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That unknown wheel looks like a Rota which is a copy of a Volk TE37 wheel. Of all the wheels here I would choose Enkei on a limited budget as I feel they have higher quality standards than the other cheap cast wheels. I know people who race and win on the Rota wheels but this is in a gutted S2000 race car not on heavy American Iron.

If I had a recommendation and one had a bigger budget, I would get a custom quality forged wheel that way you can get the correct offsets you need and not mess with spacers.

I understand everybody has a certain budget and all, its just that I would not skimp on the wheels as it is one of the most highly stressed components on a car especially when you go to the track

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The Enkei RSM9 and PF01 come in a 9.5" wide wheel with a 35mm offset. The only thing about them is I've heard they can bend easier in some cases. Some of the spokes do look awfully tiny.

A forged wheel is way out of my budget (maybe $2500 a set minimum I'd assume?). I'm not opposed to getting a 2 piece wheel made with cast centers. I can always talk to OzHemi with regards to my two piece wheel options.

I think a max of $1500-1600 on wheel and $1000 on tires is fairly reasonable. But why spend extra money when you don't need to?

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With $1600 you can definitely get a set of Enkei PF01's as I have a set of two 18x10.5s that I use as rain wheels/ spare tires. I think I got them for $325 each and I beat on these wheels before getting my track wheels.

I agree that forged wheels are not needed, but neither is a cheap cast wheel that will be more likely to fail at the track

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I got my silver wheels from THmotorsports as they priced matched and dropped shipped them from Enkei. I Then plasti-dipped them black.
Yes I had to get spacers also but that is exactly how I found the offsets for my forged wheels

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I got my silver wheels from THmotorsports as they priced matched and dropped shipped them from Enkei. I Then plasti-dipped them black.
Yes I had to get spacers also but that is exactly how I found the offsets for my forged wheels

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They're pretty light... 20.65 lbs a wheel. I don't think they'll look too bad with big brakes. I really like black but the silver is $90 cheaper. That's one good option, I wonder how they'd look on the Dart though. Anyone have an idea of what size spacer I'd need for the rears (even though I'm still not too big of a fan of spacers)?

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I've been doing up some research on the forums about wheel spacers and I'm not sure if I like the idea of them at all. It seems like billet hub-centric spacers are ideal.

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If you are unsure of spacers, do it right and do one of the following:
1. Run different offset front and rear
2. Run a wider rear that takes the same offset as the front

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The deal Tomswheels offered you is a smoking good deal.

Tomswheels set up gets my vote. Run the +24 in rear with offset shackles and a 1/4" steel spacer, and the +30 up front (going to be tight on the fender depending on your alignment and ride height).

There is zero issue with a 1/4" or smaller spacer.

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Samy, again, I have a whole slew of wheels between 18x8 and 18x10, between +20 and +50 offset you are welcome to just try on so you don't end up buying a set that doesn't work....

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I have an 18x9 with a 265/35/18 mounted I could loan you, but the rest are either on the cars (69 Cuda and 67 Valiant) or needed for racing. It would be easier if you could drive the Dart down once you get it back together and we could take stuff on and off as needed... By the way, the 18x9 with a 265 or 275/35/18 can work in front, with some fender massaging....

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