any lightweight 18's for this car?

boosted180

are there any lightweight 18" aftermarket wheels that fit this car? i'll keep the 19's for street, but want 18x9 or 9.5 front and 18x10 or 10.5 rear for track use. for tires, i'm thinking 295 rear and 265 front.

any suggestions? what offsets will i need?

GMZ

Forgestar, SSR, Volk, BBS are all pretty lightweight.

shabarivas

Offset will depend on the wheel....

Any forged wheel will weigh much less than a cast wheel of the same size... usually volk ce28s and te37s are really light

john0990

I have the same question - basically, are there 18 inch wheels out there that fit the sport package brakes? When searching for wheels at Tire Rack only 19 and 20 inch options come up...
Thanks

GMZ

Thats probably becuase the Sport package comes with 19's. If you talk to one of the vendors like Forged they should be able to tell you exactly what offsets you need.

RCZ

Einkei RPF1 are super light and they fit great.

37Z

+1! So are BBS.

Why 18" rims? Most slicks are designed for 15" or 17" rims?

MightyBobo

Try to find a 17 or less that wraps around the stock sport package brakes...

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M.Bonanni

I don't think that will ever happen. Some 18" wheels don't even fit.

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MightyBobo

Oh I know, that was my point - he said 15-17's. 17's is laughable, but 15's? This isn't a Honda, right? haha

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BGTV8

Not true any longer, all the GT3 slcik tyres are now 18" - Pirelli, Dunlop, Michelin, even Hankook are making soft, medium and hard in 18". You would need to purchase from a speciality motorsport tyre company I guess, as these are full race slicks, and not "R-Spec stickies like R888, A048, A050, RE55S, DZ03G etc

For instance, my supplier can do:

Dia Size Tread Tyre Dia Wheel Size
18 210/650R18 210 649 8.0 - 9.0
18 230/640R18 228 641 8.5 - 9.5
18 250/640R18 240 641 9.0 - 10
18 260/655R18 260 663 10 - 12
18 265/650R18 260 650 9.5 - 10.5
18 280/655R18 280 663 11 - 13
18 290/675R18 290 675 11 - 13
18 310/655R18 310 663 11.0-13.0
18 330/710R18 330 710 13 - 14

I'd be using 18" on a full-race car ..................

jeffreyfranz

RCZ, do you remember what the offsets were on the RPF-1s that "fit great"? I want to use these on my car. Also, do you remember the width of the rims?

Thanks.

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jeffreyfranz

RCZ: I also sent you a PM. Please, can you be specific on the RPF-1 offsets that you know definitely fit. I have long thought this wheel was one of the best bargains for high-performance applications, but others give conflicting advice. Mason at Tire Rack has discouraged me from buying them on the basis of problematic fit/brake clearance. If you know which offsets work with the RPF-1 for our car (18"), please post them.

Thank you,
Jeffrey

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Belsavis

Just tried on the 18x9.5 +38 and it fits on the front over the *base* brakes.

MightyBobo

Heh, just about anything is going to fit over those.

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