Anyone running these? Tire rack shows them at 14.1lbs and $184/each. Not too shabby! The 17x7 35mm offset should work ok on my gen 1 JCW, right? What about with the megan Euro coilovers I'll be installing soon? I plan to run at max height.

I have sparco asseto gara (17x7 37mm) now with 225's blizzaks and I do get a little rubbing in the back (with stock suspension) if I have a car full of people and go over a bump. I plan to go back to 205's if I get the Advanti's.

 

DST Storm looks fine

17x7" comes in black painted finish, 40mm offset at 14 lbs. or 35mm offset at 14.1 lbs at $184 each. 17x8" et 35 or 45mm cost and weighs more

Also available in Hyper Silver finish

Construction is one piece gravity cast (see Flow form)
https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech....jsp?techid=90

The price is good for low weight wheel. This can mean the density of the metal is not as much, so potentially strength is not as good as a forged wheel. So just be careful and not hit curbs or potholes. There is always the chance of stress over time on the wheels so look for any small cracks in the spokes or barrel over time when you wash the wheels.

Once a year I like to take the wheels off the car and wash them very carefully and inspect for any problems when using light wheels, it's not difficult to damage a light wheel when used for track or street duty.

 

DST is Advanti’s flow formed process to make the wheel stronger, closer to forged, than a gravity cast wheel. http://www.advantiwheel.com/advanti-dst/

This was one of the wheels I was considering before picking up some used OZ’s.

 

Cool. Looks like I found my next wheel.. 17x7 with the Dunlop Direzza ZII Star Spec or the Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R 205/45-17.. havent decided yet. the Dunlops are 1lbs lighter, but the Potenzas are a newer version of the dunlop I heard..

minihune, do you have an opinion on these two choices?

Direzza at 215/40-17 or re-71r at 205/45-17

I wont track the car, but I used to track my vette quite a lot. I want an aggressive street setup and dont care about noise, treadwear, hydroplaning. I want to choose the tire that has the best turn in responsiveness/least about of corner setup, thats why I'm considering the 40 series Direzza, but I'm a little worried about the added 2lbs per tire weight, increased rolling resistance and clearance issues that may arise with the 215 in conjunction with the lowering coilovers that are coming (megan eu). I am using 225/45 blizzaks now and I do rub occasionally on stock S suspension.

I like what I'm reading about the re-71, everything I've read says its a better tire, but they dont offer an appropriate 40 series tire. I'm leaning towards the re-71 205/45-17 ATM. I think they might be a bit more lively/fun with a better 0-60 time and no risk of fitment. I am not sure if the slightly larger contact patch on the ZII offsets the 2lbs increased weight per wheel.

 

Do these have a 56.1mm center bore? If so, these are the first 17x8 wheels ive seen that doesn't require hubcentric rings.

 

tire rack says they come with rings

 

Any update on these, Pictures? I'm also looking at these since they are really light compared to my 23lbs anchors now.

 

I love em..








These are my sparcos for comparison

I've had them on with stock suspension, megans and koni special active (FSD). Clearance was ample on all. They did come with hub centric rings.

 

Wheels are made in China so that always makes me a bit concerned about metallurgy.

They look good and the weight is nice but also brings up the concern about metal density and how well they will hold up under hard use.

 

I bet most of this car and crap in your house is made in china.

 

I see you got Bridgestone RE71R for your tires, how do you like them? 205/45-17 is fine. If you were tracking the car then 215/40-17 is a nice size for stiffer sidewall and wider treadwidth but it's not a big deal for street use. On bad roads the stiffer sidewall is jarring and noisy for daily use.

Dunlop came out with Direzza ZIII and is a decent tire, someday ZIII Star Spec will arrive if it follows past pattern of tire models.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests...y.jsp?ttid=234

Chinese made wheels can be OK, even US built forged wheels can crack and fail under use. Rule of thumb is stress from track use or rolling over imperfect roads can wear out the metal over time. If you have bad roads you should be wary and careful. If you have a track with course edges that are not even with runoff area then be careful if a tire goes off the course.

 

Check the Team Dynamics wheels.
The Pro Race 1.2, wheel is similar in looks, light, made in UK. Similar in cost also (most places).
I have a set of those for my car. They look like they'd be a little easier to keep clean than the Advanti. Think, front wheel brake dust..!

Mike

 

I absolutely love the Potenza RE-71R 205/45. I dont recall owning a tire this sticky other than r compounds when I used to club race. They dont require warm up to grip, are quiet and are actually better in the rain than the firestone wide ovals or f1 super car tires my other cars have. I'm really impressed by these tires. The sidewall is stiff (which is my most loved feature in a performance tire) but the ride is not jarring. They grip like a son of a _____ too. It was the single biggest improvement I've done to my car. I'm not looking forward to winter time!

 

I will most likely be purchasing these wheels. my car is also red so your pictures help out a lot on the visual. all my other set of wheels are Chinese or made in japan, if tire rack sells them they should be okay. the team dynamic wheels are a bit more in price, cheapest I have prices these is 175 a wheel. thanks, for the pic again!

 

Sure thing. The way I rationalize them is that. well they are half the price of high end rims to start with, which means I can bend 4 of them and break even. Also, they are so close in weight to the oz its negligible.