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LIGHTWEIGHT Wheels
- Thread starter MidKnight7
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bentin
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Car(s)
- 23 Golf R - 3 Pedals
For 18's it's likely the forged Belvederes that were on the 21 AB which are listed as 16.7#. I'm not sure about 17's, but surely they've offered a forged wheel or two? I'd imagine you'll still be limited in width, the Belvederes are still the same, skinny 7.5" width of every other GTI wheel.
Oscar LaVista
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Mt Kisco, NY & Weeki Wachee FL
- Car(s)
- 2018 GTI SE 6MT
Apex are 8.5" or wider. VMR is 18" or bigger. Titan 7 is 18" or bigger, 8.5" wide, and over $500 ea.
Try superspeed RF06RRs, they should have a 17x8. But you do need conical lug bolts
Faceman
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Long Island
- Car(s)
- '17 GSW 4Mo
I don't hate those Q5 wheels and they almost seem like they'd fit pretty nicely at a glance...
Koya Wheels flow form SF02 17”. WIDTH 7” TO 9” , OFFSET +15 to +43 , CB 57.1 made to suit , PCD 98-120
https://www.koya.com.au/product/sf02-17-semi-forged/
$420 AUD = $ 315 USD
https://www.koya.com.au/product/sf02-17-semi-forged/
$420 AUD = $ 315 USD
Faceman
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Long Island
- Car(s)
- '17 GSW 4Mo
I don't hate those Q5 wheels and they almost seem like they'd fit pretty nicely at a glance...
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Oscar LaVista
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Mt Kisco, NY & Weeki Wachee FL
- Car(s)
- 2018 GTI SE 6MT
Thanks, Manu97 & Mal! The Koya's and Superspeeds are good-looking and reasonably priced, especially the Superspeeds.
One thing I don't like about my Neuspeed RSe16s is they have more nooks and crannies than an English muffin! I don't get any joy out of cleaning the car (I like it being clean, just don't like doing it) and getting the Neuspeeds looking decent is very demanding. Getting a set of RSe05s is an option, but so are both of these. Thanks!
One thing I don't like about my Neuspeed RSe16s is they have more nooks and crannies than an English muffin! I don't get any joy out of cleaning the car (I like it being clean, just don't like doing it) and getting the Neuspeeds looking decent is very demanding. Getting a set of RSe05s is an option, but so are both of these. Thanks!
Yeah bentin, that was >90% of what I was noticing and attributing to tire sidewall spread. It was just that the tires were not scrubbed in yet. Now that I have about 500mi on them, they stick like glue. The 245/40-18 on 8" wheel definitely does lose just a tick of initial precision over the stock 235/35-19, only noticeable in like a tight round-about that you are going straight through where you are right/left/right very quickly, overall grip is better, especially on real roads with irregular surface. In addition to more rubber on the road, its doing a better job of micro suspension (conforming to road surface) to not get upset. Its a street car, so that tiny bit of precision lost is negligible.
The ride is so much better with more air volume in tire. Even though on paper is is just a bit more sidewall, and a bit more width, the tire casing at tread is at least 20mm thick(at least new), so instead of 82mm to 98mm, its more like 62mm to 78mm (roughly, just to illustrate % increased air volume is greater)... and sidewalls are at least 10mm thick each so its more like going from 215 to 225 internally. Point is if you think about the inside volume increase its bigger than you would initially consider based on external size delta, which explains at least to me, why the ride improvement is more than 20% better, it feels >40% better.
I keep the suspension in sport settings now even over rough roads. How much of that is just 235/35-19 vs 245/40-18 on 8" wheel, and how much of that is Conti 5SP vs Mich PS4, I don't know. But I am very happy with the result.
bentin
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Car(s)
- 23 Golf R - 3 Pedals
Nice to hear, I am planning on doing either 17s or 18s on the Mk8 R if they can ever get one all the way across the Atlantic. Good news is that PS5s may be sorted by then.
perryis5150
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Champaign,Il
- Car(s)
- 2017 VW GTI S
There is a set of Enkei Fujin for sale locally for cheap. Are these any good? I'm looking for a set of summer wheels on my Alltrack.
MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
New titan7 are 66.6 afaik
bentin
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Car(s)
- 23 Golf R - 3 Pedals
Yeah, I think they ran a batch of 57.1 a few years ago, but they've gone to Audi sizing since.