I'm thinking of the same upgrade; found this great article .

 

Nice that's a excellent read, thanks! I wonder where exactly the mod he was doing or the JCW poor mans kit falls into on that chart?

 

Agree, great read and well presented. Thanks to the OP.

 

Just ordered a set of black 17" Konig feathers, can't wait for the spring to get those on. Should be a nice weight reduction and look good with the JCW style brakes behind them.

 

So much for my feathers, they refunded me saying they are discontinued. Very bummed
Edit: found some elsewhere very happy.

 

Same thing happened to me with the Rotiform BLQs they stopped making them in 17s and now I cant find them anywhere. Any suggestions?

 

Got a new JCW shift **** today haven't drove with it yet, can't wait.

 

Looks good man, love watching coopers grow haha. Also loved the vegetable oil dip trick. Curious, has anyone done white dipped headlight rings? Thinking about it for mine, wondering how it'd look.

 

Bav- Did you ever update the suspension setup in your r53? If so what are you running?

 

no not yet, really would like to lower it but I'm quite hesitant as I scrape my front bumper enough at stock height. Not to mention the winters here would become unmanageable with less ride height.

 

Yeah same here I wanted to lower as well but the NE winters and Kansas roads make for a deadly combo to the bumpers haha.

I was thinking of getting the Koni FSDs with new springs, and a Alta 22mm rear sway but need some advice..

 

My Konig feathers came in today they are very light and look great. Now i just need the snow to melt and the salt to get washed away, come on spring!

 

Excellent choice!

 

Some more photos of the feathers in matte black. They have a fairly aggressive dish style, came with metal hub rings for $450 shipped to my door.

 

Great price! How much do they weigh?

 

16.8 lbs per wheel 17" wheels.

 

Those are gonna look sick! I'm with ya, cold weather needs to be done haha

 

In comparison to the stock wheels at what??? I always wondered what my s lites weigh..

 

22lbs hence the nickname s heavys, they are anchors

 

My S Lites weigh in at 25.1...... I can't wait to get rid of them. I already ditched the run flats which also weighed 25 pounds each. I should be looking at a weight savings of about 10 to 13 pounds at each corner depending on which wheel I choose. This should make quite a difference.

 

ouch more than I thought

 

Wow, yeah I'll be ditching them soon. I think all of the plasti dip I have on them will add another 5 lbs hahaha

 

Those wheels look great bav

 

thanks, it's killing me to have to wait to get them on.

 

Those wheels look great ! Who did you order them from?