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Terrible Robot posted:I saw a new Civic sitting on some wheels that looked very similar to these yesterday, with a nice drop. It looked good. I'm trying to find the photo, but I know I took one a long time ago of a 90s civic with C4 corvette wheels-- that look sort of like this.
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I'm currently running Lancer OZ Rally wheels on my 323 Wagon, but am considering a more period-correct wheel. I can't go lower than 14" due to the 10.5" brakes it now has, and it has a +45 offset. Any ideas? Its 4x114.3. Croooober has had some neat ones, but shipping is insane. I don't like the modern reps, so maybe something in a raw or less gloss finish? No polished stuff.
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Jul 4, 2019 23:03
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mekilljoydammit posted:The rules for actual stuff is that 15x7 is the wheel size for gravel, and 18x8 for tarmac. I see, didn't think about regulations specifying exact wheel size but of course they do. Makes sense that way.
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Jul 5, 2019 00:55
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Time to keep this out of the archives. With my first kid on the way and both of my cars having blown engines, wheels haven't been a very big priority. However that doesn't mean there hasn't been a little progress. The Work Ewing Mesh wheels I have where orginally a two tone wheel.  I have been slowly returning them back.  They're hand painted so the lines aren't straight, but it'll pass the 20 foot test. If I were to do this again, I'd fill each valley of the waffle with a pool of black paint then syringe the extra out for nice straight termination lines and even coat. But I still have to do the wheels so I'll probably try it there. um excuse me fucked around with this message at 12:17 on Aug 29, 2019 |
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Aug 29, 2019 12:13
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If anyone has a video of this in action...
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Sep 4, 2019 16:17
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I think that would be fun right up until the bearing in the hub shits the bed.
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Sep 4, 2019 18:33
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Looks like the size of a skateboard wheel bearing, which is what everyone used for fidget spinners. It's a bearing so cheap and plentiful you could swap it out every week if you had to. But a sealed bearing in that application would last years. I'm surprised he lets the toy wheels actually run on the rim though. That's the actual failure point. Still, cool idea and decently implemented. It also looks like he machined the center cap accurately enough that the pin in the bearing doesn't wobble, or it'd trash the toy car in no time.
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Sep 4, 2019 23:44
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Hello thread. Despite my best intentions, I am going to change poo poo on my car. Picked up these BBS something somethings. These came factory on a bunch of 90s Japanese (Soarer, Aristo etc) and German cars. I was under the impression these came factory on my car, but.. that is not the case, as was evident when I test fit them once I got home. Here's how they look on my boat  Specs are 16x7+45. Inner faces foul on the caliper though, so I'll need to pick up some small spacers so the wheel can actually, y'know, rotate. This is the first time I'll have pulled rims apart, so this will be interesting. Plan is to relip+barrel them into something decent, 17x8.5 or something.
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Sep 17, 2019 02:59
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They're BBS RS of some flavor. A step lip will look very nice on your particular set up.
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Sep 17, 2019 03:33
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Speaking of BBS, Can anybody identify the brand of these copycats? Can't make it out in this pic, and definitely not a familiar name.  (just horribly plagiarized, not outright fakes) Thinking about picking them up, but I want to avoid something that's going to snap like dry pasta on a pothole...
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Oct 8, 2019 00:27
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Kazera KZ-Z - They're cast wheels, but other than that I can't speak to their quality.
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Oct 8, 2019 02:25
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dphi posted:Kazera KZ-Z - They're cast wheels, but other than that I can't speak to their quality. Thanks for the quick ID! I was looking through all sorts of weird lists of brands and stuff...
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Oct 9, 2019 00:42
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Any idea if pristine OEM 1st Gen Mazdaspeed3 wheels have any value or what they could be sold for? I have a set with like 15k miles that have been sitting in my garage or shed for the past several years. No idea if I should even bother trying to sell them or just include them with the car if/when I ever sell it since I have RPF1s on the car.
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Oct 9, 2019 00:48
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Wheels are hard to sell because you can't really make much money on them unless you can find somebody local, shipping is too expensive and people are too cheap. Not sure those are desirable but probably worth a couple hundred bucks to somebody at least.
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Oct 9, 2019 01:05
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MetaJew posted:Any idea if pristine OEM 1st Gen Mazdaspeed3 wheels have any value or what they could be sold for? I have a set with like 15k miles that have been sitting in my garage or shed for the past several years. No idea if I should even bother trying to sell them or just include them with the car if/when I ever sell it since I have RPF1s on the car. just take some pics, put them on craigslist with an "optimistic" price and see what kind of bites you get
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Oct 9, 2019 17:34
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eBay suggests they're selling for under $100 per in good condition. List at $105 and accept the best offer. If they were my wheels I'd just hold onto them as spares at that price.
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Oct 9, 2019 18:23
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That, or just use them to sweeten the deal when you sell the car. Never know if the person who buys it is going to value originality over modified, and might be better willing to trust a seller who also hung on to stock parts.
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Oct 9, 2019 18:36
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Anybody know of a wheel like this for cars? basically 2 layers of 5 or 6 spokes. I know I've seen them before, i think on a cobra.
