Spoon rims

[charles quesnel]

Spoon SW388 11 lbs dos anybody now if ther will be a change in hp and if so how much. And do u think thy are worth the price about 750$ pc.

[charles quesnel]

i think the stock 16's wheigh in at 19 lbs for the SH rims, And 16 lbs for the stock.

[Keith]

I believe they are cheaper at modacar.com.... but Spoon wheels are suppose to be 9 pds/rim I think... Rota slipstreams (a knock off the spoon wheels) are suppose to be 15pds...

Keith

[charles quesnel]

u think i will gain hp, thats a big savings in wheight, My car is an SH too...

[STEEEZ]

hmmm, i wouldnt buy em unless i was a serious racer, i go for looks http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies/naughty.gif

[charles quesnel]

speed speed speed. the fun factor on the lude is awesome, so y not make it even better... but the spoon rims look good to...i like that fast look...

[STEEEZ]

do they come in 16's ?

[charles quesnel]

yepers, 16's and 15's

[charles quesnel]

im think i will gain 5-6-7 horses at the wheels,
not sure tho,thats alot of unsprung wheight=better handling, braking, and accelarating thats a good performance upgrade. better than losing hp to 17's or 18's.

[Keith]

Wait till Grant gets into this thread.... he'll tear it apart! ;) He's big on weight reduction...

[phatz]

my god , 750 a peice for black wheels that 90% of people will think are cheap crappy tire steel wheels. umm no thanks :) you gonna gain 5 hp after spending umm how much money? Install a nitrous kit for the price of 1 rim, I dunno, Im not crazy about those! especially for that price!!!

[charles quesnel]

this dos not look to bad i kinda like it.

[charles quesnel]

speed haha

[Jarek]

Well due to reduced unsprung weight you will have better acceleration and handling.. but like Rob said, the cost/gain ratio wrt to accelaration is outrageous. For $3K you could almost install a turbo.. I wouldn't get these unless I was filthy rich or I auto-x and track race every weekend. Then I could justify the improved handling.

[phatz]

for 3 grand I could buy a 89 Civic with a B16 swap. gut it and use that as your track car and beater!

750 a rim + tire = over 3 grand.

[OUZO Power]

The benifit's for that cash in Wheel terms is not that great. SH =19.7 - 11 = 8.7 add the extra tire weight cause your going with a smaller rim + 3 pounds = 5.7 overall. With the same money you can go with a really expensive 17 inch in the 15lbs range save on tire weight and hit a 10 lbs savings.

[charles quesnel]

The spoon come in 16's,but lat's say u where buying 17' or 18' inch rims for looks only, u be spending 450 a rim and u would have less hp. so 2000 on rims 1000 on tires u got 3000 bucks, 16'inch spoon rims look good perform well and cheaper on tires in the long run. would u rather buy tires for 18's or 16's

[charles quesnel]

15" = 3.8kg = 8lbs ea.US$325.
16" = 5.2kg = 11lbs ea.US$425.-

[OUZO Power]

Advan's, Volks, SSR. Looks only?

[BB1-4WS]

Originally posted by Keith
Wait till Grant gets into this thread.... he'll tear it apart! ;) He's big on weight reduction...

Grant is the king of procrastination when it comes to personal weight reduction. I kept buggin him to go to the gym and play raquetball with me... I'm still waiting! :mad:

If you don't mind those rims in a white, silver, grey, or polished colour. Go for the Regamaster EVO's. This is the company who actually makes the SW388's for Spoon, and the price is slightly better.

http://www.regamaster.com/Regamaster_EVO_Frame01.htm

Spoon mainly rebadges their bolt-on stuff. They're big product is race engines and tuning.

[charles quesnel]

Do u now how much u would have to pay for 17's or 18's in volk TE37 with good tires lot more than 3000$, Now the volk are nice rime but the choice would be a volk in a 16(volk,spoon,SSR,advan,ragamasterEVO,ect) are all nice rims.

[Jarek]

Originally posted by OUZO Power
The benifit's for that cash in Wheel terms is not that great. SH =19.7 - 11 = 8.7 add the extra tire weight cause your going with a smaller rim + 3 pounds = 5.7 overall. With the same money you can go with a really expensive 17 inch in the 15lbs range save on tire weight and hit a 10 lbs savings.
Actually I believe that a 15" tire weighs less than a 17" tire.

[charles quesnel]

even better...

[XxXPreludeXxX]

rims IMO are just plain out expensive

[STEEEZ]

too much man, just too much...with 3gs you can buy 3 cheverolet caprices (1990)
hahaha, u remember milad? capriceh ghademi ? hahaha http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies/yellolaugh.gif

[XxXPreludeXxX]

yes, may it RIP
2 much $$ for ugly rims!
unless youre 100% speed and autocross, i say dont go for it

[crazykid]

ok i remeber seeing the knock offs somewhere for liek $500 for 4-15" wheels.. causei was thinking baout getting them.. i love that look...

mmmm jdm racer

[charles quesnel]

i like the look, how want's 3 cars anyway....

[tRiX]

WOW...the gun metal ones diffenately look better than the all black ones...still to rich for my blood.

[Tank]

I would rather go with Rota Slipstream (www.rotawheels.com) for about $1000 for 17".

[Jarek]

Yes knock-offs are fine if all you want is the look, but I believe charles wants the weight savings on each corner.

[JKoC]

i'm lookin for rims myself too and despite the attractive quality of how light these are... i just cant come to appreciate the look.

[ZzRicezZ]

hmm.. i don't like the look of it.. but if you do then that all that matter..

[crazykid]

i think even the rota slip streas were lights... i want some.. in 15"... i knwo my buddy is thinking about them for his civic...

[XxXPreludeXxX]

i t hink i'll be going 17' in the spring.....
16' is too little
18' is too heavy
so some lightweight 17's will do
anyone have any recommendations?
must be white!

[OUZO Power]

Originally posted by ZzRicezZ
but if you do then that all that matter.. huh?????

[phatz]

Originally posted by OUZO Power
huh?????

he does not like them, but if you do, then that's all that matters.

[JKoC]

Originally posted by phatz


he does not like them, but if you do, then that's all that matters.

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

ok that "translation of english into English" is too funny

[HoloType]

These Mugen MF10 are pretty light too.
http://importheart.com/Wheels/Mugen.htm

I like the SW388, to the untrained eye they are ugly, but to the trained eye they possess pure form for the function.
Less bling more sling.

[STEEEZ]

Originally posted by XxXPreludeXxX
i t hink i'll be going 17' in the spring.....
16' is too little
18' is too heavy
so some lightweight 17's will do
anyone have any recommendations?
must be white!

17's are good, but 18's r better....go with big, unless ur USED to SMALL, muhahahahahahah http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies/lo01l.gif

[BB1-4WS]

Originally posted by HoloType
These Mugen MF10 are pretty light too.
http://importheart.com/Wheels/Mugen.htm

I like the SW388, to the untrained eye they are ugly, but to the trained eye they possess pure form for the function.
Less bling more sling.

The MF10's are one of my favorites too. They got a really high (+50) offset, but too bad they don't make a bolt pattern to fit the 4th Gen.