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Old Oct 3, 2002
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Light Weight Wheel - not for civic

My friend has a Z06 Corvette and he just told me his STOCK wheels are 18 X 10.5 and are only 14 lbs. I was happy to find affordable 16 X 7's at around 14 lbs.
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1 word... FORGED!!
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If I spent the kind of money it takes to buy a 'vette, the wheels better be ultralight.

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those would be great but you might srub being they are 10.5 in wide.
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14lbs for an 18x10.5 is pretty darn light, even for a forged wheel.

I don't even want to know how much those rims cost.
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I don't either. I know this. Dinan makes Forged 18x9 and 18x9.5" forged 7 spokes for the M5. They weigh in at 17.5 and 18 lbs. They're $999 EACH. Now knock 4 lbs off and make the wheel bigger, they're prolly $1600 or more....
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Hey folks,

My 18x7 wheels are only 14.5 lbs each and are forged. Made by Centerline!

Love 'em! WIth that much weight reduction per corner, it pretty much offsets the additional rolling resistance.

Check them out online at www.centerlinewheels.com.

The wheels only cost me $250 each.
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The wheels are called "RPM's".
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but doesnt the vette use a 5 lug hub??? unless u got an si.... which i dont know... but civics generally have 4lugs...
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but doesnt the vette use a 5 lug hub??? unless u got an si.... which i dont know... but civics generally have 4lugs...[hr]
The Si also has 4 lug wheels... That's how lots of us have Si Rims. The Type R has 5 lugs though...
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The NEW Si is 5-lug, right?
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The NEW Si is 5-lug, right?[hr]
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