Benjamin Choi

My fav Kinesis design.

Would be absolutley perfect on a white a 993 S car!

cowtown

Brad,
Sorry I'm not up on offsets and clearances in the post-Fuchs wheel world, but:

Would these fit a standard 993? I have a white '95....

Brad '95 C4

Sorry offsets are only for widebody.

Benton

Brad,
I may be interested for my 928 track car. They would look great with the paint scheme I have planned. I'll get back to you soon.

ColoradoMark

I'm kinda new here, so I apologize for asking a stupid question:
Why, in all of the wheel discussions, don't the weight of the wheels come up as an issue on this forum?
Is it just a given that Kinesis,HRE's, Fikse's are light and strong?
In my searches for wheels weight is always right up there in my priorities with strength, price and appearance. But it never seems tro be an issue here.

Benton

Brad, do you have any pictures of the wheels installed? I'll get in touch with you soon. Thanks

MrRoboto

Weight is the #1 deciding factor for me, which is why i haven't jumped on this deal...i consider anything 20 lbs and over too heavy. The lighter the better. On my old car (E36 M3) i had BBS RCJ's (forged RC's) that weighed 17.8 lbs (18x8) and 18.2 lbs (18x9).

Benton

That, and they probably wouldn't fit your car without expanding the fenders.

MrRoboto

Oh, did i forget to mention that little tid bit? lol.

Benton

Do you track your car? Saving a few pounds on the street makes only a negligible difference.

Edit: And, I'd bet these wheels weigh around 20 lbs front -23 lbs rear.

MrRoboto

Actually, you'd be suprised how much of a difference lighter wheels will make. My old car's stock rims were 22 and 23 lbs. After swapping them for BBS RCJ's, i saved a total of 18 lbs of unsprung weight. My car's ride quality improved, acceleration was more "peppy" and braking/cornering was noticably more effortless. It's not a night and day difference, but there is a difference, and when you combine its effects with other performance mods like a light weight flywheel, beefier clutch, larger air-flow meter etc, it makes a huge difference on the way the car drives. My old M3 could give my porsche a run for its money.

Brad '95 C4

Since strength, appearance and price were mentioned in addition to weight I'll put in my 2 cents.

Strength: Kinesis are very well built and with the poor roads in California, stand up to all the potholes and ruts. If by chance rim halves are bent, Alan at Kinesis provides great customer service and quick turnaround for much less than the cost of buying an entire rim.

Appearance: The K28R is a great looking wheel!

Price: At $2400 for wheels & tires, this is much less than 50% off of retail and they are in excellent condition.

Weight: Not sure what they weigh but I believe they are comparable to many three-piece wheels out there. Too light and I believe you sacrifice durability--this may be ok if you are only on the track. But if you are ever on the street you never know what will jump in your path.

Thanks for listening and maybe I'm just a bit biased?!

Cheers, Brad

paradisenb

Brad. If you are in the Bay Area, do you ever sleep? 3:30am and your up! The wheels look like a good deal to me. I'm surprized nobody has snatched them up yet.

Brad '95 C4

Randy- Hah, you caught me....up late as bunch of us celebrated a buddy's bday. Went to a few SF nightclubs...a friend owns one and parked his gorgeous silver 360 Modena Spyder out front.

Thanks for comps on the wheels....noticed your signature says "what next"....
well a red car would look great with K28R's with dark silver centers!!

Cheers, Brad

MrRoboto

In all honestly though, i can't believe these rims have not sold yet, white centers and all.