Sport Max 501 Wheels
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1 Positive Reviews
0 Negative Reviews
These wheels from Sport Max are designed with a retro flavor to fit new wave tuner and old school cars. A variety of sizes, widths and colors are available.
The 501 wheel comes in both a high- and low-offset style. Both feature a “stepped lip” design as well as a multi-piece look, though the wheel is just one piece.
Size: 15×7
Lugs: 4×100/4×4.5
Lip: 1.5″
Color: hyper silver, black, gunmetal or red
Size: 15×8
Lugs: 4×100/4×4.5
Lip: 3″
Color: hyper silver, black, gunmetal or red
Size: 16×8
Lugs: 4×100/4×4.5
Lip: 3″
Color: hyper silver, black, gunmetal or red
Company Website: http://www.sportmaxwheel.com
Weight:
I gave it a 5. These suckers are 15lbs. Light as hell. Combined with the 195/45 Toyos Im running, they are 30lbs per corner. After running a wheel/tire combo of 40lbs and dropping 10lbs of unspring weight and rotating mass, the car is a lot more peppy when accelerating. Also, the light weight inproves stopping distance.
Overall:
I gave it a 3. Not so much for the multi-lug lug pattern, but because the paint chips off REALLY easy if you arent careful. The lug holes on these wheels just barely fit a 3/8″ drive 17mm socket. My suggestion is to have a dedicated deep 17mm socket for these wheels. I would also coat the outside of the socket with some sort of lubricant to keep the friction down and keep the paint on the wheel.
The reason I chose this wheel was for its size (15×8), the light weight (15lbs) and the price (Ebay: $390 shipped to my door).
:5:3