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Hey peeps, I noticed that some of you guys upgrading your wheels to 17's notice performance decrease. I want to upgrade my wheels so it looks better than the stock. Though I want it so its the same mass as the stock wheels. Any recommendations? Probably a 16inch with low pro tires? Whats the lightest rims??

 
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if Im not mistaken Racing Hart makes the lightest 17's. They are white aluminium alloy and I believe they are like 7lbs apiece. They look pretty tight to me, but to each his own.

 
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they're expensive..its like 500dollars a pop for one wheel...[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG] I need dinero!

 
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lightweight 17's:
Volk Racing CE-28N 12.3 pounds (450)
5zigen Becketts FN-R 12.5 pounds (450)
SSR Competition 15 pounds (450)
Volk Racing TE-37 15 pounds (400)
OZ Superlaggerra 15.4 pounds (250)
Enkei NT-03 16.5 pounds (189)
Konig Subzero 17 pounds (180)

lightweight 16
Spoon Sports SW388 8 pounds (400)
Mugen Power MF-10 8.2 pounds (450)

alot of these rims are more than $400 each [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

Edit: I have included the prices and the cheaper ones also [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

 
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I am looking at the light weight rims also. Not the I am a millionaire and have more money than I know what do with light weight rims. I am talking about these:

Rota Slipstream 12.9lbs
Konig Helium 10.9lbs
Konig Greenlights 10.9lbs

The konigs only come in 15x6.5 and the rotas go from 15 to 16 I am pretty sure. The Group Buy Center has the konigs for 385 shipped for 4 wheels and the slipstream for like 450 shipped for a set of 4. The konig heliums are out of stock for several weeks though.

I can't decide whether to get the konigs or the rotas. Hope I helped ya out a little.

Oops! Almost forgot to mention something about tires. Remember a 17 in lightweight wheel will be more than offset by a big heavy 17in tire. If you are looking for looks and to shred some rotational mass, stay with the 15s.

 
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I bought my NT-03 for 1200 with Kumho 712

they are 17x7 and weights 16.5 pounds

Link: Here

 
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Mbow: isn't tires for bigger rim has less rubber? i am not sure if i'm right, but I always thought that lower profile tire has less weight if width stay the same... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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Spoon rims

 
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i would say spoon rims. they are light and they also look good but they are $400 a piece

 
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<< Mbow: isn't tires for bigger rim has less rubber? i am not sure if i'm right, but I always thought that lower profile tire has less weight if width stay the same... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] >>



It depends on the width of the rim and tire chosen. Generally, the bigger the wheel, the heavier the tire. Plus, a tire with a smaller side wall, especially on the 17s, is going to seriously reduce ride quality. Although, big wide tires improve handling tremendously. But for me, I know that great handling gets you into trouble as you go through turns quicker and thus, the higher speed means serious damage if you leave the pavement.

 
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As far as the high dollar rims, I will never understand the reasoning behing putting serveral thousand doller rims on a 15-16k car. Makes no frickken sense to me. Heck, with the money that some people spend on rims, they could have bough a nicer car.

 
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Yeah but usually, not always though, some "nicer" cars are Heavier! If you take your car to the track, weight is everything!

 
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<< lightweight 17's:
Volk Racing CE-28N 12.3 pounds (450)
5zigen Becketts FN-R 12.5 pounds (450)
SSR Competition 15 pounds (450)
Volk Racing TE-37 15 pounds (400)
OZ Superlaggerra 15.4 pounds (250)
Enkei NT-03 16.5 pounds (189)
Konig Subzero 17 pounds (180)

lightweight 16
Spoon Sports SW388 8 pounds (400)
Mugen Power MF-10 8.2 pounds (450)

alot of these rims are more than $400 each [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]


best bang for you buck? ENKEI!


Edit: I have included the prices and the cheaper ones also [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] >>

 
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I want a spoon sports!!! 17k a set?[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] Does anyone have pics of their 16inch rims installed? Maybe the spoon rims!

I heard if wheels have bigger diameter as the stock, you're basically eating alot of gas with it. That would also include tire width and compound. I'm assuming smaller tires = less gas

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