Enkei Raijin -nice looking wheels. Weight?

General Discussion
#1

http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_garage/BigPic.jsp?wheelMake=Enkei+Tuning&wheelModel=Raijin&wheelFinish=Gunmetal+Painted

#2

The link just goes to their homepage.

#3

Found on another site that the 18x8 is 20.6lbs so considerably heavier than some of their other wheels

#4

Sounds about right.

A guy with a G35x pruchased some 19s and claimed 3-4 lbs lighter than his stock 17s which are 27 lbs. So the 19s are ~23-24 lbs . However he didnt mention width. which could be 18, 18.5, or 19.5.

#5

So they’re about in line with all of the other cast aluminum wheels out there.

#6

They look great
Enkei are solid
If they weigh 23 lbs in the 19" version that’s a nice option for an RS4 owner. If they weigh 21 lbs in 18" fitment, that’s a nice option for an S4 owner.

RS4 wheels weigh 27 lbs. 23lbs would be a signficant drop.

They have a 19x9.5 ET35 5x112 option which would be the exact same flushness as OEM wheels. So you’d still need 10mm rear spacers which sucks.

http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/enkei_tuning/swap/enkeitun_raijin_gm_ci3_l.jpg

#7

when you get to the stock weight of 25~ a 4lb loss isn’t quite as big of a difference. Shoot for 7 if possible 10 is the night and day mark where you really feel it at that point.

#8

I dropped 5lbs per wheel from my stock set up and noticed it. Then after the michilin PSS, 5 more lbs which was even more noticeable. Then 5-7 lbs per rotor plus the supercharger and couldnt notice anything with that upgrade ???

#9

maybe the supercharger is installed backwards :slight_smile:

#10

hell 15 lbs saved per wheel would be great too while we’re wishing (but not realistic)

I have found that on the Rs4, finding a great looking lightweight wheel is very tough unless you go with HRE, and those aren’t even that light…and they look exactly like these Enkeis (and both Enkei and HRE ripped off an old BBS wheel design).

So far the only lightweight wheel that I have seen that fits the RS4 and doesn’t looks ridiculously small is the TDR 1.2 but they’re absolutely hideous and still does look small at 18" on the RS4. Very effective at 20lbs per wheel…but hideous. See the pics of Mick’s car recently before the firesale? He had the TDRs on. That’s probably why he sold it.

So at 23 lbs per wheel, properly sized, these Enkeis would be a good option for winters or whatever.