Alright well i finally got the money up for some rims.... right now it looks like the stern st-1( $775 ) or the hp evos blk ($809) .... mind u my car is B. Black... and my my budget is 1k... so looking for opinions on these rims... and if ne one has suggestions on other rims that are blk with a polished or chrome lip ...
{ in my price range... so please dont tease me with like hre 545's etc..lol }

 

it'll be also great if anyone has pix of these rims on their car...
and i added to more rims to the list adr m classics and the r1 gtr4

 

Go with the stern st-1. It looks clean and it looks like it has the fattest lip, but that could be the difference in wideness.

 

I love the look of the stern st-1. I think 5 spoke (or paired 10 spoke) wheels are the only way to go on the 8. I've got a titanium gray, and I think those in hyper black would look great as my summer wheels. My only concern is how much they weigh. Does anyone know? I'm having trouble finding that info...

Edit: I found in one spot on 1010tires.com that the 18x8.5 in hyper silver weighs 26.85 lbs, a good amount heavier than the stockers...

 

ST-1 by far

 

The ST-1's are definately the way to go. I'm looking to put them on my brilliat black 8. treaptron is right, though, from a performance stand-point. They are definately going to weight you down by at least an extra 25 lbs (accumulatively). You just have to decide if its worth the look.

 

this should help you weigh the pro's & cons: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-wheels-tires-brakes-suspension-55/effects-wheel-size-weight-performance-51865/

 

my neighbor has the st-1's on his 350z in chrome or hyperblack (haven't seen them up close). looks good, go with the sterns. what color is your car?

 

If you need a visualization of what the stern st-1's look like on an 8. I just so happenly took a picture of an rx8 while on vacation that had those type of wheels on it. Looks like the gunmetal color and not the black, but you get an idea. Thought this might help you decide my vote is for the stern st-1 too.

 

My favourite cheaper wheels, depending on my cash flow its either these in gunmetal.....or CE28N's

lets hope its the volks, theyre a good 12 lbs lighter :o

 

My Car Is Black

 

black on black !

 

if you get the sterns let me know it the tmps will work with it.

i am torn between the same two rims except in hyperblack. i know the tpms will work with the hp evos.

btw,
i have a spare tpms sensor if you can find the rim local we could try it.

beers

 

heres some pics with the EVOs in hyper silver on a couple black 8s.....the first 3 pics are 19s, offset with 8s in the frount and 9s in the back (if i remember right) ... the last 2 are 18 by 8s.

but if you really want to be happy with a set of rims, get what ever YOU like, not what everyone else thinks is nice. JMO

 

sorry..........just reread opening thread.........you want them in black, i`ll have to see if i have any pics of those

 

thanks that helped me.

beers

 

I am in the same boat and am pretty much bent on getting the stern's myself. There is a WB RX-8 on cardomain with these wheels on them. Check the link out. I think they look sweet and just can't imagine how nice they'll look on a BB. The other link is some wheels I found on ebay called "speedy octane" which kind of jumped out at me also. What ya'll think?


http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2110817


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-BM...QQcmdZViewItem

 

i've seen the winning blue with the blk sterns in person... llooks hott.... his whole car is pretty nice i just dont like the vinyl he has on the sides...