i got myself a black dc5 base. the guy who had it before me put on some 16" konigs not horrid but its the kind everyone buys from discount tire.(he left the receipt in the glove box) im looking at these two different wheels to replace them with

1.

17"
+48 mm offset
21 lbs.
$129

2.
17"
14 lbs
+42mm offset
$199

 

DEFINITELY the Kosei's. 21lbs is waaay too heavy.

 

thats what i was thinking. but you almost cant beat the 129 dollar price tag...... but with light weight wheels, how much can the lighter rotational mass make a difference in braking and acceleration?

 

It makes a big difference. I've found that every 1lb per corner accounts for about 0.1s on a 60s autocross course. That's about the same as 40lbs. So, the additional 7lbs is about the same as adding 280lbs of unsprung weight... at least, based on my math. It will also make your ride quality suffer.

Look at various Rotas for cheap and fairly light wheels. They won't have anything as light as the Kosei's though.

 

kosies fo' sho'!

 

now could i put on a 225 45 17 tire and not rub with almost a 2" drop... im thinking of eibach sportline. springs. thats what they say is recommended for a 17 x 7.5 wheel. and if it did rub would it be ok to put on a 215 45 17 tire?

they as in tire rack


Modified by rnepmc077 at 7:06 PM 4/11/2007

 

go with the Kosei's man

 

Well, I'd choose neither.

17x7.5 +42
16.94lbs each - $120/wheel
http://edgeracing.com/wheels/falken_wheel/

 

for sure the second wheel

 

there's tons of nicer wheels out there if you ask me, but if i had to chose... #2... konig rewinds are sick, I wanna see some of those soon.

 

No offense, NONE OF THE ABOVE...

 

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Out of the ones on the page.

 

2nd ones

 

the falkens are growing on me but i dont think i could picture thoose on a rsx. im still open to more suggestions

 

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