ENKEI WHEEL "GROUP BUY" FEELER THREAD
06-06-2012, 05:40 PM
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RSM9, RPF1, NT03+M 17x9.5 +55 with extra material to make them resistant to bending AKA more strength. Do not mind if wheels come out 1lb heavier than the original. More rigidity and strength, the better. And...BBK clearance...
06-06-2012, 07:13 PM
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Mark (colatkitty) said that from his experience the Enkei NT03+M is the strongest wheel Enkei makes. He said that he has bent and re-bent countless wheels (and so have I), but he has never been able to bend the NT03+M despite all his abuse. If you could make a custom size/offset, I believe the ideal combination for the track would be 17x10 +40.
I believe +40 is ideal because:
- if you have an offset higher than +40, the wheel will be too close to the inside of the wheel well, and will actually rub against the inside of the wheel well under full compression. This applies mainly to people who are lowered on coilovers. For example, I run +48 offset, and there is actually a pretty severe wear mark because of the contact the tire makes against the inside wheel well. You can even see it starting to crack from the engine bay.
- if you have an offset lower than +40, the wheel will be too outboard to make it fit well without extensive fender modification. You can roll and pull the fender to fit +40 pretty easily.
I believe 10" width is ideal because:
- 255 is the best tire width for non-staggered naturally aspirated S2000's, too much more and the tire just does not get up to temp as well. 10" is the high end of the recommended wheel width for 255 tire.
- if you are going to make a 9.5" width, you might as well go for the 17x9.5 +38 which is being produced already.
Bottom line: there is no one who makes an affordable 17x10 +40 wheel that is strong enough to hold up against the abuse of the track. (And no, I don't consider $2700 BBS RG-R or $3000 Volk TE37 as affordable.) Make this wheel and it will sell like hotcakes amongst the racing community.
I believe +40 is ideal because:
- if you have an offset higher than +40, the wheel will be too close to the inside of the wheel well, and will actually rub against the inside of the wheel well under full compression. This applies mainly to people who are lowered on coilovers. For example, I run +48 offset, and there is actually a pretty severe wear mark because of the contact the tire makes against the inside wheel well. You can even see it starting to crack from the engine bay.
- if you have an offset lower than +40, the wheel will be too outboard to make it fit well without extensive fender modification. You can roll and pull the fender to fit +40 pretty easily.
I believe 10" width is ideal because:
- 255 is the best tire width for non-staggered naturally aspirated S2000's, too much more and the tire just does not get up to temp as well. 10" is the high end of the recommended wheel width for 255 tire.
- if you are going to make a 9.5" width, you might as well go for the 17x9.5 +38 which is being produced already.
Bottom line: there is no one who makes an affordable 17x10 +40 wheel that is strong enough to hold up against the abuse of the track. (And no, I don't consider $2700 BBS RG-R or $3000 Volk TE37 as affordable.) Make this wheel and it will sell like hotcakes amongst the racing community.