pg37

Made a few crappy P-shops to try on some WEDS...Thoughts?

SA-55 BLC


SA-55 GunMetal


SA-67 Gunmetal

blnewt

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I like the last pic, the 67s in gunmetal. The first pic in matte black rather than gloss might be a good option too.

Rochester

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I like the second pic, the SA-55 in GunMetal. The spoke design is more elegant, less flat than the 3rd, and the color is neither flashy nor muted. Of the three photoshop'd images, this is the best, IMO.

soundmike

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2 or 3 gets my vote. Here's a sedan that had the 67 a while back.

G35Driver - View Single Post - FS NorEast: NYC: Wedsport SA67R w/ or w/o General Gmax Tires

pg37

Dude thank you so much for the link. I couldn't find any pics of the sa-67s on a car. Looks way better than I thought it would. You get a million karma points if you find a sedan with sa-55s on them. I like the sa-55s too. I'm kind of torn.

Sa-67s are sold out through January in gunmetal, but they're offering the black chrome ones for a pretty decent discount.

Rochester

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Enkei has a line of rims they call their Racing Series. And there's this RSM9 rim which is super lightweight, like the RP03, but more attractive (IMO). A simple machined lip, with a piano black set of narrow spokes.

It looks like from their sizing chart that they would be 18.0 and 18.6 pounds respectively front-2-back in a staggered, OEM size; (18"x7.5" and 18"x8.5").

IDK about fitment and clearance from the BBK... but damn! That's an appealing configuration. Attractive, understated, and crazy light-weight from a quality manufacturer.

MACS

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I just put the RPF1's from Enkei on my G and the difference from heavier wheels is night and day. Better acceleration and better gas mileage. When I want to pass on the freeway it is effortless... 70-90 in a heartbeat.

pg37

Yeah, I looked at those, but I would likely be wanting a 19" config.

Anyone have any experience with the Forgestar's? I've seen these on the forums and I saw that the F14 - 18's weigh about 18lbs. Just curious if the 19's are similarly lightweight and if the quality is decent. I understand spun forged is not as good as the "real" forged wheels.

Here is the F14s using the crappy tool on the Forgestar website:

Rochester

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They come in 19", which I think is the size you'd have to go with anyway in order to get the offset necessary to clear the BBK.

But you know... the more I look at these rims, the more I'm concluding they look better w/o tires and off the car. Pics of these rims mounted on cars look thin and cheap.

(sigh)

It isn't easy finding a lightweight rim that's also appealing. It's almost like the two objectives are mutually exclusive.

pg37

Word. Exactly my feeling. Although I'd say it's probably more like this:


It isn't easy finding a lightweight rim that's also appealing and not crazy expensive.

I don't know why it's so hard. So far the Weds SA-55s or SA-67s are the closest I've found to something that fulfills both goals. Even then, I wouldn't say they are my favorite looking wheel.

I just want something lightweight that looks good and doesn't cost a fortune.

I love these, but they aren't that lightweight:

CAL

Here is my setup on 20" CV3s & BC Coils. I couldnt do the concave b/c i have the xS model.

pg37

Do you have a shot more from the side?

pg37

Much to the chagrin of my Audi track-driving friend I'm still considering Forgestar wheels for my g37. The price consideration is pretty substantial vs the Weds SA-55s or SA-67s. They are about 1-2lbs heavier than the Weds though. My friend claims that I will "likely have problems with cracking or bending because they can't stand up to a pothole worth a damn". Of course ModBargains and Forgestar claim that their wheels are just as strong as BBS cast wheels or Enkei's. I can't find too many posts about the wheels cracking or breaking, so that must say something. Here's a quick PShop of what the wheels might look like. (Better than the crappy Forgestar pic) This is 20's, but I will likely have 19's.

soundmike

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I think a lot of it has to do with FS's original data (it's on their site) of how little their wheels were capable of handling, load-wise.

I believe they've revised it in the past year or so.

pg37

Makes sense. They do seem pretty straight up about their weights and testing data. I'm guessing if it wasn't good they probably wouldn't make it readily available for people.

soundmike; did you you have the bronze burst FS's for sale? I talked to someone that did, and while I like the wheel I think the size 19x10 and 19x11's was too wide for what I wanted. I want to go SDC and a 19x11 didn't seem that much heavier, if at all, than a 19x10, but I can't imagine it sitting flush with the rear wheel well.