YOUR fav lightweight 17's?

[BlueWolfCry]

what are the best wheels i can get for about $200-250

 

[protegeV]

OZ Superleggera.
If you look hard you can probably find some for $350 each...i did a quick search and the best i came up with was $265.
You can usually buy lightly used sets with tires for around $1K
17x7=16lbs=pwnage

 

[MazdaManic5]

REV WHEELS SOLD THROUGHT SPEEDANDSTYLE.COM AR CHEAP and light

 

[benbike]

OZ Superleggera.
If you look hard you can probably find some for $350 each...i did a quick search and the best i came up with was $265.
You can usually buy lightly used sets with tires for around $1K
17x7=16lbs=pwnage

 

[Natey]

Rota makes some nice, light, cheap wheels too. Those three don't go together very often, but Rota pulls it off nicely. I loved my Sub Zeros.

Rishie can get great deals on pretty much any wheel that'll fit the Protege(or any Mazda).

 

[protegeV]

cept you gotta bore ut the centers a bit to fit over your hubs, then the center caps wont fit which=teh ugly

 

[Natey]

Good point about the center-bore.(friday)

I bought my Subs through AutoRnD (Rishie). They bored them out before I bought them and managed to do it so the caps still fit fine. I admit that they felt a little loose on the wheel, but I never lost one.

...yet another pic. ...

 

[ForceFed]

cept you gotta bore ut the centers a bit to fit over your hubs, then the center caps wont fit which=teh ugly

Simple fix for this problem would to not overbore the entire centerbore.Just do the back side to a preset depth.Then the cap should fit with no problems on the outside.You would have changed nothing on the outside.
Make sense?
Matt

 

[low_psi]

Kosei K1 TS's

17x7; +42mm = 14.1lbs.

 

[gboromsp]

Since nobody will buy my subzeros i'm having that done tommorow. As soon as Rishie gets back to me with the depth i'll be taking them to the machine shop.

Simple fix for this problem would to not overbore the entire centerbore.Just do the back side to a preset depth.Then the cap should fit with no problems on the outside.You would have changed nothing on the outside.
Make sense?
Matt

 

[ForceFed]

Since nobody will buy my subzeros i'm having that done tommorow. As soon as Rishie gets back to me with the depth i'll be taking them to the machine shop.

You dont need Rishie to do this...You can do it yourself.You just need to measure the depth of the hub and make it ever so silghtly deeper.Any competent machine shop should be able to take care of this for you.
Matt

 

[gboromsp]

I just wanted the measurement from Rishie. I have a very competent machine shop to do anything I need. The problem is i'm in one place and my car is at my parents sitting on jack stands. So I just need the correct measurement from him. Since he sold me the wheels I hope he'll tell me how much deeper they need to be bored.

You dont need Rishie to do this...You can do it yourself.You just need to measure the depth of the hub and make it ever so silghtly deeper.Any competent machine shop should be able to take care of this for you.
Matt

 

[rowan]

What I can think of at off-hand...
Team Dynamics ProRace 1
Kosei K1-TS
5Zigen FN01R-C
Rays GramLights 5 or 7 spoke, cast version

 

[RyanJayG]

Centerline RPM

http://www.centerlinewheels.com/wheels_detail.php?mw_id=4&sw_id=27

cant beat 13 lbs in a 17" wheel rotary forged... and badass

kinda more than $250 per though/... lol

 

[protegeV]

uh, yeah, like...way over his budget...but bad ass nonetheless...

hey, I think there's a dude on here thats STILL tryin to sell a set of forged one piece Ro_Ja rims. They are wicked nice, sumthin like 14lbs each for 17x7s and he wants 750shipped for all 4 brand new...I was gonna jump on em, but Im not in the market for rims as of yet...

I believe his s/n is SPD33.

 

[N2OInferno]

I'm partial to mine..

Rev Model VI - 17x7 - 15.1lbs each

They were like 525 shipped.

 

[RyanJayG]

holy crap!!!!!

special deal for those centerline wheels.... only silver 17" but: http://www.centerlinewheels.com/wheel_deals_detail.php?id=171&type=bolt&data=5-4.5
$224 per is a great deal for 13lb wheels

 

[protegeV]

I'm partial to mine..

Rev Model VI - 17x7 - 15.1lbs each

They were like 525 shipped.

sweet, i like those very much...btw, what kind of lugs do you have?

 

[BlueWolfCry]

thanks ryan, those are cheap as hell for forged rims..but 5 lug sadly..lol

holy crap!!!!!

special deal for those centerline wheels.... only silver 17" but: http://www.centerlinewheels.com/wheel_deals_detail.php?id=171&type=bolt&data=5-4.5
$224 per is a great deal for 13lb wheels

 

[RyanJayG]

http://www.centerlinewheels.com/wheel_deals_detail.php?id=171&type=bolt&data=4-100mm

your wish, my command.... here are the 4 x 100mm

I'd get the 18's for that price... but thats me