Well, since the debate of the durability of the track only SW338 has grown, I suppose I have no choice but to ask for the actual testamonials of those of you on honda-tech who have tried to daily your Spoon sports wheels. I have had actual verbal accounts of people cracking these wheels, however, then this is still just a pissing match because it's my word against another. Any and all experiences welcome.

Please give a description of your driving habits, road conditions, and the frequency of which you drive on them.

Please note by the way, I love sppon wheels, it's just that in my opinion, I wouldn't want to spend a large sum of money for a track only wheel to drive on a street, hit one pot hole, and have the forged magnesium race wheel crack.

Let the games begin.

 

i have a set of sw38 on my car right now..i have to say they ride good and havent had any problems within the pass 6 months. the rim dont show any form of stress cracks or anything involving the metal surface or tire slip...now the bad part: these wheels dont stay clean seem to be allergic to water lol and stain and scratches very easy...i say they are what they are race wheels ..see them on my car on http://www.ae-spec.com the black eg...

 

ohh as my driving goes i hit the canyons offen and the truth is the wheels nd tire combo works magic with dunlop dirreza 205-50-15 and the sw38 15 x 6.5 +35 offset also using 7mm spacers on front and rear.

 

Thank you very much for your input. That is one, so far, vote for the durability of the Spoon SW338 wheels under street conditions. However, also note the user acknowledged that they are in fact track only wheels for the most part in his opinion.

 

those wheels were only designed for the track and to my knowledge they are not dot approved.........

 

friend of mine had them hit a pothole and bent one of the wheels NASTY

 

The plot thickens. Two votes against.

 

Bump. going to post in the road race section as well.

 

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notice he said BENT. any forged wheel will bend if the pothole is bad enough. but a lightweight cast wheel will straight up crack.

 

Spoon/Desmond wheels are extremely durable and there is absolutely no reason not to use them on a street driven car.

There are many, many examples of these wheels on DC2 ITR as the daily driver wheels.

I have a set of 16x7 that were the daily wheels on my own DC2 ITR for years.

As strong as these wheels are, they are not invincible. You can crack <u>any</u> wheel, given enough abuse.

The two biggest problems with continuing to use these wheels into 2006 is (1)the narrow width of the 15" wheels and (2)the stock +45 offset.

In 15", racers are going to want to be using 225-45-15 sizes. This is too wide for the 6.5" of the Spoon 15" wheel. Another problem is the stock +45 offset of both the 15" and 16" wheels. 225 R compounds will be wide enough to rub on the inside with +45 offset.

There are strong spacers available now, if you are determined, and you can shop around for the rarer offsets in 16", the very hard to find 17", the wider widths in 16", or find somebody who'll help you buy two sets of the varied-offset S2000 Spoon wheels and switch up w/you.

You can buy new 16x7 +35 Spoons, as well as new 16x8 wheels. However, these are usually available only from the chief importers, you'll have to wait, and they will probably be $458 US <u>EACH</u>.

If you are interested in the more unusual sizes and offsets, you will probably have to talk to http://www.opakracing.com or http://www.aj-racing.com/ for accessibility.

There's nothing out of date about the strength of the Spoon wheels. They are still among the very strongest and lightest wheels available, and there is the added advantage of the collector status, Ichishima cult status, and general OG appearance on your OG ITR.

The idea size for racers is probably 15x7 +38 because it allows you to buy more economical sizes of R compound tyres, and it keeps them from rubbing on the inside. There's just no Spoon wheel in that size.

 

 

 

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I don't think the Spoon SW388 (or Desmond Regamaster EVO) wheels are forged magnesium. I believe they are forged aluminum just like Volk TE37 and such. I have a set of SW388 for my Prelude primarily for track uses. I bought them used with old r-compound tires already on. The previous owner also used these wheels only for tracks, but I don't see a problem daily driving these wheels though.

 

yeah i ride daily on spoon slipstreams

 

is this something that's exclusive for sw388 or for forged rims in general? i've got some ce28's on the way, just wondering if i should be extra cautious around potholes? sorry for jacking but this seems like a good place to ask

 

I daily drove on them for over 3 years. Not one problem with them at all. I probably put about 50K on them in that time and still not a single problem. Also these were used about a year before I got them on a track car that was beat on just about every weekend. Spoons get a big from me!

 

Ive been daily driving on my Desmond Evo's for a while now, never had any problem or heard about any problems with them... Or Spoon for that matter...