Let's talk about... "spokeless" wheels

I don't know how to describe these... But I've been thinking that my Elan would look pretty cool with some period-correct (i.e. late '80s ~ early '90s) "spokeless" wheels. Full-face I guess. The more retro-futurey the better...

Here's a bad photochop of some Ronal Turbos for example:

Those are available in my bolt pattern (4x100) but the highest offset they make is a bit low at +37 (my factory O.Z. wheels are +60 but people have run down to +45~+48 with no problems.)

Asymmetric and slotted wheels are cool too. Even something like these (which I used to have a set of) might work, but they were too small at 14x6:

I want 15x6.5 ~ 16x7.

Gimme some ideas here, get creative.

sho slicers would look good on there

Here are some other random that I like, probably not the right size/bolt pattern/offset... But just for the idea:

I guess I'll keep going:

^^ Really like these last ones. Anyone know what they're called?

Weren't there some cool Mugens that kinda fit that style?

Isuzu Impulse

93EXCivic wrote: Weren't there some cool Mugens that kinda fit that style?

Yes.... but "cool" is subjective. I think they're positively hideous.

Not the right size but 944/928 "manhole cover" wheels:

How about some Work Equip 02s?

Centerlines were the classic solid disk wheel, back in the day.

Mmmmmmmm...unsprung weight....mmmmmmm.

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

93EXCivic wrote: Weren't there some cool Mugens that kinda fit that style?

Yes.... but "cool" is subjective. I think they're positively hideous.

One man's supermodel is another's gag-factor.

The Mugen cf-48's are like gold to some, fugly to others. On the up-side, they employed removable covers:

The Mugen nr-10's are a bit reminiscent of some of the Camagnolo's used on older Fiat's and Alfa's:

Either would be pretty hard to find these days.

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

93EXCivic wrote: Weren't there some cool Mugens that kinda fit that style?

Yes.... but "cool" is subjective. I think they're positively hideous.

What were those things called?

I like spokes, and besides, they are far lighter (as streetwise pointed out).

are bears spokes?

NONE OF THOSE are spokeless...

THESE are spokeless:

Damn, how did I miss Foxys post?

Oh well, mine are bigger.

jstein77 wrote: I like spokes, and besides, they are far lighter (as streetwise pointed out).

Not necessarily! My CSA Centra 6es ("triangle" wheels in the first post) were lighter than the same-size, spokey Ronal R8s I had at the same time. The construction of the wheel gives it its strength, the amount of metal used tends to stay more or less the same.

Anyway this is a street car, not a track rat.

Here we go. CF48.

Do want.

Edit: Nevermind already posted.

93EXCivic wrote:

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

93EXCivic wrote: Weren't there some cool Mugens that kinda fit that style?

Yes.... but "cool" is subjective. I think they're positively hideous.

What were those things called?

Mugen CF48s.

There's a few different versions of them. Most are god-awful.

The only way they look halfway good is with the covers on, and they aren't easy to find.

Luckily, Rota makes a replica of them so you don't have to pay an obnoxious price for old used wheels that make your car look awful. You can instead pay a lower price for shiny new wheels that make your car look awful.

Holy hell we were all late on the CF48 identification.

In reply to 92CelicaHalfTrac:

I can't find the Rota replicas on Rota's website.

I'd rather roll these than the Mugen CF48s.

93EXCivic wrote: In reply to 92CelicaHalfTrac: I can't find the Rota replicas on Rota's website.

Rota "Beat."

Yeah, the CF48s without the covers look a bit too much like some sort of exposed mutant brake drum. Not nuts about them.

I love the Ronal Bears, but... not on my own car. Let's just leave it at that.