Alex, I'd appreciate your input for lightweight wheels (less than 15 pounds) for my 02 R53 that sees several track days per season. I have a Brembo big brake kit, and I will be using R comps on these wheels. I have another set of wheels/tires for street driving. What do you suggest? I'd also appreciate your input for which R comps to go with, realizing that you don't stock Nittos.

Thanks in advance.

 

I'm not Alex, but I did stay at a holiday inn...
I have two sets of 3-piece forged Kodiaks for sale.

See add buried in classifieds.

 

Was it the Holiday Inn or the Express?

Are there any measurements of the inside clearance? That BBK caliper is huge.

 

It is express, but you get the idea.

The offset is et 40. I'll check the radial clearance the next time that I get to my shop. They clear my Willwood FSL calipers on 13" rotors with ease.

 

The 2 closest wheels I have in weight, and requiring no spacers are as follows

OZ Ultraleggera 15.5 lbs



BBS RG-F 16.0 lbs




215/40/17 Kumho V710's are pretty sweet.

Depeding on your mods, camber and hp/ torque -

235/40/17 BGF R1's are pretty good as well, longer service life.

Alex

 

Thanks, Alex. I have OZ's on my Justa and love the look. I'll probably go with those and the R1's at some point over the winter. The car has about 230 hp, and the suspension setup includes camber plates up front set at -2.5, along with 22mm sway bar behind, with upper and lower control arms, at -1.5.

Mounting and balancing are included with your packages, correct?

 

Will those fit those xl-sized Brembos?

 

The 16" RG-F shows 12.8 lbs on the tirerack site... ??

I had 15" RG-F's on my Scirocco, all 10.8 lbs each of them. Awesome wheel, and that crazy lightness was VERY noticeable in handling, ride quality, and even off-the-line acceleration.

 

17" rims are larger and a little heavier. Sorry, it was somewhat implied by the bbk.

 

The BBS are offered in 15" and 16"'s, and 16" inch wheels will not accommodate my brakes, so that just leaves the OZ's, I guess, at least from Tire Rack's inventory.

 

Alex, does the Motegi Racing SP10 in 17" fit over the bbk? I know it is a little heavier than VVs requirements but it fits my budget.

 

Veggivet,

That 235 sized R1 looks real tempting. Just imaging the toe of the boot with that baby. Wonder if there is much straight line speed tradeoff.

Got to measure you caliper overhang this saturday to see what fits. I think the bbk that I am looking at, the outlaw caliper, does not have the overhang like the brembo.

 

I like the way the OZ's looked on Laura's MINI at the track yesterday. Now I just have to decide on tires.

 

I've narrowed my wheel options to the OZ's above and Team Dynamics Pro-Race 1.2's. I don't think the Kodiaks will accommodate the Brembo caliper.

 

The OZ wheels in black are 1/2 pound lighter than the same wheels in bright silver!! That's 2 pounds less unsprung weight at the corners. I wonder how much weight I could take off if I painted the whole car black...

 

My Kodiaks aren't available anywhere else. I don't know how you can say that they won't accomodate the Brembos. If you are seriousy interested in buying a set, I would be happy to send you a wheel, on my dime, to see if they work for you.

Greg

 

Thanks for your generous offer, Greg. I realize that your wheels are lighter and stronger than the other two contenders, but on the pothole-free track, I think I'd rather put the extra $$ into some good R-comps. I also prefer the simpler, more open style of the OZ's and Team Dynamics wheels, and I don't think I can get a lighter wheel in this price range with the BBK limitation on fitment. Thanks again!