wheel search

vballdust · May 22nd, 2003, 06:21 PM

my 200sx has 4x100 bolt pattern with +38mm offset right? why is it so hard to find good looking, light weight wheels in 16' or 17'? oh yea and not pay out the butt for them? if anyone knows where i can go to look at some please help.

thanks
dustin

Nostrodomas · May 22nd, 2003, 08:38 PM

www.tirerack.com

wickedsr20 · May 22nd, 2003, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vballdust
my 200sx has 4x100 bolt pattern with +38mm offset right? why is it so hard to find good looking, light weight wheels in 16' or 17'? oh yea and not pay out the butt for them? if anyone knows where i can go to look at some please help.

There are quite a few lightweight, yet reasonable choices out there. Check out Velox's progear line-up. Axis VPD's also come to mind. Some of the Rota rims also come to mind. Then there are a few pricier ones also, but in the end you do get what you pay for.

1CLNB14 · May 23rd, 2003, 09:16 AM

Even the light weight Velox wheels in 16 and 17 inch are not that cheap. Cheaper than Volks, but still not cheap.
I would suggest the Rota's.....

This is not a cheap hobby. If you want quality parts, you do have to pay the price.

azkicker0027 · Nov 3rd, 2003, 08:23 PM

diggin' somethin' from the past, but i'm looking for some light 15's for a b14, i recently checked tirerack and now notice that they don't show the weight of a certain wheel. i looked at discount tire and found some jax 15's for 12.3lbs and for 144 each. still looking, please help. TIA

Exalta · Nov 4th, 2003, 01:20 AM

15-inch Racing Hart CP-035's weigh only 9.4 lbs. each much lighter than Volk Racing TE-37's

Check this site for all your wheel spec needs:
http://www.wheelspecs.com

azkicker0027 · Nov 4th, 2003, 09:33 PM

thanks a lot bro, now i have to decide on a good one without breaking the bank.

200SushiX · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:06 PM

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Originally posted by Exalta
15-inch Racing Hart CP-035's weigh only 9.4 lbs. each much lighter than Volk Racing TE-37's

Check this site for all your wheel spec needs:
http://www.wheelspecs.com

I've had both of those, (still have the RH's), and the Volk's
were one pound lighter, +/- some ounces; could've been
the different tires and their respective weights screwing
up the scales?
Anyway, I've wanted these for my Nissan since they first came
out: http://www.enkei.com/HPSpecPAGES/rpf1Specs.html
Modacar's got them for $225.00, which is about $100.00
cheaper than RH/Volk's per wheel, with a respectable weight.
But Rota's good, too, and +$200.00 bucks cheaper, +/-. The
slipstreams are $112.00 a wheel, I think.

azkicker0027 · Nov 5th, 2003, 09:36 PM

damn, i was thinking of konig heliums, for like 10.8lbs for $111 from discount tire, but still looking, and trying to save money too.

99Stealthy · Nov 8th, 2003, 01:57 PM

yo, i'm doing some massive wheel research of my own for months now.

don't get the helium's cus they don't come in 16's. ADR is coming out with that size and model, renamed "burnout" real soon. i'll look into those.
lightweight 16's are DIFFICULT to find for the budget minded. believe me i've looked.
forget about 15" VPD's, they stopped makin' em. if you like the AXIS maglite design, those are not bad price wise and are 11.5 lbs. unique.
do NOT get ROTA attacks, 15 or 17's. recalled by manufacturer for breaks and cracking

. shops should've pulled em all off the shelves by now.

what size tires you planning to go? consider their weight as well.

wheelspec website is useful, but here are a few more:

http://www.wheelweights.net/

http://gti-vr6.net/library/wheels_ti...heels2_16.html

i'm going for 16's also. i have stock 15 se-r rims (17 lbs ea.) with toyo proxes 195/55/15's. the weight of each of these tires is 16.5 lbs. that means if i want to go to 205/45/16 tires, which weight 18.1 lbs, and don't want to go heavier than my current setup, my 16x7 wheel should be no heavier than 15.4 lbs. get it?:

current plans for 16's: ADR burnouts, Rota C-10's, 5Zigen FN01RC.

99Stealthy · Nov 8th, 2003, 02:02 PM

more sites with weight charts,etc:

http://www.clubvaper.com/tech-wheelweights.html

http://www.winstonsarea51.com/wheels.html

http://www.wheelmax.com/Wheels/wheels.htm

http://www.wheelwarehouse.com/galleryindex.htm

http://www.skperformance.com/WHEELS/new_wheels.htm

http://www.cbwheels.com/

wheel and tire packages are the way to go. but if you have 15"tires and are looking for 15" wheels, you might as well just get the wheels and wait till your tires wear out before getting new ones. i love my toyo proxes.

JDM-GA16DE · Dec 20th, 2003, 12:17 AM

i would def. go for the 5zigen FN-01R's...i will be getting mine in April, after i get some tax money...im probably getting them in bronze..(16's)..

azkicker0027 · Dec 21st, 2003, 12:37 PM

just goin' to get those 15" heliums for the track, so appearance and size is not a big issue.

BadAhab · Dec 28th, 2003, 03:16 PM

Kosei K-1 15x7 38mm 13.5 pounds. Looks great in silver on an se-r.

http://www.geocities.com/badahab/newheel.html

I would of gotten the SSR competition at 8.8 pounds but i didnt have the 280 to blow per wheel.

-sean

azkicker0027 · Dec 28th, 2003, 03:21 PM

heliums for $111 and only at 10.8lbs, but i'm still waiting for them. they should be in this friday.