Wheels that fit the SVX

[sperry]

I think I may have mentioned these already in this thread, but I just took some pictures after swapping off my snow tires today:

Enkei RPF1
Silver
17"x9" +45 5x114.3
~15 lbs
255/40/17 Falken ST-115 tires











I believe there are no fitment issues for cars on stock suspension, but I did have the tiniest fender roll in the rear already when I put some stock EVO wheels on the car a while back, so they may or may not be using that clearance.

They just need some center caps!

[joburnet]

Do 350Z rims fit the SVX? I have a chance to pick some up pretty cheap.

[sicksubie]

wow.... those are some of the sharpest rims on a red. I may look into those for my silver. How close are you to rubbing?

[Motorsport-SVX]

Originally Posted by sicksubie

wow.... those are some of the sharpest rims on a red. I may look into those for my silver. How close are you to rubbing?

we have these on special in 17s..
very lite too..
very similar, Ace Alloys..17x7s $500 for the wheels.

[Motorsport-SVX]

and these in 18" on special for $140 a wheel

[sicksubie]

You have the RFP1's? in 17x9? How much?

[Nemesis Destiny]

According to the Enkei website page on the RPF1, the 17x9 size has only a +35mm offset, not 45, though obviously it still seems to fit. They are nice and light though. Tirerack has that size for $251 each, and (erroneously?) lists offset as +45mm. I'm inclined to believe the manufacturer over the salesman, but either one could be wrong, I suppose.

[sicksubie]

I cant find any 17x9's RFP1's on tireracks site

[Nemesis Destiny]

Yeah, looks like tirerack only stocks the 17x8s. Probably wouldn't sell too many 17x9s. Also they list it with +45mm offset, but according to Enkei, you can only get 17x8 with 45mm offset in a 5x100mm bolt pattern, rather than the 5x114mm that I looked it up under, so tirerack seems to have inaccurate numbers. Big surprise there.

As a general rule, I never trust anyone in sales with regards to technical specifications.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by Nemesis Destiny

According to the Enkei website page on the RPF1, the 17x9 size has only a +35mm offset, not 45, though obviously it still seems to fit. They are nice and light though. Tirerack has that size for $251 each, and (erroneously?) lists offset as +45mm. I'm inclined to believe the manufacturer over the salesman, but either one could be wrong, I suppose.

Here's the deal on the 17x9 +45 RPF1's:

These are the wheels that the RX-8 guys use for *rear* wheels. Normally the RX8's use a 17x8 +40 front and a 17x9 +45 rear. These rear wheels have pretty low brake clearance due to the flat spokes... the 17x8 front wheels have a lot more curve to the spokes.

Originally I purchased these 4 wheels for use on my WRX. I had a set of 17x8 5x100's in the past, but I upgraded the hubs to 5x114.3 and I wanted to run the 17x9 Enkei's, so I was all fired up about finding this "rare" fitment of the RPF1. But when I got them I figured out that because they're rear wheels, they wouldn't clear my WRX's StopTech brakes at all. But instead of returning them, I checked to see if they fit my SVX, and low-and-behold, the SVX's stock brakes are small enough to clear.

As far as fitment, I had a set of stock EVO 8 wheels on the car for a weekend that required removing the rub strip and putting the tiniest fender roll on the rear fenders. I think I may be using the clearance from the EVO wheels to fit these Enkei's... they're really damn wide. But with 255 ST-115's (that run narrow for 255's) I'm not rubbing at all on my stock suspension. So I can't say they'll fit w/o some rolling, but I can say if you need to roll the fenders, it's only going to need a very light roll in the rear.

But if you're lowered, all bets are off.

I was able to order my wheels from https://www.good-win-racing.com/. They do lots of Mazda (especially Miata) work. They happened to have a set of 4 rear wheels set aside for some project car that they decided not to work on or something, so I was able to buy 'em. They may not be able to get a set of these 17x9 +45's anymore.

However, I can tell you, for nearly the same look, Enkei makes a 17x8.5 5x114.3 +40 (the RX8 fronts) that will look almost exactly the same as the 17x9's (they'll have 11mm more strut clearance, and 1mm more fender clearance), you could even run the 255's on 'em, or a 245/45/17 perhaps. http://www.edgeracing.com usually has 'em, but it looks like they're outta stock right now. Also, the 17x8's should have way more brake clearance than the 17x9's... I believe people use them on STi's if anyone plans to BBK their SVX.

[Michael Blue]

Subscribing to this thread. Definitely looking for some 18"s later this year.
I was looking at the Reactions at Motorsport Warehouse, but this thread is the FIRST place I've seen a price for them. I never got a reply in the other thread (announcing them) or when I emailed the company.

Now, if I only knew the offset, weight, etc on them...

[solarsvx]

im runing axis decades with a 40mm offset, they are some of the deepest deep dish wheels i have ever seen to fit the svx

www.axiswheels.com

2" lip in the front and i think 3 1/4 rear lip with a 8" wide wheels
they have the maxxis lips

[Michael Blue]

I'm LOVING the Axis Gravity, I wonder if the firment would be similar?

http://www.axiswheels.com/wheels/gra...gravity_gm.jpg

[Nemesis Destiny]

Keep in mind that if you want an actual performance upgrade, the only ones they offer that are lighter than stock are the Reverb and the Widetrack. The ones you selected are approximately the same as stock weight, from what I gather.

If that doesn't matter to you then, by all means, carry on

[Michael Blue]

I'd never look at 18"s as a performance upgrade, regardless of weight. You're adding weight via the tires as well and all that weight is on the outer edge where it does the most harm.

If I ever have serious track wheels, they'll be 16"s unless I have to have 17"s for the brakes I want to do.

Thanks for the tip though!

(we need a "thumbup" icon, lol!)