RPF1s on my Daily driver R now :)

[chris101]

Literally just installed them moments ago.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT YET SETTLED AGAIN SINCE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE INSTALLING THESE!!!!!

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[Dan00Hawk]

That's how my GTI sits all the time, so I can't make fun of you... :smile: Those are great lightweight wheels. What do the OEM wheels on the Golf R weigh and how much are you saving? Hopefully a good chunk so it livens up the car a bit more. :smile:

 

[chris101]

I didn't put either of them on a scale but the stokers were heavy as hell when removing them from the car. I could really feel the difference just changing the wheels.

 

[Jokerzl]

Basically a 1 lb off is equal to 8lbs of rotational mass equaling very good times

My lightning rims weigh about 32 lbs without tires with tires about 65 lbs wish I could knock off about 14 lbs a wheel rims set I could pick up 3 tenths in the 1/4

You will def gain on mpg and performance while getting a more aggressive look

 

[sickmint79]

brz comes with 7" wide 20.8 lb wheels and 215 something or others.

i'm looking at rpf1's in 7.5 @ 15.2 with 225 direzzas. not my favorite look and annoyed the center caps are an extra hundred bucks. should be a solid improvement though!

 

[Mook]

:likes:

 

[chris101]

^ I had noticed very slightly better MPG on my former TDI.. can only wonder if I'll notice more on this R because I only have 1700 miles (not even broken in yet for the most part)

...should feel lighter when I drive (hard to explain but I did notice that right away when I drove my TDI on these vs. factory stock FWIW)

 

[SRT41320]

:likes:

yup

 

[muskie]

I think they look way too small. Looks like a regular Golf with the small wheels.

 

[chris101]

These are 18" wheels (same exact size as factory stock). I have no interest in going bigger with less than 40 profile tires given our crappy roads along with the drive quality I'd be sacrificing in my daily driver.

BTW: 47 pounds for factory stock setup vs. 42 pounds for this setup (tires are 25 pounds each and wheels are 17 pounds each)

 

[sickmint79]

what was the weight difference on your prior car and what mpg difference did it make? debating learning/burning my prius tires first. also looking to buy some lighter/fancy schmancy rotors when available.

 

[chris101]

^ I saved 5 pounds per corner swapping to this wheel/tire setup. MPG is something that is changing on my car anyway as I reach better breakin. I still only have 1700 miles on my car right now. If you want to maximize wheel/tire weight savings, make sure to carefully pick your tires as well because in 225 40 18, the weight difference of just the tire I noticed varies from 19 to 27 pounds per tire when new depending on brand/model!

 

[sickmint79]

well i'm all in on the direzzas either way for tire! still seem to be sticky icky and a great value.

 

[Dan00Hawk]

I think they look way too small. Looks like a regular Golf with the small wheels.

It's more of an illusion since the spokes on the RPF1 don't go out to the lip of the wheel. 17s and 18s on these cars are as big as one should really go, IMO.

 

[chris101]

^ Agreed

 

[sickmint79]

oem wheel caps fit on there?

 

[chris101]

Not at all.

I had to pay $25 EACH (so $100 total) for the specialized RPF1 center caps that are on there now.

 

[sickmint79]

yeah TR has them for 26 i think. super lame. build them into the price of the wheel and include them and don't tell me because it makes me super annoyed i have to pay $25 for little plastic pieces x 4

 

[chris101]

true enough... which is why when I re-sell these wheels, I might just sell them without the center caps because I won't want to deal with the people who put no value on the center caps (haha)

 

[sickmint79]

sneaky sneaky

 

[chris101]