ABCar

What is the difference between Kinesis K28 and K28r?
Thanks...

ilko

Stepped vs flat lip. I'd much rather have the stepped lip on a 993.

Stepped:



Flat:

JPS

Personally I like the flat, but I've heard sometimes in the rain on the Rs you can get water trapped and it essentially drives like it is out of balance. No idea first hand, just there was a fair amount of discussion about that at one point.

ABCar

Thanks, any picts of a 993 with the R's out there?

cgfen

indeed,
same car different sunlight and tails.
9" with 245's on front
11" with 305's on rear.

I like them

ilko

Craig, yours aren't the "R" version, they are the regular K28

ABCar

You're in trouble Craig!

Still they look great and thanks for posting. (Love the M-Blue!)
Would like to see the R's...anyone?

cgfen

aah, so the "r"s are flat?

Old Kinesis storefront was ~ 3 miles from where I live.
I found this in the trash one day and carried it part way home on my bicycle before stashing and returning later.
~ 30 pounds and made from 1/4" Al plate.

doc_porsche

stepped one rocks

Benton

I have a set of K28Rs I am resizing for my lightweight project (pulled from our 928 race car). I will be refinishing them throughout the winter and will post up some photos when finished. New sizes are 18x9 and 18x10.5.

David in LA

My understanding it that with Kinesis, the "R" stands for "reverse" lip. The reason being is that all rims have one side that is "stepped" and one side that is "flat" (I've been told that a stepped side was necessary in order to mount the tire). Traditionally the stepped side was outward facing but the reverse look became more common as it allowed the use of a larger (and heavier) center to get a more aggressive big wheel look.

911ist

Here it is

ABCar

Thanks for the detailed info David

ABCar

My LMs and my new K28s to come (photoshopped)
Thanks again, Luke

Resident Sicko

I can add that the Rs DO retain water inside the barells. I had a set on my S2000 and freaked me out the first time I drove distance in the wet. Imagine drivng at a steady cruise of 80 or so and all of a sudden the car starts shaking voilently. iForged, RoJa, and many others had this characteristic as well. One one set of RoJa rims, I ended up drilling out 1/4" holes in betwen the spokes on the flange and problem was solved...(After a rebalance)