Hey I posted this in the Road Racing/Auto-X Forum, but thought there might be an interest here. Mods Please notify me if there is a problem.

On the miata forums lately there has been discussion, of toyo making a 225/45/15 RA1. Well Toyo is now going to do it, the only problem is that there are not many wheel makers out there who are making a light weight 15x8 wheel. On the miata forum they have been working on getting vendors to talk to a few manufactures. The idea would be to make 15x8 +35mm offset to run a 225/45R15. It would be dope if we could get a cheap and light 15x8, the problem is the cost would proabably be pretty high to do a small production run, but if the honda crowd was in along with the miata crowd, and some vendors wanted in on it then the cost could be justified to get a light 12# 15x8 wheel on the market. Is anyone interested in this?

Here is a link to the miata forum discussion:
http://forum.miata.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?...ic;f=3;t=010461

 

i'm sure just about all prelude owners would be interested in this... including myself

 

I would need an different offset and 5x114 but I would be down

 

http://www.Tirerack.com

Kosei K-1 wheels. 15 x 8 , These can be purchased with any bolt pattern.
Tire Rack buys them as blanks, and has them machined to fit your car.

I know a guy who has a set on his Neon with 5 x 100mm bolt pattern.
He is using Hoosier 225-45-15 tires for auto-x

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NativeSon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.Tirerack.com
Kosei K-1 wheels. 15 x 8 , These can be purchased with any bolt pattern.
Tire Rack buys them as blanks, and has them machined to fit your car.</TD></TR></TABLE>
what's the price, per wheel?

 

The K-1 Kosei's are aroun 15lbs. We are trying to get a wheel that is just as cost effective if not more with a weight in the ballpark of around 12lbs. Price is a big consideration, and we are trying to keep that low, but in order for the price to be low we need people to show an interest in them.

 

this will benefit ITR guys and Preludeguys alot

 

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i'm interested, it would be nice to see some prices! as more information becomes available, i see more people jumping on this opportunity!

 

I'm down for sure. I think a lot of people will be interested...

 

honestly if it isn't cheaper than K1's I would think interest will be down.