New Wheels - Enkei RP03's with Toyo R1R's

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06-05-2009, 02:35 PM

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New Wheels - Enkei RP03's with Toyo R1R's

I was going to wait and take some nice pictures with a pretty background, but I'm impatient, so here they are in my driveway

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Wheels: Enkei RP03 18x9 +40
Tires: Toyo R1R 265/35R18

Enjoy!

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06-05-2009, 02:37 PM

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no u just need a body kit or appearance package...which i do have mine! Side aeros and rear aeros! Looking to buy? $200 take them!

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06-05-2009, 02:40 PM

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Looks good man, Are these replacing the RPF1's and putting you in STX for next season?

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06-05-2009, 02:42 PM

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Nice lookin wheels man... LOVE those tires. Any reason you didnt go more aggressive?

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06-05-2009, 02:54 PM

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Ross_Dawg - my guess is because these fit very nicely for the application without being overkill wide.

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06-05-2009, 02:55 PM

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Looks good man, Are these replacing the RPF1's and putting you in STX for next season?

Yes. I actually had two sets of RPF1's. I sold one, and I'm using the others for street duty.

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Nice lookin wheels man... LOVE those tires. Any reason you didnt go more aggressive?

TopGear nailed it. SCCA STX class autocross limits rim width to 9" and tire width to 265mm. This is the most aggressive fitment (with rolled fenders) without running excessive camber.

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06-05-2009, 02:58 PM

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^Well let me know how things work out in STX for you. I'm still considering getting some 17x9's and running STX next year instead of STU, but still undecided.

And ever since I saw those wheels on Anthony's car I loved them, great choice!

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06-05-2009, 02:59 PM

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gotcha... did you happen to weight the combo before you put them on?

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06-05-2009, 03:02 PM

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Love these wheels

Great choice

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06-05-2009, 03:16 PM

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Good rim choice. But to me, tire width is a bit too wide for the 8.

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06-05-2009, 03:16 PM

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^ (Atilla) what the hell do you know about wheels

RossDawg : my spam bot got outta control, I apologize...

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06-05-2009, 03:20 PM

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FWIW, my 18x9.5 were 20.7 lbs according to wii fit (pretty accurate).

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06-05-2009, 03:27 PM

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Look good...

Borla catback?

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06-05-2009, 03:32 PM

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FWIW, my 18x9.5 were 20.7 lbs according to wii fit (pretty accurate).

about the same as stock +/- 1 lbs

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06-05-2009, 03:34 PM

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gotcha... did you happen to weight the combo before you put them on?

I did not. I was in a time crunch to get them on the car for tomorrow's test and tune.

Enkei claims they are only 18.3 lbs, although I suspect that may be a typo:
http://www.enkei.com/spec_charts/RP03.pdf

Toyo says 26 lbs for the tires:
http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r

That would put total weight somewhere around 44.3 lbs per corner.

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Love these wheels

Great choice

Thank you, sir.

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Borla catback?

Good eye.

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06-05-2009, 03:36 PM

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niice! those look reall niiiccee! i like it!

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06-05-2009, 03:37 PM

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wow very nice im really diggin the simple 5 spoke design it looks classic

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^ Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. We'll find out tomorrow how they handle an autocross course.

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06-05-2009, 10:09 PM

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i love these wheels, i want to get a set for my car

great choice!!! one of the best looking rims imho.

atleast you have nice choice of rims unlike some people *cough cough*

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06-05-2009, 10:27 PM

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Beautiful! Are you scraping? I think that offset is perfect - hope I'm happy with the +45 of the RFP1s on order.

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06-05-2009, 11:38 PM

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Nice looking wheels! Need them clear corners next!

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06-05-2009, 11:59 PM

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Looks good. Nice stance!

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06-06-2009, 03:22 PM

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Quote:

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Beautiful! Are you scraping? I think that offset is perfect - hope I'm happy with the +45 of the RFP1s on order.

The tires scrape a tiny bit (not enough to worry about) when entering my driveway, but not at all during normal driving or on the autocross course (my front and rear fender lips are rolled). The stance with the 18x9.5 +45 RPF1's is almost identical. I think you will be very pleased.

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