Wheel Directory: Enkei RSF5 18x8.0 +45

[2SeeKU]

I think l've found my next rim!

[ericmpena]

I've found some great pics of this wheel in black also. I've finally found a black wheel that doesn't look like a black blob from more than 5 ft away!

I'm really digging how you can still see the wheel design from a distance!

[m.box.design]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Sweet! Next question. Where do you recommend I get 5mm and 10mm spacers for BRZ/FRS? I checked B2 Auto and Eibach and neither site had them.

I remember B2 Auto telling me that the spacers I purchased for the stock rims would only work with aftermarket wheels if thay had the same hole or something like that. Not sure what they were talking about, but I won't be using their spacers anyways since they are too large.

You want 5x100 spacers. You probably want one that is hubcentric as well. Go with ebay, they have lots of Eibach and H&R spacers. Perrin sells H&R spacers on their site.

[ericmpena]

I asked in the "Will this fit" thread about these wheels fitting and RavSpec said that for this wheel with the Eibach Sportline springs:

"You need 15mm spacer front and 25mm spacer rear to be near "flush".
Not ideal fitments on BRZ for flush, but good for track (if light weight) and use thick tires."

Just an FYI.

[ericmpena]

I was able to get in touch with the owner of the Red FR-S with these wheels. They sent me a few more pics! Also, I went ahead and ordered my wheels yesterday. Should have them mounted by the weekend. Can't wait to see how the black finish looks with my SWP!

[OICU812]

What offsets and size does that owner have in his and did he use spacers?

[n2oinferno]

I like these a lot. It was driving me nuts trying to figure out what other similar wheel that Enkei produced in the past that had a similar appearance, and these are the spiritual successor I suppose.. I had remembered I wanted them for my Celica and resorted to GoogleFu for a bit. Came across them by chance - RSF2.

[ericmpena]

Originally Posted by OICU812

What offsets and size does that owner have in his and did he use spacers?

I sent the owner asking is he's using any spacers. I'll post their response as soon as I get it. They were going to try to get me some more pics as well.

[ericmpena]

Got the wheels mounted today. They look awesome in person! The back wheels are a little tucked in. I have 20mm spacers sitting around so I'll try those later. If those are too large then I'll buy some 15mm for the rear. The front wheels look pretty flush. They could maybe come out a small bit, but it's honestly not enough to even notice.

I'll have some pictures posted when the sun comes up!

[Clipdat]

Good choice, these wheels were on my short list for a while between the M52 and the Kojins. Can't wait to see the pics!

[ericmpena]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Good choice, these wheels were on my short list for a while between the M52 and the Kojins. Can't wait to see the pics!

M52's were my first choice. I found that I didn't really like the M52's in black finish because from a distance you couldn't see the wheel design. With the RSF5's the spoke design is wide enough that from a good distance you can see the actual wheel design.

M52's in Hyper Black and the RSF5's in black were my two options.

I chose the RSF5's because I was going for a darker wheel look and in a lot of pictures the Hyper Black of the M52's looked more silver than black. The other thing I didn't like about the M52's was that the spokes poke out a little bit. If the spokes were flat and didn't poke out then I would've liked the wheel a whole lot more, but side shots of the M52 made the poke of the spokes very noticeable.

I know I made the right choice for the look I was going for. Can't wait to post some pics for you all!!

Here's a pic of the front wheel so you have an idea of how they look. I had to use my flash since it's already dark. Full car pics will have to wait until the morning!

[dori.]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Wheel spacers would fix this, no?

I have spacers on my stock wheels. 20mm front, 25mm rear. These probably wouldn't work since the RSF5 is 8" wide, correct?

My personal opinion, why use spacers when you could buy wheels with the proper offset to begin with?

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Sorry, I'm not understanding this. I used a Wheel Offset Calculator and this is what I got:
For Stock wheel I put: 7" wide, +48 Offset
For New wheel I put: 8" wide, +45 Offset
The Results were:
Inner Clearance: 10mm LESS
Outer Position: EXTEND an extra 16mm.

What does that mean??

The wheel is 1 inch wider and same offset so it will fill the inside and stick out a little more

[ericmpena]

I don't have a good camera so I couldn't get the lighting right. I made the camera focus on the wheels but in return the car looks ghostly white. Sorry if the quality isn't great. Hopefully I can borrow my friends camera and take some real pictures that actually show off the actual color of the BRZ as well as the wheels. They look amazing in person! Enjoy!

[Clipdat]

They look great, very classy! Are they 18s? They look huge.