Any suggestions for quality lightweight 15 inch wheels for a Honda?

[tnitsuj]

Looking for a brand and source for lighweight ~15lbs alloy wheels for a honda. No Bling Bling or any of that crap, I just want light wheels for a daily driver.

 

[isekii]

spoon?

8.5lbs each wheel

 

[chin311]

try the discounttire site, you can even see what they look like on your car

 

[gregshin]

here ya go

Office rims

More honda stuff

 

[HokieESM]

tnitsuj: here's something I learned that helped me out when I used to race Hondas: boy-racer types LOVE to sell the stock wheels off their '99-'01 Civic Sis--including the tires. They're reasonably nice wheels. A little heavier than Volk AV3s (which are magnesium alloys, very light, and $4000 a set), but they're lighter than the steel wheels and they look pretty good. And you can frequently buy them off someone who wants to put 17" wheels on their Civic for $1000 for a set of wheels AND tires.

Anyway... best of luck!

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: HokieESM
tnitsuj: here's something I learned that helped me out when I used to race Hondas: boy-racer types LOVE to sell the stock wheels off their '99-'01 Civic Sis--including the tires. They're reasonably nice wheels. A little heavier than Volk AV3s (which are magnesium alloys, very light, and $4000 a set), but they're lighter than the steel wheels and they look pretty good. And you can frequently buy them off someone who wants to put 17" wheels on their Civic for $1000 for a set of wheels AND tires.

Anyway... best of luck!

they look like mini Audi S4 wheels ..
I like em .. could be had with tires for like 350-400 bucks on ebay.

 

[tnitsuj]

Well I already have 15 inch stock honda alloys on my car which way about 19-20lbs I think. I was looking for something around 15. I wonder how much those SI wheels weigh?

 

[HokieESM]

isekii -- really? only $400? Wow... things have changed. Of course, I stopped racing in '99.... so I've been out of the Honda game for awhile.

But yeah... I like the wheels. And they served me well when racing. Not to mention, they take a pretty common tire-size... which is more important than you think (its all too common to see "plus size" economy car wheels take weird tire sizes--because the wheel wells can't take really wide wheels).

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Well I already have 15 inch stock honda alloys on my car which way about 19-20lbs I think. I was looking for something around 15. I wonder how much those SI wheels weigh?

check www.clubsi.com

they have a forum there and i'm sure one of the people there should know.

 

[HokieESM]

tnisuj.... well, mine weighed 24lbs WITH tires.... so probably around 15 lbs without. Which is reasonable.... to get much under 12 lbs for a 15" alloy, you have to go to mag/titanium wheels.... and, well, break out the pocketbook.

Edit: Also, if you're not racing (and I mean seriously RACING), the tire/wheel weight isn't all that important. You can't really save all that much unsprung mass... because the lightest will be 9 lbs and the heaviest will be 25 (think steel + hubcap)... but your tires weight a good 9 or 10. And unless you're experiencing HARD wheel-hop, you'll probably be fine with anything you have. Its mostly about 1) style and 2) buying the tires that you want (1 being important for the street and 2 being very important for the track)

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: HokieESM
isekii -- really? only $400? Wow... things have changed. Of course, I stopped racing in '99.... so I've been out of the Honda game for awhile.

But yeah... I like the wheels. And they served me well when racing. Not to mention, they take a pretty common tire-size... which is more important than you think (its all too common to see "plus size" economy car wheels take weird tire sizes--because the wheel wells can't take really wide wheels).

I guess it really depends on when it ends.
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