Thinking of getting a set of these in 19x8.5 to replace my Mania rims.

Done a very rough photochop and quite happy with the result.

I presume a 245x35x19 is the best tyre to keep as close to stock as possible.

 

looks good.
i like it.
had 245/35 with the 19.
are you going with staggered setup or a same all round setup?

 

Probably keep same all round, I know it makes no difference in the long run but I feel I'm getting more for my money by rotating tyres when the backs have lost a few mm !

 

they look like volks... the le28ns

 

Not to sound offensive...

but by all means you've spent all that money to get all the nice parts for your 8... (INGS,MS,Veilside...etc) and now getting these rims imho will ruin it for ya....

The real deal Volks CE28N will suit your car MUCH better than these knockoffs.

just my 2 cents

 

Hmm, now you've done it - didn't realise they were copies... the Volks do look better... also twice the price... just need to convince the wife they are worth it Maybe a few more shopping trips for her are in order...

I' m planning on putting the same width ( 8.5 ) on both front and back, which of the many offsets Volks do would be best for the car? 40 ?

 

Your 8 is HAWT!!! Looks great IMO with those rims!

 

Very nice!

My personal favs, are the Motegi DP10's, Also know as the sterm Beast III

 

Well, after looking into the volks, and I agree they would be nice, but I cannot justify the £3500 it would cost for them in 19 with 245x35 SO3's - thats almost $5500 ....

I've ordered a set of the Kei Velocity as above, they are lightweight too at just nuder 17lbs

Should be here next week, went with 235x35 Eagle F1's, $50 cheaper than the SO3's!

 

I would be interested in seeing how things look after the installation. They do look a lot like the Volks. I was looking at the same model. The one's you've picked look like a nice match to the Volks. Do you know if the Kei Velocity rims come in any other finished than the chrome? Compatible with TPMS?

 

They come in the HyperBlack (as I ordered and pictured above) and Silver - see attached.

Check out www.keiracing.com

Including tyres, valve, balance etc - £1450 - so about $2250 ish - the only downside is that they only do 19x7.5 - 225 tyres still fit - offset is 45

 

wow, thanks for the web site. They have a couple of other cool designs, but it looks like they are marketing to smaller sizes (mostly 18's and under). Flights in hyperblack looked like they had a polished lip. Nice, but too small in 18's. Too bad about the 19x7.5's...must be a company more focused on civics and scions (?). Love the rim choice....I have been contemplating rims for a while now. At the price of investment, I don't want to be too impulsive.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...&highlight=gt7

 

either way those rims look nice

 

Installed pics can be found here :

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/kei-racing-velocity-19-installed-71673/

Yeah, I've had to get them in 7.5JJ but with the offset adjustment and same width tyres as stock, got same amount of rubber on the road and suspension geometry should be almost stock.