Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 25/02/08 02:38 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 02:38 AM Gday Lads, have picked up some new wheels for the phoon…….these are Work Emotion CR Kai (made in Japan) which weigh 9.5kgs a wheel less than the standard R Spec 19s….I really like the race look of these and the huge saving in unsprung weight is noticeable!Plenty of calliper – spoke clearance however only 3-4mm at top and bottom of calliper to wheel (inboard). Good thing they are strong as. Size 18x8.5 +30.CheersRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/02/08 02:43 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 02:43 AM Would look awsome if they were 19's, 18's are too small. Great choice though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toecutter Member 182 Member For: 17y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/02/08 05:30 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 05:30 AM They look great. Love the look of black wheels on light cars, especially when you have nice brakes to show off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 2m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/02/08 05:59 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 05:59 AM Looks great mate. My Accord has 17" Prodrive rims on it and people say they look a bit small, but it makes it look more like a track car than a show car. Looks tough!These are made by Prodrive and are 6.8kgs each... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesFlurane Member 351 Member For: 18y 9m 11d Gender: Male Posted 25/02/08 06:02 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 06:02 AM Nice wheels.Been looking at these myself. Did you not want the 9.5s at the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 22y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 25/02/08 06:11 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 06:11 AM Would look awsome if they were 19's, 18's are too small. Great choice though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 18y 2m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 25/02/08 06:22 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 06:22 AM Did you notice its easier to brake or anything like that?I'm not sure if it was due to weight or the increased rolling diameter, but when I went from stock 17" to the 19" wheels the first time I put on the brakes I really noticed it needs a lot more brake force to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 25/02/08 06:29 AM Author Share Posted 25/02/08 06:29 AM Looks great mate. My Accord has 17" Prodrive rims on it and people say they look a bit small, but it makes it look more like a track car than a show car. Looks tough!Yep, that's the angle...I am not into the flash look, rather I am trying to turn this car into the R (for race) SPEC that FPV should have released. I didnt want to run 19's for these reasons - 1. Poor selection of Semi Comp rubber in 19' 2. 35 profile is a dud for performance - need a bit of sidewall3. Additional unsprung weightDes - no mate, not really. I wanted to keep the same front / rear footprint (at the moment the car already is prone to high speed understeer.......add more rear grip = more understeer) and the 250-260rwkw that I will be running will be ok with 245 semis comps.....and I want to be able to rotate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 25/02/08 06:31 AM Author Share Posted 25/02/08 06:31 AM Did you notice its easier to brake or anything like that?I'm not sure if it was due to weight or the increased rolling diameter, but when I went from stock 17" to the 19" wheels the first time I put on the brakes I really noticed it needs a lot more brake force to stop.that's the extra unsprung weight mate. The affect of unsprung vs sprung weight on the cars suspension / braking is 4 to 1. And yes, there is definately a notable improvement, you can feel the suspension isnt working so hard and the ride is definately improved. No chance to test the brakes yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 25/02/08 06:56 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 06:56 AM Still can't go past Work wheels for the ultimate tract weapon look! Did you consider TE37s Rob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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