RAGE, car looks great. CE28Ns are growing on me more and more. I'm trying to imagine the back wheels up front. The rear wheels (9.5 x 17) spokes bow out a little more, and look much more aggresstive than the front wheels (8.5 x 17) with spokes that are more perpendicular. The CE28N texture on your black wheels looks much smoother, like the finish is lacquered? The texture from artowar2's Titanium Silver CE28Ns looked a bit more pebbled? I wish I could see the silver CE28Ns (9.5 x 17 with 255/40-17) on my car before committing dammit...

Manny, you are correct. The rear wheels have more of an aggressive lip than the front ones do and the finish is a smooth shiny looking type that stands out.

fucking nice!

Now I'm torn between the BC Forged BC02s and the Volk CE28Ns :(

mmmmmmmmmm
 

mmmmmmmmmm ce28s

rage ur rx-7 is great lookin
i always find rx-7s in stock form adequate (no additional bodykits)
ever thinkin bout changing the front end to the newer version?

You dont want the CE28Ns....YOU NEED THEM!

If it helps Manny, i'll bet theres almost 5-6 lb difference bwetween the volks and the BCs (or other modulars) I really couldn't believe how light they were.

Yeah, 21 lbs for 10 x 17 BC Forged (yikes!). Gotta love the BC02's wheel centers and lips though! LOL :)

I thought you sold yours? What color were they? Are they the ones on your white FD now?

Gene, I noticed your offset for the rears is 42 mm. I'd actually be using 47-mm offset for 9.5 x 17, so I can run them all the way around. I see the 255/40-17s fit perfectly with the 9.5 wides. Anyhow, the 47-mm offset 9.5s won't have the lippage your 42-mm or sevinin7's 38-mm offsets have. I guess I still like the Titanium Silver...

something tells me, those are fucking sexy wheels, I can't believe what I saw today, congrats...can I polish them please? sorry I have a wheel fetish. :p:

something tells me, those are fucking sexy wheels, I can't believe what I saw today, congrats...can I polish them please? sorry I have a wheel fetish. :p:

something tells me, those are fucking sexy wheels, I can't believe what I saw today, congrats...can I polish them please? sorry I have a wheel fetish. :p:

Manny,

I like these rims too but would like a nicer "silver" finish.

I was following this thread on the M3 forum. Apparently, if we can get a group buy of 5 or more they can custom make the rims. I don't like the look of the center but would prefer the CE28n with the LE37 center.

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...ght=volk+ce28n

Also,

the way those rim "reverse bow" maybe the LE28n's

http://www.importhookup.com/forums/s...hp?threadid=22

You can polish them anytime will. lol :D

If these guys are expecting an 18x9.5 CE28n to weigh 13.23 lbs., they are likely to be very disappointed. I actually own these wheels in that size, and as I recall the average weight was around 17 lbs. (I posted detailed weights for the wheels, centercaps & hardware when I got the wheels, but can't seem to find the post now. Maybe it was lost when they rebuilt the database...).

My wheels have the "high pad" so another pad height is likely to have a different weight. However, I really doubt that there would be a four pound difference.

Yea, my 17x 9.5 ce28n weights in at 16lbs so there's no way that is correct.

I have gunmetal LE-28s on my car. 18x8.5 up front with 18x9.5 rears. They are soooooo friggin light. I really couldnt tell much of a difference in acceleration from the larger rim, but I can tell I have more grip now. I'll try to get pics, but since I'm not at home that may be hard. BTW my fd is red too, so for those of you who want to see these rims in gunmetal on red I'll try to post pics. They have the polished chrome lip too.

That's LIGHT, Rage!

I SAY GROUP BUY!!!!! :D

I've got a pic of my car now with the gunmetal ones, but its too friggin big so I either need to compress it or have somebody host it for me. Any takers?

yea manny...the gtns were 23 lbs so big difference :O

Here's how the gunmetal LE28N 18" look on my car

www.marait.com/rx7/RightRear.jpg
www.marait.com/rx7/RightFrontLow.jpg

Nuke hurry up and post pics! I am debating between the two rims...:D

What kind/size tires are on your LE28's??

I ordered Gunmetal CE28ns. Its been 2 months so I hope to have them in another 4 weeks or so. I will certainly post pics when I get them.

Your wheels are HOT! What sizes for the wheels and tires please :)

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2819400

Thanks, I like 'em too.

Front: 18x8.5 +40mm, Falken FK451 225/40
Rear: 18x9.5 + 34mm, Falken FK451 255/35

Wanted to keep the diameter as close to stock as possible. Used to use 235/40 in the front and they always rubbed a little with my old O.Z. rims.

I've got 235/40ZR18 in front on mine and they rub when I go up on my driveway. The rears are 265/35ZR18 and they have no clearance problems. My car is really really lowered though.
As far as the pic is concerned, its WAY TOO FRICKIN BIG!!! Can anybody shrink it or host it for me? The file size is 1.29MB and I do not have any programs that will compress it where I am at. If you can do something, email me at cavinbl1839@smail07.cnet.navy.mil . As soon as I get a smaller version of it, I will post it, so keep checking back.

