recliner15

I spotted this on eBay earlier - they only have the fronts but its a good price for brand new wheels

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222092015657

I might run a square setup

dcains

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Those are some cheap-*** Chinese knock-offs, not something I'd put on my car. Not that the genuine OEM are anything special . . .

recliner15

they are in made in usa....

dcains

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Doubt it.

recliner15

dcains

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Well, their site says they're made in FL, but I can't imagine what sort of quality those wheels are for that price - which is a Chinese-made price. If you want a square setup, find a pair of OEM rears and run 4 of those instead.

Or, something better, and far lighter/stronger, like a set of Rays V1 Track wheels. They often sold for $500-600/set, and they're among the best you'll find.

travlee

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this is for a balla on a budget

recliner15

i saw yesterday that they posted the wheels in black now http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-18-Nissa...RXAoGE&vxp=mtr

still no rears though

Spike100

I don’t see where the eBay listing gives the wheel’s offset or its weight. Both are very important.

The wheels you ask about are inexpensive. That usually means they are heavy and have less offset; manufacturers make the wheels heavy with less offset to save on production cost. I would investigate asking SB Mfg LLC for those two stats. They probably won’t want to tell you.

If you are looking for good wheels at a reasonable price, check the Enkei website. The Tuning wheels are a great value.

MicVelo

^^^ Agree with Spike.

What puzzles me is why anyone would rep fairly available OEM wheels like these.... I understand doing so for harder-to-get-and-highly-sought-after ones but these?? They do look nice but I'm wary of the quality judging by price indicators....


But, whatever floats ones boat and/or their balance sheet if it works for them.

recliner15

They told me 30 offset and 25lbs on the weight

why would they make them heavy? wouldn't they want to save the aluminum?

dcains

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Seems your mind is made up, so why not just buy them?

MicVelo

They make them heavy because of the forming method they use. Gravity cast wheels - which these likely are - are inherently heavy and not very strong. Forging, OTOH, is a much more expensive process but creates the wheels (and anything made in such fashion) much lighter and stronger due to the pressures used to compact the materials. (Oversimplification but you get the idea.)

25# wheels for 18x8/8.5 is NOT light. Heck, even my old boat anchor Touring wheels were "only" 24#.

But again, at the price and as dcains said, your mind seems made up so go for it. Not trying to dissuade at all, we're all just informing.

Spike100

The offset you mention (30mm) is what you get with stock (OEM) wheels. If you decide to go with an aftermarket wheel that is 9.5” wide or greater, chose one that has an offset of 15mm - 22mm. That offset will look better on your car.

A wheel weight at 25 pounds isn’t awful (but certainly not great). I’m actually surprised this wheel comes in at that weight; quality 18” wheels come in under 20 pounds. My next query is the wheel’s strength. If it’s 25 pounds, how strong is the wheel?

They make them heavy because it’s the manufacturing process and the alloy (and not the quantity of materials) that costs more to produce the wheels. The wheels you are considering use cheaper materials, keep the wheels more inboard, and require a higher mass (weight) to achieve acceptable strength.

turboed350z

one thing no one has mention is, have these been tested? if you hit a pot hole are they going to explode?

dSpaceman

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Just reading the title I already knew what this was going to be about, clicked into it and what do you know

travlee

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Should say oem style, not oem

dboyzalter

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For $500 you can come get the ones on my car that say Nissan on the back and ill even let you keep the tires. So many better options.

g3rard

Try to find a set of used OEM alloys instead of buying unknown brand.

rancor

I would guess these are just refurbs, it doesn't make sense to knock off OE wheels. Also that paint is nowhere close to the hyper silver the OE wheels have.