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Old 07-02-2001, 01:10 PM
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These are the lightest rims that I have seen for 18s. I think this is a new company, but does anyone knows if these are any good. It is 18.5lbs. and very cheap compare to other brands. I thought about getting M5s but everyone have M5s plus they weigh about 25lbs. I planning to get this in hyper silver for my silver car. Any suggestions please let me know......


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Kosei is not new... these wheels are not ideal for the s2000 as it's only available in one size.

TE37's are llight...

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Why are these not ideal for S2K??? Just curious...
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If you'll notice, your stock wheels and tire sizes are offset, in otherwords different in size. The front is smaller than the back. In order to support larger tires for the back, you need wider rims. These rims are not wide enough to support wide enough tires to keep proper balance of the car.

18X7 F
and
18X8 R is ok

or 18X7.5 and 18X8.5

etc.

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So if the rim is 18.75, it would be okay???
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No, the thing is you need to run larger tires in the back so the rim in the back should be wider.

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18x7.5 is ok for the front. Doesn't look like they have the correct offset anyways. You'll need at least a +50 in front!
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oh I see, thanks for the response. ....
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