Tires are Kumho Ecsta Supra 205/40ZR17 ... In retrospect, I shoulda gotten 215's, but I'm getting Falken Azenis (how do you pluralize that I wonder?) for my stock wheels for the track anyway.









and a bonus, these are also 17x7 Superleggera's, in gold (which is available in 5x100, not sure about 5x114):

 

They look nice (and big)....

How much do they weigh?

 

According to:
http://home.earthlink.net/~cvlocas/wheels.html

(sometimes that site exceeds their quota and can be accessed from):
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache...ls.html+&hl=en

Here's the weights:

OZ Superleggera, 17x7: 15.4 pounds

for comparison:

Acura Integra Type-R (US Model), 15x6: 15.6 pounds



[Modified by bussetech, 11:18 AM 11/4/2001]

 

Okay, that is pretty impressive...

 

very nice wheel I want to get the gold one for my CW R, do they make it in 16 inch? how much did you get?

 

I just got those after i ran over huge pothole and bent 2 of my oem rims. love 'em.

How much did you get yours for? I paid 1600 shipped with paradas.

 

Have you noticed any changes (good and bad) in performance?


[Modified by CPR, 12:36 PM 11/4/2001]

 

i'm impressed!! Good choice

 

The weight is very impressive. Generally doesn it make a difference is the wheel is bigger but the same weight a stock?

On a different note, anybody have the weight for 16 inch and 17 inch Te-37s handy?

 

No downsides really better handling and acceleration due to the bigger/better tires. they due rub some with a lot of weight in the car, but I can live with that.

 

the larger diameter rim that weights about the same as stock will hurt accel. because it is much more difficult to rotate a very large diameter mass compaired to the stock size.

 

 

can anybody photochop that car down about and inch? looks nice. i was thinking about those but i dont think i want to throw 17s on mine.

 

I've seen an ITR just like that in Manhattan on Saturday night around 9:30 PM on 6th and 55th, was it you, I noticed the plates were neither NY or NJ or CT.
It looked sweet.

 

Thanks for the compliments... I know with the bigger rubber that they're going to weigh a tad more, but for driving around town that's fine with me. (see first post for other plans for track). At least they don't weigh as much as the F1 Cup! To answer other questions, they were $1480 mounted and delivered with the tires mentioned.... had to have them rebalance b/c the weights fell off during shipping (pics in another thread). Overall, I really like them and I do notice improved handing, but that could also be in part to the fact that my RE010's had 17K mi. on them when I replaced them.

Photochopped about 1 to 1.5" ...

 

Nope, that wasn't me in Manhattan

 

the rims look awesome but i think they would look better on a SCOOBY WRX those are to big for the R, i wouldve just saved up more and got MUGENS

 

I believe there is more rubber to a 15 inch tire than a 17 inch tire because the sidewall is much shorter for a 17 inch tire. The total outer diameter of a 15 and 17 inch tire should be approximately equal. Of course this is assuming you stick to 205, which I believe he did.

A larger rim vs. a smaller rim of equal weight: The larger rim will be more difficult to rotate because of greater rotational interia. The weight of the larger rim is spread over a larger radius, and as a result a larger torque will be needed to rotate the rim.

 

 

Nice, Nice...i use to perfer 17"

but now 16" look better!Thats my opinion!

But nice clean PY ITR you have der! Keep it up

 

more pics please!

 

Whoah! Pimpin' ain't easy!

 

oh man, that is hella sweet. Nice looks and lightweight.
You da man!!!

 

I wonder what they look like in 15"?!?!?!?!

only 11 lbs.... me want...

 

Those are the ones! I recently decided to look into a tasteful aftermarket rim for my stock R. I've been very reluctant to mod it, but those OZs have me!

Looks great bussetech, impressive weight:size:cost ratio, too

330R - who's - nah, not talkin in the 3rd person just browsin now for the best price