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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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Please vote to help me decide. Im in limbo right now. I love them all. I do like the 5 spoke design and i have always heard great things about 5zigen wheels except paint chipping occasionally. Correct me if im wrong. The Enkeis are popular and for good reasont they hold up and look good. I know the drift tC uses them and that some harsh conditons to put a wheels through. They are both lightweight. The enkei of course like 2-3 lbs lighter. But im still cant decide. Give me some pros and cons to each please. Then vote.







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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 03:51 AM
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enkies because the 5zigens will NOT look like that for the size and offsets available in 5x100 that will fit the tC
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 03:58 AM
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agreed with dave
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Oh i know that. I just threw up soem pics of the color choices. I know the 5zigens will look flush and not indented like that. I knwo those are the lowest offset and arte prolly a 18x10 or something. So would you guys still go with the enkei??
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 04:06 AM
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i honestly like the way the enkei's look, i'm not a fan of the machined dual bolt pattern setup of the 5zigens
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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enkei fo sho
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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Like the 5zigens
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 07:10 AM
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The Enkeis look like a modified version of the OEM rims...
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Hyghgynx
The Enkeis look like a modified version of the OEM rims...
modified in a good way, the Enkeis hands down!
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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enkei ftmfw!

those rpf1's are sexy!!
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Thanks for the input so far. Keep it coming.
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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are those the same enkeis the drift tc is running?

imo i like the enkei's
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rosedaleny806
are those the same enkeis the drift tc is running?

imo i like the enkei's
i guess it depends on when you look at it, because that drift tC also runs these (which would look cool too)



RP03's

or you could get these



those are the GTC-01s very light and they look great.

they are all about the same price.
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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Well i want 17x8 and i dotn think the GTC-01s are in that size. At least not where i looked. I just dotn think they would look to good on my car. Im very picky but who isnt on wheels. But I just went to0 FormulaD on Saturday here in Monroe, WA and he was rocking the rpf1's.
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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oh and i don t like the center part on the RP03's dave. Thanks for the pics though.
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im pretty sure the GTC01's come in 17x8, and imo they look better tehn the RPF1's
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ohh i thought they were the same ones ken gushi was running.


oooo those gtc01's look a hell of alot better then the rpf1's
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by rosedaleny806
ohh i thought they were the same ones ken gushi was running.


oooo those gtc01's look a hell of alot better then the rpf1's
Ken runs the RPF1s AND the RP03s
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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RPF1

From your original post you’re looking for something light weight, and is still strong. From what I have seen, go with the RPF1’s. These are the most popular wheels I see at the track every weekend I go. And if you really want you can probably get them in the SBC finish (legit !!).
Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by nebster
i honestly like the way the enkei's look, i'm not a fan of the machined dual bolt pattern setup of the 5zigens
5zigen does not make dual bolt pattern wheels. Those holes are just for design purposes. You can't even fit a stud through there.

My vote is RPF1 and if not GTC01's (hands down).



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