New white Slik sneakers - Toyota Corona, 1.8 liter, 1993

Wheels. The type of car rims is about 40% of its appearance.
And this is not in vain said. Mazda 6 for stamping - that Kalina on normal forged rollers :)

My car already had factory alloy wheels. But ... time, and careless attitude, they said not in the best way. Scratches, marks from driving into the concrete solution, darkening and others - all this spoiled the appearance of not only the wheels, but the Crown as a whole.
Appearance is not the only reason why it was decided to find another set of castings. Change of shoes. Montage demontage. All this costs money and time. Therefore, an intensive search for a suitable casting began.

Here again, an ambush awaited me. The Crown has a 5 * 100 drilling, with an offset from 38 to 45. At 15 "- such wheels were not a problem to find even in our city. But at 14" ...
Anyone who is reading me now will probably be surprised: why, they say, Are you exactly 14? At 15, it's much more cheerful! That's right. But the fact was that the money was running out + would have to change all the tires. In addition, 2 bottles of expensive Michelin Energy gum were bought. And then all this would have to be put somewhere, to buy a new one.

Disc Search

The search began with the shops of our city. Everything is past, there are no 14ths with such drilling at all!
The second stage is to bring used Japanese disks from Vladik through one person. But there were also few options, the 14ths were somehow ugly, which is for disabled women.
Well, I finally saw it. Forged wheels Slik from Togliatti to order. You choose the necessary parameters - and within a month they are forged, drilled and painted for you :) No sooner said than
done. What disks to choose?

Choice The
choice fell on a sports model with five spokes. The more spokes, the larger the radius should be, otherwise it will not be beautiful. Color? Of course it's white! It gives volume, wheels for 14 look at all 15 at least :)
So what is sportiness? Well, as everyone knows, Slik is mostly a forger. And forging allows you to make wheels more durable and lighter. The fact that forging bursts from loads is the biggest nonsense and delusion that I have ever heard.
So, the model I ordered weighed more than 4 kilograms. Imagine - 4 kilograms! My old casting is about 1.5 if not 2 times heavier! What does it mean?

1. Improved car handling
2. Less impact on the suspension
3. More dynamic acceleration
4. Reduced fuel consumption The
order was paid, it was necessary to wait.

And here it is, the moment of truth. The parcel was safely delivered at the expense of the Slik factory to the nearest shopping center.

The wheels were immediately tried on, but left until spring to put summer tires on them right away ...