Or if you want to see them THAT badly, you could email me at the above address and I'll send it out to you.

LE28Ns
 

CrazyCanuck,

Do they have 9.5 x 18, 47 mm offset for front and 10.5 x 18, 44 mm offset for rear?

I'm thinking 265/35-18 front and 295/30-18 rear?

Hot car :)

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2819491

Re: LE28Ns
 

265 and 295 will be a lot of tire, should look nice. I personally prefer keeping a slightly narrower tire for ease of drifting... I find the Fk451 has a nice predictable behavior at the limit.

Here's the sizes available, less sizes for the diamond cut lip model (LE28) than the regular CE28N:
http://www.wheeloptions.com/pages/rays/volk/ce28n.htm

No +44mm for rear, no +47mm for front unless you go with a solid color. Then you get +47 front and +45 rear: http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/...odelName=CE28N

Re: Re: LE28Ns
 

Damn, just as I thought. I have to go with the solid colored, no centercaps. Oh well. Enjoy, Crazy!

Manny!

are you sneaking towards the "Dark Side" with 18's and a staggered set up :eek:

You know me...just dreamin again LOL :)

yes, those le28s looks hot. :D

nice car, wanna race hehe

Manny,

they have the 18" CE28n with 10.5 in the rear 45+ offset.

9.5 47+ offset for front with the star "*" to denote that it will clear the RX-7 big brake calipers....

won't that fit??? I have after market trailing arms and coilovers.

Also, what option do you have to specify to get the spokes to "reverse bow" like that? Lower pad height???

I might have to order these...someone photoshop the above car to IBM please:D

The rims just bow like that the way they come. That's the style. It seems like a lot of people are interested in my pic. I sent it out to everybody who asked, so whenever they shrink it and send it back or if they post it themselves, you all will be able to see it. The pic has the rims, but my car now has the rotaryextreme feed carbon fiber side skirts on it. Also, please dont ask about the cop car in the pic (everybody does). It just HAPPENED to be behind my car when I took the pic. Hopefully I'll have it up soon...
Ben

Nuke,

see how the rear of these reverse bow? But the other pics of the CE28n look flatter faced?

I was just wondering how to make sure to get that effect....

http://www.qooby.com/albums/SDmeet/SD025W.jpg

Here's Nuke's car:

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2821631

damn, thats nice. Is the front hitting the fender lip?? It looks awfully low. :)

It hits when I go up on a driveway or something. I had to roll the fenders. I'm going to be moving the battery to the hatch area so maybe that will help a bit too, since its the left side that rubs the most. Its not a real big problem though. Potholes suck a lot more.

Nuke, what springs do you have on your FD? Lemme guess--Racing Beat springs? Wheels/tire sizes please :) Sweet car. I'm partial to red FDs (my R1 is red, see sig below LOL :) )

7racer, yes theoretically the 9.5 x 18, 47-mm offset with 265/35-18 should fit up front. Be sure to have enough spring rate to keep your front end from compressing too much over bumps. Recommendations would be H&R or Eibach Pro Kit springs for stock shocks, or for 2.5-inch coil springs, make sure you have at least 350 to 450 lbs/in for front.

The 10.5 x 18, 45-mm offset with 295/30-18s should work in back without M2 trailing arms. You might need to roll your rear fender lips with 295/30-18. Narrower 285/30-18 or 275/35-18 tires shouldn't require rear fender lip rolling with 10.5 x 18, 45-mm offset CE28N.

The reverse bow comes from low offset and pad height choice. Usually only the rears can have that look (Rx7 RAGE's rears). The 9.5 x 18, 47-mm offset don't bow like that. Check Cossie's car (he has that size all around with 265/35-18 on his white FD).

Nuke and Crazy, do you think we can get those cool "VR" center caps for the sweet LE28Ns mounted on the "plain-vanilla" CE28Ns??

Ben's car with LE28Ns cropped and reduced in size.

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2823022

I've got Eibach springs on my car. I think its the pro kit. The last owner installed them, along with most of the other suspension stuff. I'm running 235/40ZR18 up front and 265/35/ZR18 in the rear. I'm not sure about offset, I could ask Ashraf to look for me because he has my car right now.
About the center cap thing, I guess I'd be willing to trade somebody the center caps if they had one that I though was just as nice or nicer looking. I haven't seen any of the other center caps that volk makes.
I love the red fd's too. I wouldnt choose any other color. I cant wait to get my feed type II front bumper on there though. The 99 combos look so awesome. I do with the red was a bit darker though.

Hmm, howard coleman thought Eibach Pro Kit springs would work well. I'm surprised you're getting some rubbing. According to howard coleman, the Eibachs should be a conservative drop with about 350 lb/in spring compression rate? I have H&Rs. Perhaps the H&Rs are stiffer in spring rate after all, since I've had no rubbing problems with 9 x 17, 45-mm offset with 255/40-17, nor with 9.5 x 17 Pirelli P6000s, 42-mm offset with 275/40-17 Hoosier R3S03s up front?