View Poll Results: What size RPF1's would you buy?
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Gauging Interest: Enkei RPF1 wheels in 5X110 bolt pattern
01-29-2014, 04:02 PM
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So with 18x9 +35, your final offset with a 19mm adapter will be +16.
I am running 17x8 +45, w/adapter final offset is +26. It is flush and I had to roll the fenders in the rear to stop the rubbing.
You'll be poking 10mm more than me and with the larger wheel, you will need some fender work to fit them correctly without looking silly. Roll/Pull fenders will be absolutely necessary.
I am running 17x8 +45, w/adapter final offset is +26. It is flush and I had to roll the fenders in the rear to stop the rubbing.
You'll be poking 10mm more than me and with the larger wheel, you will need some fender work to fit them correctly without looking silly. Roll/Pull fenders will be absolutely necessary.
01-29-2014, 05:10 PM
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yea i guess ill just see it when everything comes in. if worse comes to worse ill sell or send the adapters back and just do a hub swap with 15mm spacer in the front like it needs to clear the brembos. do you think 18x9.5 +45 would have been a better choice? even tho the wheels are bigger? because if that would help with the adapters then i can send the wheels back
01-29-2014, 06:14 PM
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yea i guess ill just see it when everything comes in. if worse comes to worse ill sell or send the adapters back and just do a hub swap with 15mm spacer in the front like it needs to clear the brembos. do you think 18x9.5 +45 would have been a better choice? even tho the wheels are bigger? because if that would help with the adapters then i can send the wheels back
final offset of +26 is better
01-29-2014, 07:07 PM
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you, know im asking myself the same damn quesiton right about now. I guess i thought it would be find. but i can send them back for the 18x9.5 +45. if +26 final offset is acually do able like your saying with those wheels and clear the brembos than thats what i will do
01-30-2014, 08:30 PM
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I don't post here often since I have a Solstice GXP... but I'm looking for 18" wheels in a 9" or 9.5" and haven't had any luck until I found this thread.
Very interested in seeing this happen... but I need wheels on my car by April for Autocross season. I didn't see any pricing in this thread (did I miss it?). I can get a set of custom forged wheels if I need, but I'd have to order them soon to have them in time.
Hoping this comes together quickly, as this thread has dragged on a bit it seems.
Very interested in seeing this happen... but I need wheels on my car by April for Autocross season. I didn't see any pricing in this thread (did I miss it?). I can get a set of custom forged wheels if I need, but I'd have to order them soon to have them in time.
Hoping this comes together quickly, as this thread has dragged on a bit it seems.
01-30-2014, 09:19 PM
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I don't post here often since I have a Solstice GXP... but I'm looking for 18" wheels in a 9" or 9.5" and haven't had any luck until I found this thread.
Very interested in seeing this happen... but I need wheels on my car by April for Autocross season. I didn't see any pricing in this thread (did I miss it?). I can get a set of custom forged wheels if I need, but I'd have to order them soon to have them in time.
Hoping this comes together quickly, as this thread has dragged on a bit it seems.
Very interested in seeing this happen... but I need wheels on my car by April for Autocross season. I didn't see any pricing in this thread (did I miss it?). I can get a set of custom forged wheels if I need, but I'd have to order them soon to have them in time.
Hoping this comes together quickly, as this thread has dragged on a bit it seems.
01-30-2014, 09:35 PM
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solstice wheels have a totally different offset. To fit solstice wheels to a Cobalt takes a serious sized spacer about 3/4 of an inch. That means the offset of a suitable cobalt wheel on a solstice would, I imagine, have the wheels spaced outside the fender lip.
but this thread for the OP appears to be going nowhere. Thats a shame the wheel is a very good one, Oakos are a very good outfit, but absent some buyers Enkei wont do a special run. my take.
but this thread for the OP appears to be going nowhere. Thats a shame the wheel is a very good one, Oakos are a very good outfit, but absent some buyers Enkei wont do a special run. my take.
01-31-2014, 09:45 AM
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solstice wheels have a totally different offset. To fit solstice wheels to a Cobalt takes a serious sized spacer about 3/4 of an inch. That means the offset of a suitable cobalt wheel on a solstice would, I imagine, have the wheels spaced outside the fender lip.
but this thread for the OP appears to be going nowhere. Thats a shame the wheel is a very good one, Oakos are a very good outfit, but absent some buyers Enkei wont do a special run. my take.
but this thread for the OP appears to be going nowhere. Thats a shame the wheel is a very good one, Oakos are a very good outfit, but absent some buyers Enkei wont do a special run. my take.
I currently run 315's on 11" wide wheels (Hoosier A6's for autocross) with ARP studs and spacers (1" in the rear, none in the front). In fact, I have two sets of wheels like that, one CCW and other Forgestar's. Yep, it sticks out of the fender in the rear... so what, it's only when I'm racing.
I'm looking for a 9.5" wide wheel for street tires, and unfortunately when I bought the CCW's last year (used) I was under the impression they were a 3 piece setup and I was planning on droping in new centers to narrow them up.... can't do it with the set I purchased unfortunately.
