ASA A1 wheels installed

Hawkzilla · Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:32 pm

Or maybe it looks better in front of my summer home lol...

~tc~ · Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:16 pm

I would never swap just tires for winter because of the risk of rim damage both from the mounting machine and moving the balance weights all the time. There's also a part of me that thinks mounting/unmounting tires that often CAN'T be good for them.

Buy a set of cheapie steelies for the snows if you have to. Leave the nice tires on the nice rims.

Hawkzilla · Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:47 pm

~tc~ wrote:I would never swap just tires for winter because of the risk of rim damage both from the mounting machine and moving the balance weights all the time. There's also a part of me that thinks mounting/unmounting tires that often CAN'T be good for them.

Buy a set of cheapie steelies for the snows if you have to. Leave the nice tires on the nice rims.

I made it through this past winter with the stocks with no visible damage at all, so I think I will take your advice and just leave the ASA'a on. I'll be sure to clean them regularly and get that salt and junk off them.

Thanks for the advice and for letting me know that it's common to get some small damage to the wheels during mounting.

~tc~ · Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:27 pm

I wouldn't say it's "common" but it's a serious risk that can be easily avoided. Some mounting machines are much more prone to it than others.

EnfinityX · Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:06 pm

Hawkzilla wrote:Or maybe it looks better in front of my summer home lol...

hahahaha thats a great summer home you got there hawk =DDD

Hawkzilla · Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:28 pm

Yeah, the wife hates it when I hog the driveway like that.

AFREaKA.Man · Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:36 am

Wow, hawk! All I'm gonna say is that your new wheels go great with that summer home! LOL... but in all seriousness, I do think they go very well with your Kiz and you definitely achieved a nice contrast since you have the Azure Grey (I initially was going to buy that color too since I loved it on the Grand Vitara I traded in, but decidedto go with something different). Congrats, bro!

TheHolyGhost · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:31 pm

I call photoshop! Those reflections on the mirror and headlight are all wrong. Clearly you doctored the photo to make your car look cleaner than it is!

lookin · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:35 pm

wow nice house and yes the car kicks butt too wow

Hawkzilla · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:47 pm

TheHolyGhost wrote:I call photoshop! Those reflections on the mirror and headlight are all wrong. Clearly you doctored the photo to make your car look cleaner than it is!

Yeah, I cleaned up some of the landscaping around my house too.

Those lens flares were added, but my ride is really that clean. I got some Mothers carnuba wax and waxed/detailed the hell out of it a couple weeks back. I even cleaned under the hood to make it look like it did coming off the lot, inside and out. Spring tradition for me, and the best way to keep your ride looking like new every year!

Thanks for the compliments, I'm very happy with how the wheels enhanced the overall look of my Kiz. It was a beautiful ride before, but I like it even better now.