Delmiroc

I'm really considering these wheels because they're clean and would keep that stock look but with better beefier tires... they would improve handling and looks


my question is does anyone know the weight of these wheels? are they heavier than stock?


I getting them at my local shop for $1600 installed after tax and everything... is this a good deal?

any comments are welcome

here is a pic

gavinn58

i don't have exact weight, but I was thinking about buying these a couple weeks ago and it's not good at all for performance. That tells me they're hella heavy.

Viking

The Moda R6 is gravity casted so it is probably heavier than the OEM wheels:

(Gravity casting is the most basic process of pouring molten aluminum into a mold utilizing the earth’s gravity to fill the mold. Gravity casting offers a very reasonable production cost and is a good method for casting designs that are more visually oriented or when reducing weight is not a primary concern. Since the process relies on gravity to fill the mold, the aluminum is not as densely packed in the mold as some other casting processes. Often gravity cast wheels will have a higher weight to achieve the required strength.) If this wheel is light you will probably bend it really easy if you run into a pot hole.

Price wise it depends on the brand of tires that you are putting on the car. Do have the specs?

dabuda

nice wheels, i think coujac on here has the same rims

Viking

Those are nice!

Just found the pics:

Moda R6 18x8 +45 offset (lowered) pics CBG

I guess he'd be the authority on these wheels

dzuy

those are ok. not my style though.

accsuperstar

yea i do believe coujac has pics of those on his car. they look pretty good

xizor

Does that include tires, otherwise that's not a good deal. You could get lighter than stock 18" like the G-Games 77W for $1000. Might need to invest in a torque wrench though.

accsuperstar

what IS your style JDM whore??

Delmiroc

18x8 45 off set

tires 225/40/18

xizor

I'd put 235s on a 8in wide wheel, but all of it will fit at least. And 1600 ain't so bad for a wheel and tire setup.

xizor

Anything that says Volk right dzuy?

dzuy

look who's talking.

dzuy

basically. haha.

those moda are so plain looking. your ssr's are nice....something with style.

coujac

The Moda R6 look plain in the picture but they look awesome on the car. I must say that the pictures do not do the rims justice. I drive the car alot and I am constantly turning heads!

biker

Gotta see them in real life to make judgement.

Viking

Coujac - I think Delmiroc is looking to get the same rims and size tires not sure what brand of tires. Is $1600 installed after tax and everything a good deal?

Delmiroc

how much did you get your for?

I'm getting the installed rims and tires 225/40/18 for $1600 after tax

do you know if these rims are heavier than stock ones?

landerso

Tirerack lists the 17x7.5 at 25.5 pounds - significantly heavier than OEM. The 18x8 will likely be a couple of pounds heavier still. That's not too good. I have to agree with you though that they are handsome rims. The CGP one in the photo gallery with them looks really nice.

coujac

I paid $1509.00 from tirerack. They are delivered mounted and balanced w/ lugs and I got the chrome valve stems. I installed them on the car myself. I have the stock tires on the car right now so I will weigh the tire/rim tonite and post the result.

Delmiroc

cool .. I wanna know

coujac

wheel & tire inflated = 52 lbs.

Delmiroc

Holly sh..

that is double the weight of stock wheels and tires... I think stock wheels are about 25-27lbs

xizor

nah, stock wheel is 21lb, stock tire is 27lb... for a grand total of 48lb as per the fitment guide

jiggaman

atleast you don't have to worry about the wheels coming of the ground if you go over a bump too fast.

coujac

I just weighed the stock wheel/rim = 45 lbs.

landerso

A TireRaqck rep. told me that the OEM tire weighs 13 pounds. That means that the OEM wheel is 22 pounds - close to the 21 that I saw elsewhere on this forum. So the OEM-sized Moda is 3-4 pounds more than stock. Too bad. It's a nice looking wheel.

xizor

I'm going to call on tirerack's rep, if coujac just weighed his OEM wheel/tire and its 45 lbs... the wheel alone is not 32lbs. The fitment guide thread says when weighed, the tire is 26lb, wheel 21lb, just about right w/ coujac's measurement.

*edit* but yes, the moda's sound like they're slightly heavier, although in a +1 sizing

accsuperstar

sorry I can only afford 1 set per life of car :fingerfawk:

coujac

7 lbs difference in each wheel .. is that really going to slow you down that much?

Dan Martin

Think of the power it takes to swing a 7lb weight on the end of a 9" rope up to 60mph. That's what the engine would have to do every time you accelerate. Braking is also affected.

landerso

Sorry for the typo, guys. The OEM tire weighs 23 lbs., not 13 like I originally typed :o . Hey, it's Friday and I'm already thinkin' about the weekend.

ianS

I like its clean look too after saw the CG TSX with this wheels on from the gallery. But too bad they are that heavy! :sqnteek: I have been a site that list all the stock wheels weight and popular aftermarket wheels weight as well but can't recall its url! NE1 know about it?

Delmiroc

Does anyone know a good looking wheel like the Moda R6 that does not weight as much?

please share your comments

Thanks