Wheels....?
01-03-2011, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mr-pitts,Jan 4 2011, 01:06 AM
Im so sorry,I'm a newby on here,how rude of me to question your choice...even in jest.
PS. Note the
at the end of my original post. I wasn't being entirely serious, knowing full well that I have the JDM BBS wheels on my car. 
PPS Those Volks are nicer (IMO) than anything else (except the JDM BBS
) in this thread.
01-04-2011, 12:31 AM
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What is the best wheel for the S?
I guess it depends on what you determine the best . BBS LM's and MF10's are arguably the best looking, but CE28N and Buddyclub QF's are the lightest wheels you can get in S2000 specific offsets.
Form over function or function over form? Function has its own beauty so some will argue that the lighter wheel is the better looking wheel.
What about 6UL's. Those wheels have some crazy offsets and can accommodate tyres upto 275 rears, 265 on the fronts. If you track your car the more rubber you can put down the faster your lap times - apparently - so some will view 6UL's as the best wheels for the S.
JDM BBS are regarded as the best for competition purposes as they are a stock wheel with stock offsets. In competitions where you are limited to stock wares the JDM wheel is unsurpassed. If this is not an issue 16" CE28N's are 3lbs a corner lighter.
I've had a fair few wheels in my time and rate Regamaster EVO's as the best looking wheel. Some may disagree with my choice
I guess it depends on what you determine the best . BBS LM's and MF10's are arguably the best looking, but CE28N and Buddyclub QF's are the lightest wheels you can get in S2000 specific offsets.
Form over function or function over form? Function has its own beauty so some will argue that the lighter wheel is the better looking wheel.
What about 6UL's. Those wheels have some crazy offsets and can accommodate tyres upto 275 rears, 265 on the fronts. If you track your car the more rubber you can put down the faster your lap times - apparently - so some will view 6UL's as the best wheels for the S.
JDM BBS are regarded as the best for competition purposes as they are a stock wheel with stock offsets. In competitions where you are limited to stock wares the JDM wheel is unsurpassed. If this is not an issue 16" CE28N's are 3lbs a corner lighter.
I've had a fair few wheels in my time and rate Regamaster EVO's as the best looking wheel. Some may disagree with my choice
01-04-2011, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by punchdrunk,Jan 4 2011, 09:31 AM
BBS LM's and MF10's are arguably the best looking, but CE28N and Buddyclub QF's are the lightest wheels you can get in S2000 specific offsets.
01-04-2011, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by p800bry,Jan 4 2011, 10:03 AM
Exactly how light are the JDM BBS alloys and the CE28's? My Volks are pretty light (6.5kg)
I had a set of Racing Hart CP-035 in 17x8.5 and 17x9.5 guise that were 14.4 and 14.6lbs.
Yours at 14.3lbs (fronts I'm guessing) are also very light.
The MF10's are a spin off of the CE28N's. The webbed section in the middle is the difference in weight terms it seems as Rays make both wheels.
01-04-2011, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by punchdrunk,Jan 4 2011, 02:13 AM
13.3lbs and 14.3lbs
I had a set of Racing Hart CP-035 in 17x8.5 and 17x9.5 guise that were 14.4 and 14.6lbs.
Yours at 14.3lbs (fronts I'm guessing) are also very light.
The MF10's are a spin off of the CE28N's. The webbed section in the middle is the difference in weight terms it seems as Rays make both wheels.
I had a set of Racing Hart CP-035 in 17x8.5 and 17x9.5 guise that were 14.4 and 14.6lbs.
Yours at 14.3lbs (fronts I'm guessing) are also very light.
The MF10's are a spin off of the CE28N's. The webbed section in the middle is the difference in weight terms it seems as Rays make both wheels.
and your right about the weights.
01-04-2011, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by eSeM,Jan 4 2011, 01:42 AM
The CE28Ns are half an inch wider on the rears than the MF-10s so by the time you add in the bigger tyre they weigh more or less the same IIRC.
01-04-2011, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by lovegroova,Jan 3 2011, 09:38 AM
I'm having a larf what? 
Even just from Reading "larf" it's pretty obvious to know what he means.