I know this may be an oxymoron, but what are excellent quality (cheap) 17" wheels. Something around $1000 set.

Thanks.

 

you'll have to pay for lightweight......if you want cheaper then you'll have to downsize and go to a 16 inch wheel.

 

Good quality, lightweight, & inexpensive 17" -- think SSR. I have the GT1 Integral (~$300/wheel). I've seen some folks with the GT3 Integral (Smitty comes to mind). About $550/wheel. Both are very nice and look great on the CL.

One of the lightest wheels available is the SSR Competition (Zapata & Lou come to mind). About $360/wheel. It also looks great on the CL as well as other cars. I've been thinking about these for my Subaru.

SSR wheels are lightweight and semi-forged, therefore also strong. Made in Japan with fitments for our car.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/ssr/ssr.jsp


GT1


GT3


Competition

 

wow smitty.. you sound like a spokesperson.. haha

i saw the post of lightweight.. dunno about price but at 17 shuoldn't be too bad.. what about the Ray's te37 or LE37??

those are sweet.

 

nice wheels

 

That's about what I paid for 'em. Outside of some initial center cap issues (now solved with help of SSR's rep and Tire Rack), they have been great.

They weigh about 13.x lbs each in the 17x8 +48.

I noticed the difference in acceleration and ride within minutes. I noticed the difference in handling and braking over the next few days.

I paid about $1400 for the set of four -- installed.

Toyo T1S 235/45ZR17 97Ws sit on them.

 

EricL: You paid 1400 for rims,tires and install?

 

check out www.wheelsoptions.com

 

subzero..

 

also, it helps if you define what YOU mean by lightweight.

22>

20>

18>

16>

 

Totally, the sub zeros or maxxim oxygens would be a quality light weight, that easy on the wallet.

Am ordering a set of subzero's for the track wheels.

 

these are forged and around 13lbs.

 

He said "Something around $1000.00 a set"


Motegies are CHEAP and Light.

 

 

I got centerline wheels 13.5# tire rack last year part # RPM GO to there web page.

 

I got the SSR Comps. 17X8 235-45-17's weigh only 38lbs each.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...13902445JimzRn
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...13904168twyzrp

I got mine used from Lou.

 

i got mine used from Lou too...fathom that

 

Are those 17 or 18 scooter? I think one day if I ever get new rims it would be those. I think they look so nice on the CL...not to flashy.

So how do they compare # wise to to the stock if you keep it in 17's

 

im picking up 2 17x8 SSR competitions for track purposes only.

14.5 lbs / wheel w/o tire.

 

Any one looking for wheels right now they are having an anniversary sale at finalstageauto.com. They have a very nice selection of wheels from volk, work, rh evolution, racing hart, oz and lots more. Any of you guys should check it out really good prices.

 

damn heres the link again finalstageauto.com

 

Heh sorry guys just woke up im a little slow www.finalstageauto.com

 

I went with 18x7.5 5zigen super six's hyper black\polished lip .. mounted balanced with 235\40\18 pirelli's they weighed 42.5lbs with lugnuts .. so I'm sure a set of them in 17 weighs close to 38 or so.
pics http://public.fotki.com/blader/rims

 

17's...they look like 18's from certain angles, like this...



here are Titan's 18's...



17's are about 17 pounds

 

What are the stock 17s...like 28 lbs or something? I dont know if I would go 18's...the roads here suck and the ride is harsh enough...but I have always really like those ssr's.

Ohh yeah sure...show me pics of my color car with the rims I like so much....gee thanks :P hahaha

 

Nola, my stock 03 wheel was 24lbs. 01-02 was 26 I believe. My stock wheel and tire combo weighs bout 50lbs .. my new 18s with 235\40 weight 42.5. The ride is not that harsh at all .. perfect IMO. and that was with summer tires freezing cold

 

for racing, do the 17's...for more show than go, 18's

 

I dont race...but I also dont want bent rims. We have pot holes that could swallow a car here but I am not looking to buy right now. MAybe one day but i have to many other things Iwant first. But damn they are so good looking on the cl I think. Also the price for tires are higher in 18's than 17's...all a factor...but thanks for the info and pics

 

damn how much of difference do they make in acceleration

 

accel, braking, turning...everything.....

 

I think finding 17" wheels at less than $1k and with a >45 offset will be extremely difficult. I've been looking for awhile myself.

 

No, just rims and install.

 

Tire Rack has changed the "posted" weight about 3 times in the last 3 years.

I don't know if a lb is worth much, but we weighed one on a balance beam at a local installer and it came to close to 13.8lbs.

Also, be careful when looking at the specs in the catalogs they send out and be careful with the specs shown online (if something is really important to you, double or triple check with a few different sources if possible). They have, on occasion, made a mistake that was a lot bigger. If you’re shopping around, and are "fussy", call the distributor and/or manufacturer.

 

hey scooter..what kind of rotors do you have?

 

EuroBrakeTech...took Brembo blanks and cd/slotted em

backs are only cd

they also threw in Rofren pads for the rear...Rofren doesn't have a front pad mold for our cars tho, so i ordered Hawks from TireRack

 

Thanks for all the replies guys. I'm probably looking into getting SSR's.

 

Nice set of wheels, good luck

 

Ahh, the horror! Looking at teh Rota Subzero's on the 'net... drool.

Stupid forums, trying to make me go broke...

 

I'm picking up some SSR Comps as well, but undecided between 17"s or 18"s. When you guys say 17"s are better for performance, isn't that off the line only? Performance and looks are both factors, but if my previous statement is true, I shouldn't worry about the "negative" effect of 18"s on a supercharged car, right?

-Jon

 

You'll do fine with 18" SSRs. When you get into heavier wheels, it makes a difference between 17 and 18. The more rotational mass you have (18") the negative effects are increased braking, decreased MPG, slow off line takeoff, etc. 17" are generally used to counter all those effects above. But choosing a lightweight wheel can have little effect between 17 and 18"s (SSR, HRE, Rota, etc).