does anybody know what some of the better (ie lighter, better looking, not necessarily bigger) rims for a 4g prelude are? looking for performance here.. top end/ acceleration/ combo/ whatever thanks.

 

I think Kosei are a VERY good choice. Very light

 

mugen, rays, volk are your top of the line forged light weight wheel, mucho cash.

 

15x7 Kosei K1 racing if you can find them for sale. and if you do let me know.



i like the SSR Competitions too, lighter than the K1's. but $$$


also, the buddy clubs are good too, they look similar to the K1's.

 

I found Icon5 alloys are not that good in my opinion, they are not light weight and dont keep clean that well. (Brake dust really stick to them!)

But I think OZ racing alloys are an ideal compromise between Very high quality 'reasonable' light weight and very durable. They look the b*ll*x too!

 

the ssr competition in 16 or 15 is very very lightweight for looks and performance.

 

sp000000000000000000000000n

 

Rota,best bang for the buck.Light ,strong.and very affordable.

 

Yeah, I was considering Rota Slipstreams (Spoon Replicas). What size are you running? And what color? Heard they were really light, like 12lbs. for 15" and 15lbs for 16". If anyone else has experience with these I would like to know.

 

Read the sig. If you don't have the cash for the kosei's or volk's.... also check out the konig helium which is 16lbs/wheel at 17".

 

u don't want 17's for "performance". the only benefit to running 17's is that they only make 225 azenis in sizes larger than 15".

or if u have a big brake kit and need 17s to clear the calipers.

15x7 is probably the most practical size to run, for the $. because 15x8's get expensive, and 15x7.5's are hard to find.

problem is the rota slips don't come in 15x7 for a 5lug application.

 

I didn't "recommend" him to use 17's merely used mine as an example of the weight of the wheels.

He also said he is looking for acceleration, top end, or a combination. The 17's will drop some acceleration but will give u better top end. Also, how much of a disadvantage would it be to run 17's while autocrossing? Is this something that is never done on the lude? Just wondering as i am just getting into autocrossing.


Modified by PhazedSI at 5:36 PM 12/24/2003

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by del_parker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">15x7 Kosei K1 racing if you can find them for sale. and if you do let me know.



i like the SSR Competitions too, lighter than the K1's. but $$$


also, the buddy clubs are good too, they look similar to the K1's.</TD></TR></TABLE>

some sweet looking rims, wish i oculd afford them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PhazedSI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I didn't "recommend" him to use 17's merely used mine as an example of the weight of the wheels.

He also said he is looking for acceleration, top end, or a combination. The 17's will drop some acceleration but will give u better top end. Also, how much of a disadvantage would it be to run 17's while autocrossing? Is this something that is never done on the lude? Just wondering as i am just getting into autocrossing.


Modified by PhazedSI at 5:36 PM 12/24/2003</TD></TR></TABLE>

you could run 17's at an auto-x if you wanted to. it all depends on what your priorities are. for a lude, for instance, getting as much rubber under the car as possible might be a motivation for running 17's in a street tire class like STS or STX. (225/40/17 azenis)

but, if you're running R-compound classes, going with anything other than a 15 is kinda silly b/c there are so many more tire choices for a 15, and the car will literally run faster on a 15. plus the cost of tires in a 15" size is much lower.

 

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you could run 17's at an auto-x if you wanted to. it all depends on what your priorities are. for a lude, for instance, getting as much rubber under the car as possible might be a motivation for running 17's in a street tire class like STS or STX. (225/40/17 azenis)

but, if you're running R-compound classes, going with anything other than a 15 is kinda silly b/c there are so many more tire choices for a 15, and the car will literally run faster on a 15. plus the cost of tires in a 15" size is much lower.

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Ahhhhh, nice to see someone who knows what racing is all about.

 

never buy kosei's from me.

 

Preatty newbie question but i've heard your spedometer would underread by like 10mph going from 15-17 inch rims and you also loose about 5 MPG?? is this true?

 

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the speed can change depending on what size tire you run.

the mpg can go up or down depending on tire size, wheel size and weight, and tire pressure.

 

You can actually INCREASE MPG with bigger rims?? I didn't think that was possible?? thanks

 

i have black rota slips, on my 93 VTEC, I love them, they make the car look soooo much better. And the fourth gear pull difference over stock is amazing. 23lbs, compared to the 11.7 lbs that the slips are. Best of all a set of 4 cost 400!!!!

 

yeah this is true, when i had my old car i got 36 mpg on the interstate one time. I had 18's with 215/35 rubber.

 

I am running the Rota Circuit 8's in 16".Gunmetal with polished lip.I like the look and the weight for the money.Some people badmouth the Rotas and say they break but I have Volk TE-37's on my other car and I have cracked one of those before so even the expensive wheels can break.

Look here http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html to help calculate the difference in MPH by using different size wheels.

Also check here http://www.machiii.net/wheels.html for good prices on Rota wheels.

 

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long explanation, but yes, it is possible to have larger rims with smaller diameter tires. First number is a measurement in mm's of rubber from wheel lip outside to wheel lip inside. Second number is a percentage of the tire that is sidewall, and third is the rim size.

235/80/r15 is bigger than a 215/55/r16. 305/50/r22 is bigger than a 295/35/r23.

Plus, even if you increse the wheel size and tire size, if you went from a 50 lb chrome 15" up to a 16" light weight 15 lb "racing wheel" you'll have less rotational mass.

 

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hey u were in the gumball, do u know Joel the one with the TT lambo??

wasnt yours the Turboed lude that blew up???

 

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