I am buying wheels this week, but need to get some opinions from my fellow drivers. Both are 18s and non staggered. I am only buying wheels and I will be keeping my tires from my stock wheels since I just bought them 2 months ago and they have less than 1k miles on them. Let me know what you guys think.


#1 - 18 x 7.5, +35, 5 x 114.3, 5Zigen Hyper 5ZR hyperblack, 25 lbs wish they made these in an 18 x 8 or 8.5, but you can't always get what you want.
#2 - 18 x 8, +42, 5 x 114.3, Motegi MR107 machined black, 28.4 lbs

The tires I'm running now are Khumo Ecsta 225/45/18. Stock replacements if I can remember correctly. I do not autocross or do anything more than drive to and from work and class which puts about 30 mi/day on the car, so I'm not worried about grip or handling, just looking good from point A to B.

I am kind of leaning towards #1 just because I love 5Zigen wheels, but I'd like to know all of you guys' opinion.

 

does option #2 say +2 offset?

 

Not a fan of either... it might be the stock photo but the spokes are too convex

 

18x7.5 that is 25lbs

18x8 that is 28lbs..

Do you want your car to move?

 

the 5ZRs are not concave, i think it is just the lighting on the picture. 25 is only 3 lbs more than the stock. Like I said though, I'm not to concerned with a total increase in the weight. the offset on #2 is +42.

 

Well you say you are concerned with looking good.......those are both lacking in that area imo.

 

I don't like either. Many better options out there. But if you like them go with your gut.

 

looking back at the weight list on the 5Zigen's, the 25lbs is for the 5zr's is for the hyper model, I have not found a weight for the non-hyper model, so the weight is probably incorrect.

 

I was also looking at these.

5Zigen Fn01R-C

 

FN's would look much better

 

^+1

 

^+2

 

They sell wheels on Amazon?!

 

for fairly good prices too!!

 

If you want 18x8 or 8.5 wheels, check here http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=152 they have tons of them. Just be sure you look at the 5x114.3 wheels.

 

holy **** they are heavy.

 

plus one

 

ended up getting these.

18 x 8, +40, 21.8 lbs, 225/45/18 tires

 

Did you purposefully get the wrong size tires?

 

I thought he said he was re-using his stockers... oh well. Not a fan of the wheels but if you like them thats all that matters.

I hate these threads. People ask which rim looks better; we give them feedback. Usually we suggest other rims that fit their criteria. Then they come back a month later with an update of rims they bought that werent on the list to begin with, and they also werent on our "to look at" list.

Why bother making a thread if youre not going to change your opinion?

I could search and easily find 10 threads about this...

 

meh, nothing to get all emo about
people will end up doing what they want anyways

 

I'm looking for wheels too. Those r nice. Where did u buy them from?

 

... I did reuse my stockers... I'm apparently dyslexic and cant type the proper format and size of my tires. I am using 225/45/18s. Also, I bought these because I have yet to see anyone with an 8 with them. I appreciate everyone's input, however, the recommendations I got for wheels consisted primarily of wheels that a majority of members already have or they are like 3 grand. No offense, but I didn't ask for recommendations, only an opinion about rims I was interested in. But again, thanks for the input.

 

jbritt,

That's what I'm talking about!Those MOMO's are the best I've seen since MOMO V10's.

 

Get what looks good to you.

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