reason I like them in this photo is because the spokes are not painted. The car in the photo is wrecked, but the top part of the photo looks pretty nice with those wheels.
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trekkor Riviera wheels Jul 2 2004, 10:06 PM
skline I dont hate them, I think they look good on some c... Jul 2 2004, 10:18 PM rdauenhauer Prolly cuz thier 5" rather than the massivly wide ... Jul 2 2004, 10:26 PM morphenspectra the day i went to get 195/50r/15s and the tire dud... Jul 2 2004, 10:51 PM Mueller like others have said, it's the backspacing an... Jul 2 2004, 10:53 PM bernbomb914 If any one is looking for them I have both kinds, ... Jul 2 2004, 11:03 PM PatW I had a Riviera crack on me along one of the spoke... Jul 2 2004, 11:30 PM trekkor I have 195/50/15's in the pic.
As far as I kn... Jul 2 2004, 11:50 PM WoMBaT What is "backspacing"?
-WoMBaT Jul 3 2004, 12:33 AM wheelo My car had Riv's on-it from PO, I don't mi... Jul 3 2004, 12:43 AM McMark Backspacing is the distance from the inside of the... Jul 3 2004, 01:06 AM WoMBaT Thank you MarkD. Of course you know the next ques... Jul 3 2004, 01:10 AM Lawrence Backspacing affects two things, Dan:
1. the abil... Jul 3 2004, 02:24 AM WoMBaT Good knowledge! You know me...i'd just sl... Jul 3 2004, 05:28 AM rdauenhauer QUOTE
morphenspectra well i dont know if they are the bug ones.but as f... Jul 3 2004, 09:58 AM JerryP I had a set of Rivs that came on my car which I re... Jul 5 2004, 06:20 AM
billswim What everyone else has failed to mention and is th... Jul 5 2004, 03:20 PM |
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