Konig Hypergram 15x7.5 35ET + 205/50/15 Continental ExtremeContact Sport

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Bought the wheels from GWR in June. Didn't get around to put some tires on them in October. (toetap)

As a bit of background info, the car is riding on the stock 4x4 suspension, and (as you can see in the pictures), the tires are 205/50/15 Conti ECS. I have also previously installed some camber bolts up in front, so there is a bit of negative camber (~-1.5 to -1.6). No fender work has been done on the car, and from a combination of regular street driving + a full day's worth of dry and wet autox-ing, I can confirm that there is zero rubbing at all.

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From the photos, it doesn't seem like the wheel & tire package is sticking out all that much. In real life, however, I find them to be poking out more than the photos might suggest. In particular, with the wet fall weather we are getting here in the PNW, the extended wheel & tire package is kicking up a lot of fall/winter grime. My doors have been sprayed & coated with the typical fall debris now, and I would not be surprised to eventually see the door getting sprayed and chipped from road grime later down the line.

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In the ideal world, I would have preferred the offset to be a touch higher -- perhaps 38mm instead of 35mm. But a lower offset is good when it works.

The stock ride height makes everything look a bit ridiculous. I never noticed the wheel gap was this bad before with the stock wheels and tires (and the 20550/15 ECS are already supposed to be every so slightly taller than the stock 185/55/15 setup).

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Performance-wise, I am very happy with the wheels. The new package is about 1 lbs lighter than stock despite being much wider. (1.5" wider wheel & 20mm wider tire) I can't say I can feel a noticeable difference in terms of actual acceleration, but I will say accelerating feels somehow smoother and more natural. The wider wheel, tire, and track width are also obivously contributing to a far more stable ride, and the vehicle's body doesn't roll nearly as much even though there are no suspension changes.

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Cosmetically, I have a somewhat mixed feeling about the wheels. On one hand, the looks, colour, and finishing of the wheel is top notch when you are looking at the outward-facing side. On the other hand, the back side of the wheel is a little more disappointing. As illustrated in the photo, some of the finishing on the spokes leave a bit to be desired. Not only are there some rough edges on some of the spokes, the thickness of some of the spokes are also not uniform on the backside. I cannot tell whether the slightly uneven spoke thickness is a result of the casting or the painting process. But I know from experience that my Enkei PF01 has some practically flawless surface finishing everywhere across the wheel. The difference in finishing quality is hardly surprising though -- the Enkei is about 2x more $$$ than the Konig in a similar size, and the Enkei is made in Japan, whereas the Konig is made in China.

Still, I am a happy GWR customer, and I still think the purchase was a fantastic one.
 
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