Falken hanabi 18x8.5 38mm offset on 225 40 18 tires .

Tanabe Df drop Box ...clearance/ rubbing issues? Pretty lightweight rim.

 

You should be fine with those.

 

I had those on my VW, solid rim for the price, and yes lightweight, hence why I chose it.

 

Thanks guys , I drove my friend's XB with a massive 20x8inch rim .It has CAI and headers but still feels sluggish to drive compare to my steelies .. not to mention it looks like a wannabe SUV . I think I'm going to get the bronze Hanabis, that should look nice on my silver box.

 

Please don't put bronze on Classic Silver without seeing it photoshopped first... neither bronze or gold look very good on silver; IMO they clash, instead of complimenting or contrasting. Ultimately, it's your box, do what looks best to you.

Think about chrome, silver, gunmetal, hyper silver, black... lots of choices that look great.

 

I think you're right my friend .. didnt think of that [not in a rush anyways] ... I'll go for polished silver then.

Is there any site where we can check rim weights? Thanks

 

Falken's site lists the weight of the 18 x 8.5 hanabi as 27lbs.....

 

This site doesn't have them all, but it has a lot:

http://www.wheelweights.net/

Tire Rack also posts weights of the wheels they carry:

http://www.tirerack.com/

And WOW, 27# Hanabi's? That's 5 more pounds of unsprung weight at each corner,
and there aren't even tires yet. Far too much IMHO, no wonder they're less expensive.

 

i guess i should have said that's the shipping weight so there may an extra
pound in there but if you really want lightweight look for forged, not cast...

 

ok that link shows they only weigh 20lbs. wtf...




... for what it's worth my 5Zigen wheels that had a 19lbs shipping weight are 18.5lbs on that link.

 

Falken must use a lot of packing material and a really thick box.

 

If you need lightweight, check out Enkei's RS+M, only 15.7 (pounds I think) per rim for 17's. Pretty much the lightest cast rim you can buy, and lighter then a lot of forged ones, not sure about it's durability though, i have the EV-06

http://www.enkei.com/RacingSeriesSpecs/RS+M.html

 

I doubt that ... 18 on 7.5 inch wide is at 19lbs i believe