mrtux

would anyone happen to have the mazdaspeed rims or know a website which sells them (price?)? so far i've only seen them on the silver model would there be any on a black?

mikeb

japanparts.com

mrtux

thx mike i looked at their site and found one in magnesium & aluminum. i'm sort of new to rims so what would be the difference in each? weight? durability? and what material is the stock made out of?

oosik

from my understanding, magnesium are lighter and quite a bit more expensive than the slightly heavier, less costly aluminum. i though someon said the magnesiums were around $5k for the set and about $2k for aluminum.

someone correct me?

oosik

oh yeah.....if those magnesiums flame up, not that it would happen, kiss them goodbye and prolly the rest of your car! :D

XeRo

Chuck from Rotary Extreme can get them...I think he quoted me $1350/wheel for the Magnesium...i didn't price the aluminum...I think the price has come down though...Chuck is really great to work with so give him a shout...

13B-MSP

I wouldn't recommand that rim man... too expensive...
if i were you ... i would get the Volks TE37 18" Magnesium...
12 lbs ... not sure where you can buy those tho.. i would think its the same price if not cheaper than the MS Mag rims

wakeech

low profile tyres + magnesium rims + street driven car = a hole LITERALLY burned in your pocket.

mrtux

yea i did look at japan parts looking at around 700 for 18" aluminum PER RIM. i e-mailed chuck and the price is going to be 2500+ for a set of 4. i did look at the volks but im more of a 5 spokes rim guy then 6. would any of you know any other rims like the volks but with 5 spokes instead of 6?

mikeb

volk gt-c rims are five spoke

Rotary Extreme

How about a group buy on the Mazdaspeed rims to bring down the price?

Chuck Huang
http://www.rotaryextreme.com

Redshift

iTrader: (2)

Might also want to look into the Racing Hart CX, which were the rims on the original MazdaSpeed RX-8 pictures that were floating around.

Personally, I'm looking at a set of the Racing Hart CR, a 6-spoke version, for spring my self.


Here's a pic of the CX. They come in silver (shown), gold and graphite.
This is the rim that RH prototyped on the MazdaSpeed, and then put into production based on the response.

oosik

How many purchasers would be needed to bring the price down?
What could the eventual price be?

mikeb

carismaautotec.com put racing hart cx on their 8

mrtux

damn i'm down for that anyone else? :D

and maybe a group price quote for the 18" aluminum and 18" magnesium?

mikeb

group buy would be great but I want 19's

slalom29

If you are looking into buying Volk Wheels, go to Mackinindustries.com, this is the official site for the wheels.

Mikelikes2drive

is that 2500 with tires??? hopefully so?