Lightweight wheels, big improvement
#41
Old thread, I know! What made you decide on Enkei instead of SSR wheels?
#42
Old thread, but thought I'd give my thoughts.
I bought some used Velox Pg-5 a few years ago, and finally got around to getting them installed in the summer of 2011, putting the Hankook Ventus V2 concepts on them (205-40-17s). I'm not hotrodding around so I didn't need the high-performance summer times, and TBQH, I just wanted one set of wheels/tires.
In restrospect, I wish I'd gone with the 45 profile, as this past winter in the DC area I hit some potholes that flattened the tires and dinged up the rims.
I never had any problems with rubbing, and I got a good 25K miles before the problems and still had tons of tread left on the tires that survived.
I love the 17" rims because they really turned the car from leaning on corners with the stock OEM wheels/tires, to tracking like a slot car on a track. I've seen some hydroplaning, but then again, I saw hydroplaning with the stock wheel/tire combo. On snow, the 205's did slide a little more.
Anyone know of some 17" 6.5" wheels that are also very light weight?
I bought some used Velox Pg-5 a few years ago, and finally got around to getting them installed in the summer of 2011, putting the Hankook Ventus V2 concepts on them (205-40-17s). I'm not hotrodding around so I didn't need the high-performance summer times, and TBQH, I just wanted one set of wheels/tires.
In restrospect, I wish I'd gone with the 45 profile, as this past winter in the DC area I hit some potholes that flattened the tires and dinged up the rims.
I never had any problems with rubbing, and I got a good 25K miles before the problems and still had tons of tread left on the tires that survived.
I love the 17" rims because they really turned the car from leaning on corners with the stock OEM wheels/tires, to tracking like a slot car on a track. I've seen some hydroplaning, but then again, I saw hydroplaning with the stock wheel/tire combo. On snow, the 205's did slide a little more.
Anyone know of some 17" 6.5" wheels that are also very light weight?
#44
Old thread, but thought I'd give my thoughts.
I bought some used Velox Pg-5 a few years ago, and finally got around to getting them installed in the summer of 2011, putting the Hankook Ventus V2 concepts on them (205-40-17s). I'm not hotrodding around so I didn't need the high-performance summer times, and TBQH, I just wanted one set of wheels/tires.
In restrospect, I wish I'd gone with the 45 profile, as this past winter in the DC area I hit some potholes that flattened the tires and dinged up the rims.
I never had any problems with rubbing, and I got a good 25K miles before the problems and still had tons of tread left on the tires that survived.
I love the 17" rims because they really turned the car from leaning on corners with the stock OEM wheels/tires, to tracking like a slot car on a track. I've seen some hydroplaning, but then again, I saw hydroplaning with the stock wheel/tire combo. On snow, the 205's did slide a little more.
Anyone know of some 17" 6.5" wheels that are also very light weight?
I bought some used Velox Pg-5 a few years ago, and finally got around to getting them installed in the summer of 2011, putting the Hankook Ventus V2 concepts on them (205-40-17s). I'm not hotrodding around so I didn't need the high-performance summer times, and TBQH, I just wanted one set of wheels/tires.
In restrospect, I wish I'd gone with the 45 profile, as this past winter in the DC area I hit some potholes that flattened the tires and dinged up the rims.
I never had any problems with rubbing, and I got a good 25K miles before the problems and still had tons of tread left on the tires that survived.
I love the 17" rims because they really turned the car from leaning on corners with the stock OEM wheels/tires, to tracking like a slot car on a track. I've seen some hydroplaning, but then again, I saw hydroplaning with the stock wheel/tire combo. On snow, the 205's did slide a little more.
Anyone know of some 17" 6.5" wheels that are also very light weight?
#45
Yeah true! I'm never one to start a new thread on an old subject. It'll make it easier for someone else searching in the future to find all the info they needs in as few threads as possible.
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