Tire rack + Enkei RPF1 question.

[dylan8]

Ppl are mad not to use tirerack even with shipping included u save heaps

Pretty much! Even if you cant keep it under $1000 to skip tax it still works out better most of the time.
Wasnt a fan of those wheels, but they look alright on the silver mkv adzy! any reason you didn't go 18s though?

[adzy]

Yeah they look better than I thought they would. I went 17's as I wanted to go as light as possible and to keep the cost of tyres down as I plan on hitting the track a lot for the next year. If I wanted just a cruise wheel and no track work I would have got 18's or 19's for sure but yeah... light as possible is the plan

[Bushranger]

very interesting. did those that bought from tirerack also buy tyres fitted? or is that too much freight?

[bfeboi]

i just got quoted inc shipping on the enkei rpf1 17x8 $1264 to my door

[team_v]

i just got quoted inc shipping on the enkei rpf1 17x8 $1264 to my door

Not bad!
17x8 should be about that price fromthe US due to less weight and smaller boxes.

Shame tirerack didn't have the sizes i was after as I would have probably gone with them.

[noone]

Which offset mate? The 45's may rub, the 35s are a little pokey.

[slam]

Hey Adzy,

A few questions on your recent purchase from tirerack please.

You mentioned a while ago that there was no tax payable on your purchase. Is that still the case - ie you haven't received another bill recently?

Approx how much did you save compared with buying the same wheels locally?

I noticed there were no VW caps in your photos. Is that because you hadn't transferred them across, or didn't the original caps fit in the Enkei wheels?

I believe the RPF1 is approx 3.5kg lighter than the original Denvers. Would this reduction in unsprung weight affect cars with ACC fitted? I mean would the calibration of the ACC be based around the weight of the original Denver wheels?

[adzy]

I received no extra bill from customs as the wheels cost just under a grand.
I saved between $800 - $1300 based on different quotes.
The VW caps dont fit as the centre hub is a few mill smaller, spiggot rings are required when mounting the wheels which tirerack include and I think they look tuffer without caps
They are actually 5.1 KG lighter!! I strongly doubt that ACC has anything to do with wheel weight so should be no issues ther at all, your supension will however improve out of site as the struts will have less weight to dampen. The ACC would controle damper settings based on piston movement I beleive.

[vwthunder]

Can I ask how much Shipping was, Tirerack wanted $380USD for just 4 tyres posted, and wheels are heavier im guessing

[team_v]

I got my wheels from Takuban Motorsports.
No customs fees and they included the hub rings and centrecaps in the price.

Pretty competitive if you can't find the sizing you want at Tirerack.

I knocked between 4-5kg per wheel off as well.

[slam]

Hey Adzy,

A few questions on your recent purchase from tirerack please.

You mentioned a while ago that there was no tax payable on your purchase. Is that still the case - ie you haven't received another bill recently?

Approx how much did you save compared with buying the same wheels locally?

I noticed there were no VW caps in your photos. Is that because you hadn't transferred them across, or didn't the original caps fit in the Enkei wheels?

I believe the RPF1 is approx 3.5kg lighter than the original Denvers. Would this reduction in unsprung weight affect cars with ACC fitted? I mean would the calibration of the ACC be based around the weight of the original Denver wheels?

Thanks Adzy

[adzy]

Can I ask how much Shipping was, Tirerack wanted $380USD for just 4 tyres posted, and wheels are heavier im guessing

$365 mate. Wheels may have been lighter at 6.9 kg each??