RodeoFlyer

more of the same ......blind leading the blind

edgeracing.com - You can find plenty of wheels $250 and under

Enkei and 5Zigen make MANY wheels in 18" diameter in the low 20lb range, some even in the high teens. The Enkei RPF-1 is hard to beat. I like the 5Zigen FN01-c's.

Tires are another story. Unless you have brake clearance issues, you're better off on 17's. If you HAVE to have 18's and are on a shoestring budget, Lakeshore Wheel and Tire (.com) has Cobra R' replicas for $550 a set (in 17 and 18)

Texotic

there's plenty of lightweight wheels under $500 per wheel... when you said moderately priced, i was thinking under $250 per wheel. unless you mean $500 per wheels including tires. in which case it'll be a bit harder, but just check out Edge Racing, i ordered my 612's from there and they were great. everything got here exactly as they said at the exact time they said.

here's a few i found at tire rack, don't know what kind of style you're going for.

ASA AR1 $160 23.4#
BBS CH $470 23.7#
Enkei LF-10 $189 26#
Enkei LS-5 $189 25.5#
Enkei RZ-5 $184 25#
Gram Lights 57C $219 20.5#
Kazera KZ-A $119 23.8#
Motegi Racing SP10 $189 19#
O.Z. Botticelli $369 22.5#
O.Z. Chrono HT $335 19.5#
SSR Comp-H $359 17.5#
TR Motorsport MT1 $319 19#
WedsSport TC005 $349 18.5#
and if you don't mind going 17" you can pick up some O.Z. Ultraleggera's for $263 and weigh 17.5#

so, as you can see, you have plenty of choices.

Red06

I have the Enkei Racing RS+M wheels for the track. They list at 18# for 18x8.5. The offset is off a bit (35mm) but I don't plan on using anything wider than 245 at this point. I weighed them with Yokohama Advan Neova tires I currently have (235/40 18) and they weigh 10# less per wheel and tire than the stock 18 inch bullets.



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black S197

Your joking, right?

Vapour Trails

Anyone know what the Steeda ultralight 18" wheels weigh?

blackS197

SSR SP1s

Red06

I asked Steeda back in 2006 and they said the Ultra-Lite Satin wheels (PN: 298-F34-89566SM) weigh 28 lbs and the chrome weigh 29 lbs. They were 18x9.5" with a 45mm offset, per the e-mail.

Philostang

Hey Red and VT,

I may have more updated info on the Ultra-Lite wheels. If you look closely, Steeda has changed their part numbers (and name) on these, now "Silver" 18x9.5" and 18x10" wheels. I asked them recently (a month or so ago) about weight, and this is what I got:

Here goes the weight you've requested for the wheels listed below.
(part #013-0003-45) 18x9.5 - 24.4 lbs
(part #013-0013-45) 18x10 - 27.85 lbs

Still not light IMO, so the list given here is a better place to look. But then again, the 18x9.5" wheels are currently running $180/wheel, which is pretty good.

Best,
-j

Texotic

why the hell are they called Ultra-Lites when they weigh 28#'s???? that retarded [:-]

SlideWRX

If you're looking for 8" wide, ther are plenty. 9" or wider and the options narrow and get more expensive. I'm running Rota Tarmac 3's in 18x8, and they are ~22.5 lbs. I like them, but I want to run a 9 inch tire &255's, so I'mtrying to find a 17x9 that I like and that ischeap; preferably under $200. I know, not a lot of options.




I keep looking at Pony R 17x9's, partly because of price (under $150/piece), and partly because I like the look.

http://www.ponyr.com/Customers/2434_John/John_2434.htm

They are 5x114.3, and available in 46mm offset.