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Old 11-30-2008, 01:12 PM
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Lightest 18x9.5 wheel besides the Enkei RPF1?
I recently sold my black Enkei RPF1's because I wanted to go with a different look.

What wheels are just as light with a +45mm offset?
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Volk RE30 lighetest, CE-28, Wedsport TC105N

they should but not sure about the offset.
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Old 11-30-2008, 02:58 PM
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ultralegarras? Not as light but close
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^I thought those only came in the 18X8's
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The RE30's would be great but I hate the 4month wait time.
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^And the price!
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you wanted the lightest. EDIT: actually BBS RE in mag are the lightest.
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the Volk TE-37 Mags are like 13lbs a piece.
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On tirerack the BBS REs are 20.3lbs there are a ton of wheels lighter than that
EDIT-forgot about the Mag....
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The mag ones are between 14-15lbs.
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Got any pics on rx8s just for kicks? BTW what about the ings+1 wheels that fluidmotorsports has? Maybe not the lightest but still decent, no?
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te-37 mags in 18x9.5 are $1700 each.

not for the faint of heart.



also, the 18x10 is 14lbs. can you imagine what 17x8.5 is? i bet thats dropping 10lbs per corner....
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Have you guys seen the weds full carbon one



don't think you'll get much lighter. wrong size tho
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For the price the Volk RE30's are the best choice IMO.

Who should I order these from? I want to make sure that I don't loose $4k to a non reputable shop.
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I ordered my volk te-37's from Japanparts and had them in 18 days and it was a very good experience since I hate waiting for parts.
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ce28's are about 16 pounds each
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Originally Posted by StuttgartRX8
I ordered my volk te-37's from Japanparts and had them in 18 days and it was a very good experience since I hate waiting for parts.
I can't find anything on their website.

They don't even list Volk as a parts manufacturer!
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Originally Posted by turborx8
I can't find anything on their website.

They don't even list Volk as a parts manufacturer!
Thats because the wheels are all Rays, they don't have the RE30 listed but they can probably get it you just have to ask.
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Send a PM to japanparts and I'm sure he can hook you up. BTW love the RE30s! What color and size you going with?
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Originally Posted by pdxhak
Send a PM to japanparts and I'm sure he can hook you up. BTW love the RE30s! What color and size you going with?
18x9.5 +42mm on all 4 corners in gunmetal.
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^Here's another pic of the RE30's

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Def post some pics of it when you get em..Link on this thread too so I don't miss it. :P
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Axis makes a pretty light rim but I forgot the name. Check vendor thread. i remember they had it on sale once.
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Originally Posted by imput1234
Have you guys seen the weds full carbon one



don't think you'll get much lighter. wrong size tho
Yeah, for these being out for around two years now, I still have yet to see any GT cars or anything for that matter race with these. I f I start to see serious race teams trust in a extremely brittle material like carbon then I may consider them....
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I ordered my volk te-37's from Japanparts and had them in 18 days and it was a very good experience since I hate waiting for parts.
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