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May 15, 2006 | 07:51 AM

willofgod

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New MS wheel?

Anyone know anything about this wheel? I can't read Japanese.

I have seen the aluminium and the magnesium MS wheels, but not this one:

May 15, 2006 | 08:05 AM

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I saw it on the JP MS site last night. Looks good, kind of like the ADVANs but lately I have been craving rims with nice lips.

May 15, 2006 | 08:18 AM

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It's manufactured by Enkei, it's aluminum wheel made by MAT procedure(not as previous wheels, they are maded by forging). The size for RX8 was 18x8j, offset +50. The weight of it was not announced, but it should be heavier than the previous ones. The cost of it is almost half of the previous one (47200jpy per wheel)

May 15, 2006 | 08:48 AM

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Most of Enkei's racing line is between 17 & 19 lbs. in the 18X8 size. It shouldn't be that heavy.

www.enkei.com dosn't list a wheel that looks like it. The closest one like it is the RPF1.

May 17, 2006 | 11:28 AM

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very similar to the advan model 5s. 18x8.0 on the advans weigh about 19.8 lbs.

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May 17, 2006 | 11:48 AM

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very nice rim, got to save up and get those.

May 17, 2006 | 12:07 PM

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not light enough for me.

May 17, 2006 | 01:17 PM

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very nice wheel. It does look alot like the advan.

May 17, 2006 | 01:55 PM

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I wonder if Mazdaspeed is actually going to sell these rims. the look is soo bada$$... Maybe we'll be mistaken for ferrari f430s now....

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May 17, 2006 | 03:46 PM

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I Think There Is Already A Thread About This Wheel. But If There Is No Link To A Seller Then...

May 17, 2006 | 04:29 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by takahashi j

I wonder if Mazdaspeed is actually going to sell these rims. the look is soo bada$$... Maybe we'll be mistaken for ferrari f430s now....

Yea all you gotta do is get the Ferrari center caps.

May 17, 2006 | 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by brattesani

not light enough for me.

cant weight(

) for my 18.1lb wheels to get here.

May 17, 2006 | 11:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by phxtravis

cant weight(

) for my 18.1lb wheels to get here.

what rims?

May 17, 2006 | 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by takahashi j

what rims?

Enkei RP02's

May 18, 2006 | 12:06 AM

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Enkei RP02's

edgeracing????

beers

May 18, 2006 | 07:15 AM

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Lesper4, I didn't find another thread about this particular wheel in my search, but I did see a couple on other MS wheels.

It would be nice to have an actual weight and price on this. (as well as a US distributor)

May 18, 2006 | 07:59 AM

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Check out

http://www.japanparts.com/db/partsli...dle=2&small=22.

18.0 x 8JJ +50 Forged alloy wheels,Dark silver. MAZDASPEED Logo in spoke and Mazda logo in center cap. Price for set of 4. ENKEI joint development.

They have it listed for around $2200 for all 4.

May 18, 2006 | 08:23 AM

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edgeracing????

beers

yes, though 2 days before they lowered the price again.

May 19, 2006 | 01:34 AM

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yea,

i got mine for 105 down from 125.. now they are 89... still most pleased..

beers

Sep 9, 2006 | 10:09 AM

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bump....

still thinking about rims (these vs. GC-10E vs. rpf1) and was wondering if anyone has even looked into buying these? shame they are 18x8s...

they are going for ~1900 on japanparts.com...

Sep 10, 2006 | 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by takahashi j

bump....

still thinking about rims (these vs. GC-10E vs. rpf1) and was wondering if anyone has even looked into buying these? shame they are 18x8s...

they are going for ~1900 on japanparts.com...

i would purchase them if they were staggered set up and 18x8.5 and 18x9.5. Another factor for me is if they are compatible with tmps..