Please dont take this the wrong way but i think they are played out IN OUR area, i see them alot and the local dealerships put them on all of there display WRX's and also sell them on the WRX. they do look OK in person on the wrx but they sort of make it look like you have fender flares becuase they are so "flush faced" and you will deff want springs with them because they make it look like your Lifted! I have rota subzero's (also played out) and they look alot better fitting on the REX

JUST MY 2 Cents!

-Jon

 

Check the link below to the other board I posted it and have been looking at the same wheels. I believe www.whalentire.com has them for $197 ea. in 17x7.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...21#post3740921

I think the next person to post a pic will be me

 

nnnn....not exactly my taste because the spokes are completely
flat. it looks kind of bland in my books (but this is only my opinion).

if they were imitating BBS, they need to put some curvature
on the spokes to give it more flow.

 

I'm not sure whether the chicken or the egg came first so to speak, but I'm not convinced that they are imitating BBS - at least not the ones currently available for the WRX. The 'tuning fork' style wheel has been around for a while. I know I bought a set of Enkeis similar to these back in '99. I'm willing to bet those weren't the first of their kind then either....

ANYWAY a guy named John (sleigher3449@comcast.net) is selling a set off of a recently insurance totalled WRX with 235's for $600 if you trade him your stockers (so he can put the car back to stock before hte ins. picks it up). Email him for details.

 

I've had them for a couple seasons now. I Like them alot, but I like the forked look. Not much for the single spoke look. I'd post a pic on my Blue WRX, but the car is still getting fixed from a tire induced accident. Almost all tire combo's including stock will make the car look raised, because it is. If you drive on smooth streets only I'd recommend lowering, but if you go off road (or drive in the winter beaten roads of the midwest) the raised vehicle is quite handy. Also the car looks pretty sweet with 15in Rally rims and tires, Mud flaps, and Big Driving lights mounted to the front. If there are no pics in a week, I'll post some, but I would reccomend the rims.

-TJ

 

BBS has been perfecting the mesh type wheel for the last 30 year. Enkie wasn't even thought of.

 

By the way I like the RPM2's

 

got a set on my GT wagon for a few months now. I like the way they look but was kinda disappointed as they are anthracite-colored, not silver. I think these wheels would be even more attractive if they were bright silver with a polish lip....
BTW, since my car is more on the lux side, I been thinking of switching to a 50's series profile instead of the 215/45/17 for better road noise isolation.
I went with Nitto 450's thinking that they were as quiet my last experience with them (Integra with 205/45/16).


TireTrack....any ideas on something with similar performance by better noise isolation


Thanks in advance.

 

Here are the Enkei's on a wagon that I posted to another area.
I like them but a little bit of a pain to keep clean.

https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...&threadid=9002