I'm looking for lightweight 17s to upgrade from my stock sawblades. I'm thinking of either the Kosei K1 TS or Rota Subzeros both in 17 inch sizes. Kosei's weigh 14.1 lbs and the subzeros weigh 16.5 lbs. Does anyone have any pics of either. I saw one pic of the Kosei's and liked them a lot but only found non-working pics for the subzeros. I personally like the Kosei's better I think and the fact that they are actually lighter than my stock rims right now but they are about $250 more and I don't know if the extra money is worth it or not. The only place I could the kosei's was on tirerack so if anyone knows any place I could get them for cheaper let me know. Kind of a newb question but I need a little clarifaction on the offsets. The Kosei's are 36 mm offset and the subzeros are 45mm so does that mean the subzeros will be tucked into the wheel well or is it the other way around. Basically I want the rims to come all the way out to the end of the wheel well and not have that tucked in look my current sawblades have.

 

My vote goes to the Kosie.

 

I think those Rotas look better, although the Kosei's are lighter...

 

rotas in my sig

 

Tirerack is the exclusive importer of Kosei wheels to the united states, the only way to get them is thru tirerack. Even if you bought them from a tuning shop or another wheel shop, that shop would be getting them from tirerack so the price is pretty much set in stone.

 

It's a tough decision (I was in the same boat when selecting wheels). I went with Rota simply because they're less expensive, have more color choices, and look a little better. But would definitely recommend Kosei because they're lighter, if you have extra $ to spend that is.

P.S. Have you considered the new K3 from Kosei?

 

I'd say go kosei, I like their looks better + they're lighter... both are amazing bang for the buck though.

Edit: Holy crap, you need to be hit in the head if you go with anything but the K3s.

 

Have you considered that this thread and poll are almost two years old? I bet he decided by now lol

 

Hmmmmmmmmm.....


...I knew that too.

 

My mistake, did not bother to look at the date of the initial post