Question about Ocean MK18 wheels

[244tiCanuck]

On the ocean MK18s, do the different offset versions have different dish to them, or is it just the machining of the back of the hub face and the lug holes that is different? Trying to figure out if I can fit them over R brakes on a RWD with spacers.

 

[blkaplan]

All the Ocean brand wheels are et6 afaik.

Theres another brand that's copying the design (which I believe was a copy of another design to begin with)

 

[2turbotoys]

Dishes are the enemy of R brakes and other big brakes.

I have the big Brembo conversion and have been agonizing over wheel choice, I want something with a dish but it is a huge gamble if they will fit or not. I actually decided to switch the bolt pattern to 5x114.3 to increase wheel choices.

 

[244tiCanuck]

All the Ocean brand wheels are et6 afaik.

Theres another brand that's copying the design (which I believe was a copy of another design to begin with)

KL Racing lists ET6, ET16 and ET21.
Perhaps they're fakes?
I've been considering going to the single piston ATE calipers from an XC90 to increase wheel clearance, but the added unsprung weight is VERY unappealing to me.

 

[244tiCanuck]

KL Racing lists ET6, ET16 and ET21.
Perhaps they're fakes?
I've been considering going to the single piston ATE calipers from an XC90 to increase wheel clearance, but the added unsprung weight is VERY unappealing to me.

Ah I see, yeah the different offsets are replicas. So Redblock Society (who we all think SO highly of) is selling the reps for the price of the real ones.....
I found some pictures searching MK18 without "ocean" on google, and it does appear that the ET21 has the whole spokes/face sitting out further, with about half the lip. This makes me think they MIGHT fit and give kind of a staggered look if I got ET21 for the front and ET6 for the rear and run a spacer up front.

 

[volvosruinedmylife]

KL Racing lists ET6, ET16 and ET21.
Perhaps they're fakes?
I've been considering going to the single piston ATE calipers from an XC90 to increase wheel clearance, but the added unsprung weight is VERY unappealing to me.

Rx7 brakes

 

[244tiCanuck]

Rx7 brakes

Do people fit those to 700 series? Aren't they meant for like a 2200lb car with like 200hp?
I do plan on tracking the car occasionally (not with MK18s, I've got some 17" enkeis for actual sticky tire use, the mk18s would be the street wheels) and want as much brake as I can fit under the car. I already have the R brakes so I'm leaning toward keeping them.

 

[2turbotoys]

These are on a 242 but the clearances are the same at the wheel/caliper. You can see there is a dish, but the spokes curve out. If they were flat there is no way they would have fit behind the wheel. With the 23/32mm spacer setup they came out to about ET6 on the rear, a bit more on the front.

 

[Mattis]

Ah I see, yeah the different offsets are replicas. So Redblock Society (who we all think SO highly of) is selling the reps for the price of the real ones.....
I found some pictures searching MK18 without "ocean" on google, and it does appear that the ET21 has the whole spokes/face sitting out further, with about half the lip. This makes me think they MIGHT fit and give kind of a staggered look if I got ET21 for the front and ET6 for the rear and run a spacer up front

If you google just mk18 you'll probably get hits on the original mk18's made by JP (tunaverken?) In sweden, these were 17" and available in different widths and offsets. Yes, ocean has copied those

 

[blkaplan]

Ah I see, yeah the different offsets are replicas. So Redblock Society (who we all think SO highly of) is selling the reps for the price of the real ones.....
I found some pictures searching MK18 without "ocean" on google, and it does appear that the ET21 has the whole spokes/face sitting out further, with about half the lip. This makes me think they MIGHT fit and give kind of a staggered look if I got ET21 for the front and ET6 for the rear and run a spacer up front.

To be fair, they are reps of reps.

Oceans are reps, I have sold some of the oceans and the wheels themselves are very cheap, typically the shipping costs about the same price as the wheels.