hsunchen
09-02-2007, 09:20 AM
These are really nice, lightweight wheels that I had professionally stripped and powdercoated matte black... when they're dirty, they look like flat black, but when they're clean, they are a little shiny.
These 17" x 7" wheels are in very good condition. They've spent most of their lives sitting on my screened-in porch, not on a car. The powdercoat is in near-perfect condition with no curb rash at all. These wheels fit all 4-cylinder Accords and older ('92-96) Preludes... also older Acura CL, TL, Legend and Vigor too.
This 4 x 4.5" (114.3 mm) high offset bolt pattern also works on a bunch of older Mazda, Mitsubishi (Galant, Mirage, Starion) and Nissan applications too:
http://www.sportcompactonly.com/bolt-patterns.htm?st=23
These wheels are all under 17 pounds each (16.52, 16.67, 16.75, 16.94 lb.) - yes, I actually weighed and recorded the weights of every one before the tires were mounted. BTW, most wheel companies lie about what their products weight. If they're claimed to be 17 lb. for a 17" wheel, you can bet it's actually closer to 18 or 19 lb.
The Kumho MX 215/40-17 tires are legal for STS autocross, and all four still have at least 85-90% tread. The MX is an excellent compromise for all-out performance (autox, track days, or just carving mountain roads) and summer street driving (all season tires, they are NOT). They are just fine in the rain at full tread depth though. The MXs in this size are $108 each; don't confuse them with entry-level, zero-performance rim protectors:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Kumho&model=Ecsta+MX
I paid almost $200 just for the powdercoating @ Applied Plastics, not to mention the cost of the wheels themselves.
First $550 cash takes them. I have two spare 215/40-17 Kumho MXs with very good tread for $25 each too.
Perfectly clean:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/frontwheel.jpg
Dirty...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/KonigTraffikwheel.jpg
And two representative tire treads, pics taken today:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/KonigTraffikMXtread2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/KonigTraffikMXtread.jpg
On my Accord wagon:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/drvrsideroaddownlowangle.jpg
These 17" x 7" wheels are in very good condition. They've spent most of their lives sitting on my screened-in porch, not on a car. The powdercoat is in near-perfect condition with no curb rash at all. These wheels fit all 4-cylinder Accords and older ('92-96) Preludes... also older Acura CL, TL, Legend and Vigor too.
This 4 x 4.5" (114.3 mm) high offset bolt pattern also works on a bunch of older Mazda, Mitsubishi (Galant, Mirage, Starion) and Nissan applications too:
http://www.sportcompactonly.com/bolt-patterns.htm?st=23
These wheels are all under 17 pounds each (16.52, 16.67, 16.75, 16.94 lb.) - yes, I actually weighed and recorded the weights of every one before the tires were mounted. BTW, most wheel companies lie about what their products weight. If they're claimed to be 17 lb. for a 17" wheel, you can bet it's actually closer to 18 or 19 lb.
The Kumho MX 215/40-17 tires are legal for STS autocross, and all four still have at least 85-90% tread. The MX is an excellent compromise for all-out performance (autox, track days, or just carving mountain roads) and summer street driving (all season tires, they are NOT). They are just fine in the rain at full tread depth though. The MXs in this size are $108 each; don't confuse them with entry-level, zero-performance rim protectors:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Kumho&model=Ecsta+MX
I paid almost $200 just for the powdercoating @ Applied Plastics, not to mention the cost of the wheels themselves.
First $550 cash takes them. I have two spare 215/40-17 Kumho MXs with very good tread for $25 each too.
Perfectly clean:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/frontwheel.jpg
Dirty...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/KonigTraffikwheel.jpg
And two representative tire treads, pics taken today:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/KonigTraffikMXtread2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/KonigTraffikMXtread.jpg
On my Accord wagon:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/hsunchen/drvrsideroaddownlowangle.jpg