View Poll Results: Which wheel to pick?
WORK Emotion CR Kai in gunmetal
31
70.45%
Enkei RCT4 in gunmetal
13
29.55%
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WORK vs. Enkei
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WORK vs. Enkei
I'm having trouble making a decision on which wheels to get. The car will split time between track work and weekend driver status. This is not a daily driver so I'm not looking for big baller rims, yo. I've narrowed my decision down to these two wheels. The old Rotas must go! In the left corner we have a set of gunmetal WORK Emotion CR Kai in 18x9.5, +20 offset, weighing in at 23lbs each...
In the right corner we have a set of gunmetal Enkei RCT4 in 18x9.5, +30 offset, weighing in at 19lbs each...
In the right corner we have a set of gunmetal Enkei RCT4 in 18x9.5, +30 offset, weighing in at 19lbs each...
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I've always loved the WORK Emotion wheel and I would recommend you that one, but since you said your Evo is going to do track duty, I would go with function over form. Enkie is lighter, making unsprung weight low, which should increase performance. 23lbs isn't heavy by any stretch of the imagination, but if you are trying to get the maximum out of your wheels, then I would go Enkie.
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plus +20 will work, but you'll have to have lots and lots of negative camber with fender rolled. maybe even pulled a little.
+30 will work too.
surprisingly, EVO fitments will work with RX8 fitment.
run 255/35R18 or 245/35R18
+30 will work too.
surprisingly, EVO fitments will work with RX8 fitment.
run 255/35R18 or 245/35R18
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cr-kai = form
enkei = function
depends on what you're looking for
pick form over function or function over form
hope i didn't confuse you
if you're on a budget and can only afford one set then get the cr-kai because they look so much better and are still relatively light
enkei = function
depends on what you're looking for
pick form over function or function over form
hope i didn't confuse you
if you're on a budget and can only afford one set then get the cr-kai because they look so much better and are still relatively light
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if its not a DD and just a weekend warrior and half track , i would choose the WORKS CR.~-imo it looks sexy and a cleaner look to it.
but if you're really going competitive then the enkeis is a good choice to go with. and it looks good too.
seems to me its a win win situation with both rims, go for the one wuh u think is the best idea and choice.~
but if you're really going competitive then the enkeis is a good choice to go with. and it looks good too.
seems to me its a win win situation with both rims, go for the one wuh u think is the best idea and choice.~
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Now that I know this is for an Evo, the enkei's look better (I like the look of Evo's with that style multi-spoke rims) and are lighter. Your visual presentation just confirms this. If it was for an 8 I was going to give the nod to the Works just because 8's look good with split 5-spoke type rims.
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Thanks for the input guys. In the end I decided on the Enkeis. I like the looks off the CR Kai's a little more but everything about my car has been built around performance. Another 20lbs of unsprung weight wouldn't make much of a difference for daily driving but I'm focussed on the track and this makes more sense for that application. I'll have pics this Friday!