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Originally Posted by Toyobaru808
Heres my choices in order
1. TSW Nurburgring 18x8+45 (these over OZs bc they come in bronze)
2. OZ Ultraleggeras 18x8+48
3. Rota Torque 18x8+48
And these will be wrapped around dunlop direzza dz101s or hankook ventus v12 evok110 @ 225/40r18
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OZ Ultraleggera's come in Gold and are ~2lbs lighter than stock....TSW are about the same weight too. Rota Torques are about ~ 1/2 heavier than stock.
Tires are 3lbs heavier than stock, so you are only looking at a 1lb gain from stock...unless you go with the Rota Torques then it's about a 3lb gain. I wouldn't sweat choices 1 and 2 at all if it's just a daily driver!
Regarding tires though, I was not impressed with Direzza DZ-101's at all...in fact it is the most horrible tire I've ever had on a vehicle - way too much sidewall play and unresponsiveness coupled with not a lot of grip wet or dry. May be different with a much lower sidewall in 18's, but I'd still be leery of those tires...
I'd also recommend checking out the Kumho Ecsta Sport LE... it's a newly released tire from Kumho that is phenominal in the wet and most excellent in the dry, great for tropical and hot climates. I bought a set for my Tacoma (205/55-16 mounted on 16x7.5 Kosei K-1's) and man is it stable cutting through standing water at highway speeds and has great responsiveness and dry grip. I definitely want to get a set for the daily driver wheels once it's time to replace the Michelin HP's...