I can't seem to find any 5x110 wheels outside of 8" wide unless I go custom, and with 5 sets of wheels @ 5x110, I'm not looking to do any sort of hub change. Perhaps I can look at getting a spacer to swap the bolt pattern, and look for other wheels if this isn't going to go anywhere.
Thanks.
01-31-2014, 12:58 PM
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solstice wheels have a totally different offset. To fit solstice wheels to a Cobalt takes a serious sized spacer about 3/4 of an inch. That means the offset of a suitable cobalt wheel on a solstice would, I imagine, have the wheels spaced outside the fender lip.
but this thread for the OP appears to be going nowhere. Thats a shame the wheel is a very good one, Oakos are a very good outfit, but absent some buyers Enkei wont do a special run. my take.
but this thread for the OP appears to be going nowhere. Thats a shame the wheel is a very good one, Oakos are a very good outfit, but absent some buyers Enkei wont do a special run. my take.
02-03-2014, 12:32 PM
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Since these wheels seem to be so difficult to fit over Brembos depending on sizing, why not just stick with the size that has worked for this car in the past?
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I would not be upset with an 18x8 +35. It may not fit everyone's needs, but I don't think there is a size out there that will for this wheel. It is still wider than stock, and eventhough there are already wheels available in 18x8, one more couldn't hurt. Variety is always a good thing.
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I would not be upset with an 18x8 +35. It may not fit everyone's needs, but I don't think there is a size out there that will for this wheel. It is still wider than stock, and eventhough there are already wheels available in 18x8, one more couldn't hurt. Variety is always a good thing.
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02-03-2014, 10:01 PM
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if your car is older it needs new wheel bearings anyway so re drill works.
if your car is tracking and you want better axles then upgrade the bearings ( LSJ is relatively easy) and the knuckles and axles. Not cheap but then you run either bolt circle as i make my kits and the ones that ZZP sell that way. ( Better to buy from ZZP if you are USA based, go ahead I ship to them) and then wheel sizing is not an issue. 5 x 114.3 has better choice and less cost anyway.
good luck.
02-03-2014, 10:06 PM
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Here is my take.
if your car is older it needs new wheel bearings anyway so re drill works.
if your car is tracking and you want better axles then upgrade the bearings ( LSJ is relatively easy) and the knuckles and axles. Not cheap but then you run either bolt circle as i make my kits and the ones that ZZP sell that way. ( Better to buy from ZZP if you are USA based, go ahead I ship to them) and then wheel sizing is not an issue. 5 x 114.3 has better choice and less cost anyway.
good luck.
if your car is older it needs new wheel bearings anyway so re drill works.
if your car is tracking and you want better axles then upgrade the bearings ( LSJ is relatively easy) and the knuckles and axles. Not cheap but then you run either bolt circle as i make my kits and the ones that ZZP sell that way. ( Better to buy from ZZP if you are USA based, go ahead I ship to them) and then wheel sizing is not an issue. 5 x 114.3 has better choice and less cost anyway.
good luck.
its that simple
02-04-2014, 10:25 AM
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Here is my take.
if your car is older it needs new wheel bearings anyway so re drill works.
if your car is tracking and you want better axles then upgrade the bearings ( LSJ is relatively easy) and the knuckles and axles. Not cheap but then you run either bolt circle as i make my kits and the ones that ZZP sell that way. ( Better to buy from ZZP if you are USA based, go ahead I ship to them) and then wheel sizing is not an issue. 5 x 114.3 has better choice and less cost anyway.
good luck.
if your car is older it needs new wheel bearings anyway so re drill works.
if your car is tracking and you want better axles then upgrade the bearings ( LSJ is relatively easy) and the knuckles and axles. Not cheap but then you run either bolt circle as i make my kits and the ones that ZZP sell that way. ( Better to buy from ZZP if you are USA based, go ahead I ship to them) and then wheel sizing is not an issue. 5 x 114.3 has better choice and less cost anyway.
good luck.
However, if we can work together to provide one more good wheel option for our platform for those who would rather keep the stock BCD, all the better. Plus it's one less step needed for installation.
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02-05-2014, 03:07 PM
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So.... this happened........
Going off of the previous wheel specs used, my guess is that it's a 17x9+35, using a 15mm spacer. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I'm wondering how this works, as word was this wasn't possible with Brembos, especially in 17".
I don't really like the idea of a spacer larger than 5mm, so I'm skeptical of this being a long term solution, especially for anyone seeing track time.
However, if this is plausable, it's a wheel that's wider than 8", which is what we all wanted.
Going off of the previous wheel specs used, my guess is that it's a 17x9+35, using a 15mm spacer. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I'm wondering how this works, as word was this wasn't possible with Brembos, especially in 17".
I don't really like the idea of a spacer larger than 5mm, so I'm skeptical of this being a long term solution, especially for anyone seeing track time.
However, if this is plausable, it's a wheel that's wider than 8", which is what we all wanted.
02-05-2014, 04:40 PM
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Going off of the previous wheel specs used, my guess is that it's a 17x9+35, using a 15mm spacer. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I'm wondering how this works, as word was this wasn't possible with Brembos, especially in 17".
I don't really like the idea of a spacer larger than 5mm, so I'm skeptical of this being a long term solution, especially for anyone seeing track time.
However, if this is plausable, it's a wheel that's wider than 8", which is what we all wanted.
