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-   -   Kosei K4R 17x7.0 +50 (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66115)

DarrenDriven 05-18-2014 05:02 PM

Kosei K4R 17x7.0 +50
 
As posted in @2poor4LFA's build topic...
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66097

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2poor4LFA (Post 1744248)
first and most important mod:

light weight wheels: 14lbs!

Kosei 17x7 +50

What a difference it makes!

http://static.squarespace.com/static...g?format=1500w
http://static.squarespace.com/static...g?format=1500w

Stock setup:
http://static.squarespace.com/static...eg?format=750w
Kosei + Michelin PSS (225/45/17):
http://static.squarespace.com/static...G?format=1500w

5 pound difference per corner!
20 pounds shed total which equates to roughly 400lbs shed of the car!


G_Rossney 01-22-2015 02:24 PM

Do you know the bore on the K4R? I have these and the hub rings that Tire Rack provided are plastic. I want to find better rings. I know the FR-S is 56.1mm. I can't find the data anywhere!

fatoni 01-22-2015 02:54 PM

Definitely doesn't equate to 400lbs but I like those wheels

travisb 03-16-2015 12:07 AM

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I just installed my Kosei K4R 17x7.0 and 215/45R-17 Dunlop Direzza ZII Star Specs.

The light-weight wheels are immediately noticeable and these tires grip fantastically.

Pat 03-16-2015 12:29 AM

Looks great. Can I ask why you went with the narrower version?

travisb 03-16-2015 08:12 AM

Thanks. I bought this tire/wheel combo primarily for autocross.

To stay in street (stock) class you need to keep the same wheel diameter and width as stock within a 6mm offset. This means 17x7 with an offset between +42 and +54.

These are the lightest wheels that I liked that fit my budget. They feel great and honestly I could feel a difference even before I left the driveway.

tk1138 03-11-2016 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G_Rossney (Post 2101201)
Do you know the bore on the K4R? I have these and the hub rings that Tire Rack provided are plastic. I want to find better rings. I know the FR-S is 56.1mm. I can't find the data anywhere!

The rings that Tirerack ships with them say 73.0mm, but 73.1 would be the more common size. I haven't tried rings other than the ones TR sent with them though.
Mine show 5x114.3 stamped near the rim, but it looks like the spacing is 5x100 and the sticker shows 5x100. Maybe they use the same cast and drill them out differently depending on the needed pattern.

zigzagz94 03-12-2016 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk1138 (Post 2578305)
The rings that Tirerack ships with them say 73.0mm, but 73.1 would be the more common size. I haven't tried rings other than the ones TR sent with them though.
Mine show 5x114.3 stamped near the rim, but it looks like the spacing is 5x100 and the sticker shows 5x100. Maybe they use the same cast and drill them out differently depending on the needed pattern.

Just got my Kosei K4R 17x7 +50 with 225/45/17 MPSS from Tire Rack and they're also stamped 5x114.3

I think everyone I've seen has been stamped that way and you're probably right about them using the same mold and just drilling them differently depending on the pattern needed.

Timmy_Jones 03-12-2016 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travisb (Post 2170688)
These are the lightest wheels that I liked that fit my budget. They feel great and honestly I could feel a difference even before I left the driveway.

Before you left your driveway? They handled better in your driveway? Is your driveway a mile long? I don't follow.


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