I'm shopping for wheels for the GSL-SE and I want to make sure that I get the "right" ones. The style I'm looking at is a thin, five spoked 16inch wheel in silver/aluminum not chrome. The benchmark at this point is this Enkei RS5.
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/pr...krs5.s.ang.jpg After the general style, my major concern is weight and strength. The RS5 is around 17lbs per wheel. Does anyone know of any similarly styled wheels that are lighter/stronger...or any websites that have that info for wheels? Since the car is still NA, I'm pretty insane about weight reduction... |
"stronger" is pretty hard for us peasants to prove, but here's a couple other possibles for you.
Kosei K1 Probably THE most popular wheel for budget conscious autocrossers. https://www.tirerack.com/images/whee..._sil_ci3_l.jpg SSR Competition for the not-so-budget conscious. https://www.tirerack.com/images/whee...tion_ci3_l.jpg 5Zigen FN01R is crazy light http://www.5zigenusa.com/images/whee...1r_mattblk.jpg There's lots out there. |
ah ha! i have the kosei's. they are a nice peice of work, and i gotta say they are noticably lighter
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I like those 5Zigens, but they only come in black or white! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif
There's another model that comes in silver (the -C), but not in my lug pattern in 16!!! RRRR! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif |
Originally Posted by 1gendreemer' date='May 14 2004, 10:50 AM
I like those 5Zigens, but they only come in black or white! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif
There's another model that comes in silver (the -C), but not in my lug pattern in 16!!! RRRR! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif |
I like those enkeis too.I think on a first gen body they would look tight.
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I got some 14th AE wheels, they are pretty light and strong. Will sell
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Yeah, I think I'm gonna just sandblast... I'm officially settled on the 5Zigens. I saw them in person at a show this weekend, both on cars and off and they look sick. Picked one up and it is sooooo light! Thanks all!
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FYI...the 5Zigen FN01Rs which look almost exactly the same as the Enkei RS5's are a little over 2 lbs lighter!!! (15lbs and change vs 17.5 or so) Thats saving almost 10lbs!!! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png In case you haven't figured it out I am the weight Nazi with my car....no boost = needs to be light!
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Then make sure you don't buy Falken Azenis for them, they weigh a ton. I think when they hear "steel belted" they think it means "steel plated".
My buddies Paseo wheel/tire combination weighs more than my FD wheel/tire with Bridgestone S-03. |
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