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This repo is where I'm tracking progress on the project car I've always wanted to build: a 2000 Honda Civic Si.
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Wheels #20

Closed jglovier closed 7 years ago

jglovier commented 9 years ago

Time to start thinking about wheels. Ultimately, I'd love to get a set of TE37, Spoon wheels, SSR Type-C, Gramlights, etc, but those are megabucks (i.e. $1500-2500 just for the rims, not to mention tires).

For now it'd be awesome to replace the stock wheels with something lighter and more stylish. The stock wheel weight is 18lb each, so anything lighter than that would be awesome. Spoon wheels are a cool 8.5lbs, but also you pay for that shiz. So even something at a cool 12-15lb and much more stylish would be awesome. I think I could find something really worth buying for $500 (excluding tires).

Here's some options I came across:

Type C style

I read in one forum that ROTA makes some really great (and lightweight) knockoffs of some of the most popular styles. Here's some of my favs:

TE37 style

jglovier commented 9 years ago

Further research shows some buying options:

Performancealloys.com

eBay.com

jglovier commented 9 years ago

ROTA Slipstream wins it. It's basically a cast (not forged) Spoon knock off that's slightly heavier.

jglovier commented 9 years ago

Slipstreams for $110/wheel at Racinglab.com

Also discovered Regamaster Evo wheels are the same as the Spoon SW388 wheels style.

Inspiration: Mr. Clean

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TIL:

Offset

Offset deals with the position of the hub in relation to the centerline of the wheel. Full explanation here.

TL;DR - my factory offset is 45mm, so keeping at that would be ideal. Higher offset would mean the wheels would tuck inside the wheel wells more, and lower would mean they would protrude more.

Hub bore

Center bore is the size of the hole in the wheel for the hub itself. Most OEM wheels are hub centric, meaning the weight is directly transferred by the connection of the hub to the wheel. Because of fitment and variations, and to apply to the most number of vehicles possible, most aftermarket wheels are lug centric, meaning they have a larger hub bore hole than the hub, so therefore the weight is directly transferred by the connection of the lug mounts to the wheel. It's very important that the wheel is in fact mounted hub centrically, which means that for aftermarket wheels you need hub spacer rings to fill in the gap.

TL;DR - my factory center bore is 56.1mm. So any wheels I'd get ned to either fit that, or get hub rings to fit accordingly.

Read this review for best places to buy wheels/tires online: http://tires.about.com/od/buyers_guide/a/Where-To-Buy-Wheels-And-Tires-Online.htm

A package from TireRack.com

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A package from Aspec

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jglovier commented 9 years ago

Another option: image

jglovier commented 9 years ago

These Rota Grid's are pretty dope, too.

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jglovier commented 9 years ago

Meister style:

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jglovier commented 9 years ago

Leaning toward the Rota Grids. Here's a decent package from Aspec:

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jglovier commented 9 years ago

Also, a thread with a bunch of Rotas on Civics.

Some nice grids:

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...and some Slips: image image image

jglovier commented 7 years ago

Ended up going with these buddy club knock-offs from Avdi.1:

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Found them on ebay for $340 for 4 wheels. :zap: The seller said they were only 12lbs ea, and they look dope.

jglovier commented 7 years ago

Got the Avdi.1 wheels. Lon is going to transfer my tires from the OEM wheels to these in a couple weeks. Also picked up some 57.1mm to 73.1mm hub centric rings, and tuner lug nuts (lug centric).

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jglovier commented 7 years ago

Had Lon put these on the other day.

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