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Sparky589

Sparky589

Drag Racing Champion
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
demi9od said:
If you're going for 18s, get 18x8.5 et45'ish. Then you will not need a spacer up front if you want to go flush, and you can put the extra tread width of 245/40 tires to use.
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I'm running a set of 18x8.5 with a 43 offset and with those exact size tires and I can absolutely back up this claim of being perfectly flush. It's exactly what I was looking for and I couldn't be happier.
 
DAS_STIG

DAS_STIG

Banned
Location
Chicago
Ramon64124 said:
Sure don't. They sell 17X8.
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Nice. Guess Tirerack only has the 17x7 versions for 5x112. How do the Motegi hold up on track? Any failure issues? I have been looking for cheapest/lightest track wheel possible and those are tempting.
 
Ramon64124

Ramon64124

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Kansas
Dybz said:
Nice. Guess Tirerack only has the 17x7 versions for 5x112. How do the Motegi hold up on track? Any failure issues? I have been looking for cheapest/lightest track wheel possible and those are tempting.
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They are flow formed and seem really strong. I have had no issues with them.
 
B

B95zP

Ready to race!
Location
AZ
LI_GTI_Guy

LI_GTI_Guy

Ready to race!
Location
Long Island, NY
Sir_Mk7r said:
can I see more of the TSW's???
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Finally got everything together this weekend thought Id share to the thread.
- TSW Bathurst's
- 18x8.5 et42
- 18.4lbs / each
- Michelin PSS 235/40/18
- 5mm spacer in rear (none in front)
- ED springs with DCC shocks/struts
- no rubbing or bottoming out (as of yet)





 
demi9od

demi9od

Drag Race Newbie
Location
NC
LI_GTI_Guy said:
Finally got everything together this weekend thought Id share to the thread.
- TSW Bathurst's
- 18x8.5 et42
- 18.4lbs / each
- Michelin PSS 235/40/18
- 5mm spacer in rear (none in front)
- ED springs with DCC shocks/struts
- no rubbing or bottoming out (as of yet)
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I can't get enough of the Bathurst, so nice.

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flipflp

flipflp

Autocross Newbie
Location
PNW
Car(s)
'16 Golf R DSG
crild said:
But Ray's is still something you can brag about because branding is everything these days.

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Unless bragging isn't something that interests you, then maybe you'd rather brag about the $2000 leftover in your pocket :D
 
imthanick_a

imthanick_a

Autocross Champion
Location
Ohio
flipflp said:
Unless bragging isn't something that interests you, then maybe you'd rather brag about the $2000 leftover in your pocket :D
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This. My wheels are BBS SR reps and they cost half the price. Even if I have to replace one, it's still cheaper than the BBS set

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flipflp

flipflp

Autocross Newbie
Location
PNW
Car(s)
'16 Golf R DSG
imthanick_a said:
This. My wheels are BBS SR reps and they cost half the price. Even if I have to replace one, it's still cheaper than the BBS set

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And that's not to say that in a dream land you wouldn't want BBS wheels, or Rays, or HRE, or whatever, but for a lot of people that's not accessible.

Luckily this isn't the "Lightweight Monoblock JDM" Wheels thread, and there shouldn't be a negative stigma on replica/flow formed wheels. If it's a brand name that supports their products and has been around more than a few days, its all good. I would be cautious of new brands with long warranties though.
 
imthanick_a

imthanick_a

Autocross Champion
Location
Ohio
flipflp said:
And that's not to say that in a dream land you wouldn't want BBS wheels, or Rays, or HRE, or whatever, but for a lot of people that's not accessible.

Luckily this isn't the "Lightweight Monoblock JDM" Wheels thread, and there shouldn't be a negative stigma on replica/flow formed wheels. If it's a brand name that supports their products and has been around more than a few days, its all good. I would be cautious of new brands with long warranties though.
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Right. I had a budget and am happy with what I got. I definitely got what I paid for, but I don't have a problem with it. If I had the money I would have gone for something a little more proven however.

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am215

Ready to race!
Location
PA
flipflp said:
And that's not to say that in a dream land you wouldn't want BBS wheels, or Rays, or HRE, or whatever, but for a lot of people that's not accessible.

Luckily this isn't the "Lightweight Monoblock JDM" Wheels thread, and there shouldn't be a negative stigma on replica/flow formed wheels. If it's a brand name that supports their products and has been around more than a few days, its all good. I would be cautious of new brands with long warranties though.
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but if it was, here is my contribution:


these are sitting in storage as i'm running 17" rse05 for the time being, not sure how long this will go on for though
 
flipflp

flipflp

Autocross Newbie
Location
PNW
Car(s)
'16 Golf R DSG
am215 said:
but if it was, here is my contribution:


these are sitting in storage as i'm running 17" rse05 for the time being, not sure how long this will go on for though
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Show off [emoji39]

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Wetelvis

Wetelvis

Ready to race!
Location
Victoria
LI_GTI_Guy said:
Finally got everything together this weekend thought Id share to the thread.
- TSW Bathurst's
- 18x8.5 et42
- 18.4lbs / each
- Michelin PSS 235/40/18
- 5mm spacer in rear (none in front)
- ED springs with DCC shocks/struts
- no rubbing or bottoming out (as of yet)





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Looks fantastic!!!
 
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