Look what dropped by today (it's hoosier time baby) :)

maron10 · 04-24-2008, 05:46 PM

The wheels will not be run on the street. This is strictly an auto-x setup, so I went with the cheapest light weight wheels I could find on tirerack

at 19 pounds each, and the super lightweight hoosier A6s, the car should feel a lot quicker on course. I'm guessing without weighing them that both wheel and tire is at 38 pounds per corner. I had tirerack mount them (285x30x18) on 18x8.5 with 50 mm offset, pretty much stock offset. I can't wait to romp on them this weekend

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(Don't mind the Z, it's my girlfriend's car and my temp auto-x car when/if the sti is down for whatever reason)

jb97gsx · 04-24-2008, 05:56 PM

looks good what wheels are those?

WRB Kid · 04-24-2008, 05:58 PM

Thats exactly what i wanna do good job.

maron10 · 04-24-2008, 06:56 PM

The wheels are Kosei K3s. Here is the link from tirerack,

Kosei K3 Emery Gold

J-Murph · 04-24-2008, 07:07 PM

Looks good bro

ploney · 04-24-2008, 10:05 PM

Let us know how they work on course.
Have someone take some action pics!!

GoodTimes · 04-24-2008, 10:26 PM

looks good bro!

My girl also drives an 07 350z, Its having a lot of tranny problems tho.

JWA · 04-24-2008, 10:35 PM

Those are the same wheels that I'm running on my '08 for RallyCross this season, except in silver. The "Emery gold" looks a lot nicer in your pics than on the TireRack site.

stick · 04-25-2008, 12:08 AM

Will you drive these to the track or will you transport them and put them on once you are there? I've wondered what people usually do.

***austinpike*** · 04-25-2008, 05:52 AM

Very nice. I have seen some speculation, but are the 285s confirmed to work with no rubbing?

maron10 · 04-25-2008, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ploney

Let us know how they work on course.
Have someone take some action pics!!

Sure, I'll bring my digi cam and take plenty of pictures with the wheels on, and I may be able to get some vids up.

maron10 · 04-25-2008, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stick

Will you drive these to the track or will you transport them and put them on once you are there? I've wondered what people usually do.

They are carry-on items only. I'll strap them on when I get to the site

maron10 · 04-25-2008, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by austinpike

Very nice. I have seen some speculation, but are the 285s confirmed to work with no rubbing?

I'm pretty confident that they won't rub, especially when I'm staying with the stock offset (50). I was running 275 40 17 khumo v710s prior with a 42 mm offset, and I didn't have any rubbing issues. By looking at the width of the tire, it doesn't look as wide as my old 275 khumos. The profile could possibly be the reason. They just don't look like they are 285s, and I don't see the need to stuff 295, since it really wouldn't provide me with a bigger footprint, so my guess is, the 285 30 18 will most likely be the standard in AS.

maron10 · 04-25-2008, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWA

Those are the same wheels that I'm running on my '08 for RallyCross this season, except in silver. The "Emery gold" looks a lot nicer in your pics than on the TireRack site.

Thanks, I'm glad I went with a base sti. Granted the stock base wheels weigh a ton, but for street duty, I don't care much about the extra weight. It feels like I have two set of wheels and two set of tires for the price of one

GilMikalian · 04-25-2008, 11:36 AM

Nice. Kosei wheels are champ. They're cheap, light, and almost indestructible...don't ask me how I know

04-24-2008, 05:46 PM	#1
maron10 STI Driver Car: 08 STI Fav Mod: Driver Location: Durham, NC Posts: 201 IWSTI Addict since: May 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Look what dropped by today (it's hoosier time baby) :) The wheels will not be run on the street. This is strictly an auto-x setup, so I went with the cheapest light weight wheels I could find on tirerack at 19 pounds each, and the super lightweight hoosier A6s, the car should feel a lot quicker on course. I'm guessing without weighing them that both wheel and tire is at 38 pounds per corner. I had tirerack mount them (285x30x18) on 18x8.5 with 50 mm offset, pretty much stock offset. I can't wait to romp on them this weekend . (Don't mind the Z, it's my girlfriend's car and my temp auto-x car when/if the sti is down for whatever reason) This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by maron10; 04-24-2008 at 05:52 PM.

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maron10 STI Driver Car: 08 STI Fav Mod: Driver Location: Durham, NC Posts: 201 IWSTI Addict since: May 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Look what dropped by today (it's hoosier time baby) :) The wheels are Kosei K3s. Here is the link from tirerack, Kosei K3 Emery Gold

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JWA Senior STI Driver Posts: 385 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Look what dropped by today (it's hoosier time baby) :) Those are the same wheels that I'm running on my '08 for RallyCross this season, except in silver. The "Emery gold" looks a lot nicer in your pics than on the TireRack site.

04-25-2008, 12:08 AM	#9
stick Amateur STI Driver Posts: 32 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Look what dropped by today (it's hoosier time baby) :) Will you drive these to the track or will you transport them and put them on once you are there? I've wondered what people usually do.

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