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sevi21 12-22-2013 11:18 AM

these offsets bring a tear to my eye...had so much hope

ZionsWrath 12-22-2013 12:43 PM

What did you want

red_comet 12-22-2013 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by empower-auto (Post 1308196)
Gram Lights are not super expensive.


Ugh. Enkei ... y u do dis

Expensive is a relative term. If gram lights weren't expensive, other companies wouldn't be knocking off their design and selling them for less, you know?

I think gram lights are expensive, personally. Do you get good quality at that price point? Absolutely. For me, daily driving does not require the performance such wheels would deliver. That is why I have no problem picking up a set of rota SVN's that are a rip off of volk's re30 design.

I feel it is the same for cars... the FR-S is a bargain car, not a high spec street machine ala supra or even s2k. I bought an FR-S because I quite frankly can't purchase a cayman, which for me is expensive but for others "isn't a real porsche."

:threadjacked:

So yeah... good move enkei, keep doing what you do! Decent quality (if unoriginal designs) for decent prices.

husker741 12-22-2013 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath (Post 1405916)
What did you want

I wanted 18x8 +35.

husker741 12-22-2013 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red_comet (Post 1406567)
Expensive is a relative term. If gram lights weren't expensive, other companies wouldn't be knocking off their design and selling them for less, you know?

I think gram lights are expensive, personally. Do you get good quality at that price point? Absolutely. For me, daily driving does not require the performance such wheels would deliver. That is why I have no problem picking up a set of rota SVN's that are a rip off of volk's re30 design.

I feel it is the same for cars... the FR-S is a bargain car, not a high spec street machine ala supra or even s2k. I bought an FR-S because I quite frankly can't purchase a cayman, which for me is expensive but for others "isn't a real porsche."

:threadjacked:

So yeah... good move enkei, keep doing what you do! Decent quality (if unoriginal designs) for decent prices.

Did you just say an s2k is more of a "high spec street machine" than a twin? Dafuq you smoking?

red_comet 12-22-2013 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by husker741 (Post 1406595)
Did you just say an s2k is more of a "high spec street machine" than a twin? Dafuq you smoking?

I'm smoking reality. The s2k was an example of awesome engineering- the NA vtec 2.0 liter pumping out (for the time, and even now) fantastic power. Twitchy to the point of dangerous. Fun to drive, sharp as knives, and actually pretty quick in objective tests.

On the other hand, the twins are not "high spec" by any stretch. Fun? Yes. Well balanced? Absolutely. Quick? Ehhhh... if you squint your brain, sure. Pushing the limits of engineering? Not by a long shot. They don't have a fat, flat torque curve, nor are they peaky pocket rockets with redlines in the stratosphere. They don't have loads of grip, and weren't intended to. These are fun, unadulterated toys.

If you want to call a twin "high spec" or "a race car", you need to do some heavy mods. Well, in my opinion anyway. Also, less like opinion and more like fact- a stock s2k of any year will beat a stock twin around pretty much any track- even if they have the same compound tires. Then again, the s2k wasn't a bargain car.

JB86'd 01-28-2014 02:42 PM

So in 17x8 5x100 these wheels weigh 19.8 pounds...in case anyone is still wondering

Nevermore 01-28-2014 02:47 PM

Really? That's disappointing, I was hoping they would be lighter. I wonder how much more the 17x9 weigh...

MightyMeeple 01-28-2014 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JB86'd (Post 1486437)
So in 17x8 5x100 these wheels weigh 19.8 pounds...in case anyone is still wondering

Thanks for the info...been looking at these and fearing the weight would be close to 20lbs.

Still would love to see them mounted on a twin.

raul 01-28-2014 03:34 PM

Enkei needs to stop fucking around and give us the GTC01RR.

raul 01-28-2014 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nevermore (Post 1486463)
Really? That's disappointing, I was hoping they would be lighter. I wonder how much more the 17x9 weigh...

They're Tuning series, not Racing series.

JB86'd 01-28-2014 03:55 PM

Yep I was fearing the same thing, I was hoping for 18 pounds or less but expected more because they're tuning series. With a 225/45-17 pilot super sport mounted you'd gain 2 pounds over the stock setup. Bummer because these rims are everything I've been looking for :(

Nevermore 01-28-2014 04:06 PM

I'll probably still get them. They're the only 17x9 wheel I like. Add a pound for the extra inch and you get 20.8, that's my guess. About 3 and a half pounds over stock for my setup.

JB86'd 01-28-2014 04:24 PM

yeah they're my number 1 choice for a 17x8...and top quality for what I want to spend. I just don't want to gain 2 pounds rotational mass per wheel and lose any pep..there's not much to spare there


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