^^ Dang, 1010tires is way off!

Still a bit much with the wide tire.

 

RPFs will never be played out.

How about RPF1 type RC?

 

That looks awesome...but, I need to get a certain offset in order for them to work because of how wide they are. I know for a fact I can get the 18x9.5 45et. for $300ea.

Thats a damn good price for light 18" rims, thats about my budget as well. Ill look into the type RC, but im pretty sure its mo money.

 

If you're gonna track it regularly... Option #1.

If it's just your daily... Option #3.

I voted #3 b/c I'm guessing you probably will not end up on the track that often...

 

I would go with option 1.

 

I like the last option with the split spoke wheels. It's a classy look for a daily driver.

 

I completely agree Junior. Like Bob said, go with option 3 and have you some track wheels on the side.

 

what color is your car again? I say get some track wheels and DD wheels, so that you can enjoy the tires on each of them.

 

Its white with the orange leather.

 

I do @ least 1 drive a month with the MX5/S2K group in the twisties...a couple AutoX events/month and then will be doing a track day event @ least once a month as well.

So I guess Im on the track fairly often, not every weekend....

 

^ Well, more often them most.

If you do that many track days I'd still say option #3, then get a set of dedicated track tires/wheels.

 

A lot of guys run those 16x8, freakishly light, RX7 wheels with 245s.

 

Forgot about those advan knock-offs. Go with the Enkei's. But yeah, ALOT of ppl have them (for price and quality). How about the other enkei's mentioned in this thread? Or how about the GT series? http://www.enkei.com/race_tuning.html

 

I don't like the monster tires on small cars unless they have some big HP to back it up.

I would go with the lightest (option 1) unless you're gonna turbo that biatch.

 

^^ Maybe I will....:grin:

That Bell kit is like 3 grand....for 100 extra WHEEL hp.

Have your springs arrived yet?

 

I was just thinking about your requirements and remembered the Kosei K1 TS wheels. I was checking them out on tirerack a long time ago and was impressed with the weight. 17" wheel weighs 13-14lbs and they look nice as well. There's a set for sale in the Black Market with tires. Figured they might fit what you're looking for, although they're dark grey so don't know if that would be a bust.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=kosei

 

Option #2.

Performance, go with option #1, but if you are looking something performance/look, go with #2. IMO.

 

Those look ok...Not quite the visual I had though...Thx for the reference!

 

not feeling the rx-7 wheels on mx5.

 

Option 3 if DD...

 

FWIW, this is what I had on my '99...

BBS



It was so long ago, I forgot which model they were, but my car came with stock 14x6wheels, so the +2 upgrade to 16x7 was pretty big at the time...

 

volk re30

 

One of my favorite wheels but so damn pricey.

 

no kidding... you can buy two sets of rpf-1.

 

You could always get re30 replicas...

 

Replicas are garbage and should be avoided at all costs!!! Buying replicas wheels could endanger your life!!!

The funniest thing is almost nobody ever puts baller lightweight racing wheels on racing cars..... 90% of them go on daily drivers, garage queens and show cars.



Volks are garbage!!

 

I would never track a car with such a low profile tire with wheels that expensive.

 

I had 'em shipped to my workplace. I was in meetings all day, so I dunno.

 

ahh....lemme know when they do!

 

the more rubber the better
definitely #1