I am waiting for a set of the Volks to come in and was wondering, since alot of folks here have them, are they hub-centric or did you all who have them, need to use Hub-centric rings?

I didn't see anything specific on this when I searched, anyway I am going down from the 19" Maido's to the 18" which is closer to the stock wheels that were orig. on it.

reason is I can't stand the ride with that little of rubber between the rim and the ground, the 18"s that were on their orig. when I bought it was fine, but like everyone else I wanted something different.

Personal preference has made me change my mind on wheel size
plus I have heard the Sf-challenges are super light.

Thanks for any help on answering my questions

Tony

P.S yes I know everyone is doing

 

Strongly recommend use hubrings, matter of fact it should come with the wheels, incase if not get down your local auto parts store & pick them up.

Volks wheels are known as light weight wheels but,i don't know about Sf challenge being quoted as "super light". I had em on 19's there awesome wheels. Just like any 2 or 3 piece wheels as longs as you drive carefully, then you should be fine. Personally i think you should have gone with 19's & the ride quality is as good as 18's.

 

mine came with the rings

 

they should come with rings.. if you want light wheels you may want to look into the CE28's

 

The hub rings came with my Volk wheels, as well.

 

They can't be that light because:
1. They are 2 piece, 1piece is lighter than 2 piece in most configurations

2. The centers are cast, not forged, so they are heavier than a wheel with a forged center

 

^and thus the name "SF" Challenge or "Semi-Forged" came about...at least that's what I think

 

Its fer SF as in San Francisco... ...i think

 

well I know one thing after test fitting them on the car when I was adding the SS brake lines, they sure do feel alot lighter than the GR5's of-course I plan on weighing them with tires on to compare, but right now they are still boxed up as I am not in too much of a hurry to put them on,
hoping to find a buyer for the Maidos, to help offset paying for tires and balancing on the these.

 

and yes they also did come with hub rings and new lugs,