NEW WHEELS!!!!!!! Need Everyone's Opinions

I have had my 17" XXR 006 wheels since 2008 and I have been looking to change them for a long long time now.  With seeing all these new kids on the block with crazy offsets and stretched tires.  I debated long and hard if I should go with this look.  To be honest; I'm not a huge fan; and honestly, I'm pretty sure like most fads; this one will come and go.  Plus I feel like this has more negative effects than positive when it comes to performance and wear and tear.

So recently, I finally sold them and now I'm on the search for something much lighter.  To be honest my mind is already kind of made up.  But I wanted to get everyone's opinion and thoughts.  These will have a slight stretch and not too crazy offset

My first choice are RPF1's 15" x 8" +28 with 195/50/15.  Here's a pic of what they look like:

F$$$ING Nice !!!!!
They look awesome on their own, I bet they will look even better on your rolla!
I was wanting more width, offset and stretch, but with our bad roads and the long term goal of reliability over performance, I went with a more suitable option .

Yea, my concern is having to camber the wheels and then i will be dealing with uneven tire wear. But +28 offset is pretty reasonable and plus, these wheels only weigh 11.3 lb. each compared to my old XXR's which were around 20 lb. per rim. Basically I'm saving 9 lb. per wheel x 4 = 36 lb. of wheel weight which is huge!

I just looooove the RPF1 great wheel and a timeless design, ando those weight savnings are huge indeed

I have some Work M.C.O knock-offs in 15"x7.5" don't know the offset sorry, with Direzza DZ101 in 195/50R15 and they clear the strut just enough, but I don't have any rubbing issues

They look like this (i need more low on the front)

Thanks for sharing the pic. Those are the same tires I'm looking at getting. Torn between 195 or 205 but the same exact brand and model. How do they ride?

they ride very nice, the /50 profile a little on the harsh side and on my case the speedometer reads -10km/h than the actual speed, they grip great on dry and wet and they warn before letting go, I would buy them again but the /55 profile for a little more sidewall and to correct that speed diference. Also I think that now you can buy the DZ102 that is an overall improvement of the DZ101.

Good to hear, thanks for that information

Sorry to bring this thread back to the forefront, and commit the biggest crime of all and post a Honda Civic of all things....>

But I'm still undecided on tire and rim size.  I definitely will be getting RPF1's in black.  

I've narrowed down my choices of sizes to two options:

15" x 7" +35 w/ 205/50/15 tires

or

15" x 8" +28 w/ 205/50/15 tires

I actually saw these pics and really like the meatier tire look.  Plus the fact 15" x 7" is slightly cheaper and I won't have to worry about tire rub.

This Civic is on 15x7 with 205x50x15 tires.

Thoughts?

they look good

they look good but for that honda 16's would look better hehe

^ well, I'm not concerned about how it looks on that Honda. I just threw that up for an example. I want to know how they going to look on a Corolla.

I personally can't stand those wheels, but whatever lol

trife96 wrote:

^ well, I'm not concerned about how it looks on that Honda.  I just threw that up for an example.  I want to know how they going to look on a Corolla.

Oh lol I thought its about the honda sorry haha.. Should be ok, those wheels are very light.

For reference here is a photo from a friend for mine. I know its just 15's, just to give you an idea

gold94corolla wrote:

I personally can't stand those wheels, but whatever lol

Why??? I admit, I never liked how the spokes were more round and poked outward then flat...if you know what I mean. This is why I like the 15 x 8.

PunkSinatra wrote:

Oh lol I thought its about the honda sorry haha.. Should be ok, those wheels are very light.

For reference here is a photo from a friend for mine. I know its just 15's, just to give you an idea

Thanks for sharing those. That helps a lot actually. You know how hard it is to find pictures of the Corolla with these wheels! I searched and searched.....

good to know it helped

yah not too many people use them on corollas not sure why but should look ok with decent drop + its light maybe not as light as a rays te37 but still lighter than your usual 15" wheels

Teaser photo....

trife96 wrote:

Teaser photo....

Great choice! I have the DZ101 and on dry pavement they are great, not so much on the wet, but from what I have read the DZ102 improve all overall and the wet traction on top of all