Are there no new hotboi wheel brands sub 2k anymore?

[e1_griego]

Konig is making a bunch of cheap flow-formed wheels but I wouldn't say any of them look great. Good for track days etc. because of cost/weight ratio, but very few are good looking.

[snags]

enkei still makes lots of affordable wheels that look great. the pf05 series comes to mind

[DRIFTER-M]

Originally Posted by snags

enkei still makes lots of affordable wheels that look great. the pf05 series comes to mind

I almost included them. I tend to agree, they are one of the only ones left. I much prefer the less talked about PF07 for s14/s15 though:



You could probably throw Gram Lights in there as well (usually between 1600 - 2k for great sizing). Those 2 (Enkei and GL) are probably the only really "legit" old school cool companies left in the range, though I do feel Enkei is slightly overpriced and I would apply the same thought to GL, but GL offers more aggressive designs so I can overlook it a little more.

[DRIFTER-M]

Originally Posted by e1_griego

Konig is making a bunch of cheap flow-formed wheels but I wouldn't say any of them look great. Good for track days etc. because of cost/weight ratio, but very few are good looking.

That seems to be the problem. Design has fallen off the friggin wagon. You would think that people would see the demand for stuff like the Blitz 03, XD-7, Battle, etc. and try to make similar wheels. And before I get hit with the "reps" argument, many wheels inspired each other; Professors / Meister. The obvious truth is there are only so many ways to design a wheel, so it seems like companies today would get some inspiration form the past but maybe I am just way off on the thought. I don't buy and will never be a fan of full on reps, but just pre-facing before the inevitable pops up.

I will give some credit to Heritage, they have a couple of designs that are at least somewhat innovative and fall relatively affordable (these go right near 1k for a set) even if NOT my thing, like these:


326 Also makes some good stuff, the gangsta I think is darn good but at ~$2k very pricey for a one piece wheel IMO. I will probably throw down for some soon though, as again - one of the only newer options left that is actually cool and has good sizing (18x9 +5, 18x9.5 +15, 18x10 +5, etc.)

[BryanSayWhat]

Ya, it's kind of a bummer with cheaper JDM wheels these days...

You still have Work with their Emotion line that has 17"-18" with sub 20 offset and 9"-9.5" width for under $2K.

Gram Lights 57CR/DR that has 17"-18" with sub 20 offset and 9"-9.5" width for under $2K (color option on these are meh).

Enkei PF01 EVO come in a 17"-18" with as low as a 0 offset (which is surprising) and 9"-9.5" width for under $2K.

WedSports has the 17x9 +10 TC105X for under $2K, but it's more of a track style wheel.

I'm sure there's a little more, but usually you can't find shit in 17's, sub 20 offset and the color choices are limited/ not good. *Edit: Didn't see all of these replies while I was making this post, so there's some repeats. lol