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Oct 18, 2019 00:45
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Haha what is that thing? http://www.rocketracingwheels.com/muscle-car-launcher-wheels/c167 They're drag racing wheels, it looks like. The ones on that trike thing likely are car wheels um excuse me fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Oct 18, 2019 |
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Oct 18, 2019 01:02
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Old school drag wheels will have those offset spokes like that sometimes. Edit: Gasser wheels. Also, efb. Boaz MacPhereson fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Oct 18, 2019 |
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Oct 18, 2019 01:03
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um excuse me posted:Haha what is that thing? Awesome! unfortunately only 5x4.75 but if i use adapters i can also use them on a BMW if i buy another one. the thing in question is a GARMR apparently? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGjgrbwKo3Q Boaz MacPhereson posted:Old school drag wheels will have those offset spokes like that sometimes. searching gasser wheels brings up exactly what i was looking for, thanks.
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Oct 18, 2019 02:00
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What wheel manufacturers don't suck? I want a set of staggered forged stuff for the S65 that's coming to me. 5x112 bolt pattern, 66.6mm hub, I think stock is 8.5" wide fronts and 9.5" wide rears, I want 20s, ET stock is 38 or 39mm both F&R. It's a w221 so I think I can get away with 255/35/20 up front and 285/30/20 in the rear without rubbing if I stick to these wheel sizes, thinking I'll put Michelin Pilot Sport 4s on it. Have been cruising ebay for various OEM stuff (I really like the 16 spoke stock wheels that came on W222 S65s, and frankly if I could scare up a set in the bronze/copper that MB is putting on the S65 Final Edition I'd be down for that if they weren't $10k if you could even order them.) I have also been looking for HRE, ADV.1, BBS, and maybe a few others? I find it impressively hard to judge what's rank Chinesium and what isn't. I think we all can relate to the general state of terribleness that are all car forums and the opinions contained therein.
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Tremek posted:What wheel manufacturers don't suck? Stay away from ADV.1. Shouldn't even be a maker that is mentioned in the same sentence as other makers such as BBS or HRE. Plenty of nonsense and crap quality produced by ADV.1, much of the shenanigans were captured on the E9X M3 bimmerpost forum.
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I judge most companies by whether or not they make replicas. If they cant do their own engineering, you bet they can't make a high quality wheel. ADR Avid Arospeed Axis Drag ESM Exel Japan Racing Kingpin Konig Lenso Linea Luff Maxxim OE Wheels Phat R-1 Rota Ruff SSK Stern STR XXR Varstoen Wheel companies I like: BBS Work Rays Advan SSR Enkei Weds Watanabe CCW OZ HRE um excuse me fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Nov 1, 2019 |
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Nov 1, 2019 17:33
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um excuse me posted:Wheel companies I like: If I may propose adding one name, a name that appears to be coming back from the dead: Fikse. Tremendous respect for their products, quite popular during the early 2000's. Recently they have been driving a marketing push to regain name recognition at least as indicated by the number of posts I'm coming across on Instagram. I believe they were acquired by a wheel barrel manufacturer??
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Oh there are tons of good and bad brands that I didn't mention. Those are just ones so see a lot on the used markets with designs I like. It's super fun to get into really weird 13 inch Japanese 4 spoke stuff.
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How about Vossen? Looks like they make their forged stuff in the US?
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 This is a 2004 XC90. It came with these 17x7 wheels, could have been up to 19x9 with options. I bought the car last fall with winter tires install, but now I'm looking to get something different. So I've been trawling ebay looking at wheels. I'd like to get some meatier more agressive tires, move from a 29" to a 30" diameter (30.5" is the max). If I find a wheel with a larger hub bore than stock, I get rings to bridge the gap, right? Will it look dumb with 19" wheels and 30" tires? 20" wheels?
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Apr 26, 2020 03:02
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These could be good
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Apr 26, 2020 03:59
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taqueso posted:
No, 20" wheels look badass on XC90s. Pretty sure both of these are 20's, I know the first one is. The second might be 19". These are stock Volvo wheels from the R design models and are not terribly expensive used, and direct fit. You can shop swedespeed classifieds, they come up all the time. Also there's a non-affiliated thread where people post craigslist finds that they can't or don't want, but are still things others might want. They made the XC90 all the way through 2014 virtually unchanged. Any bumpers or updated body trim bolt right on, and the later LED taillights bolt right on. Also the S60R brembo brakes bolt on.  
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Can I remove the outside rim that holds balancing weights without hurting tire mounting? Not my photos but same model:   
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taqueso posted:Can I remove the outside rim that holds balancing weights without hurting tire mounting? How? If you answer: Grinder, then  I wouldn't modify ANY part of a wheel, but people split/widen/doallsortsofweirdshit to wheels. At least put it on a lathe and turn it off nicely. And take video. And have goood life insurance.
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I can see how asking anyone to tell me it's fine might be difficult given the possible downsides. After pondering it more, I could also fillet the inside to match the curve at end end of the spokes and get a similar asthetic.
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Are you set on using those wheels? Someone might be able to come up with something that already matches what you're looking for aesthetically without having to stick wheels into a lathe and all that comes with it.
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Yeah, I'm set on these, I'm 80% done stripping off the old paint. I just was looking at other people's wheels in a parking lot and noticed how many didn't have a weight mounting rim on the outside and were just flat. So I thought "hey that'd look cool, I wonder if that's a normal thing to do or really stupid" and now we are here. And if there is a problem with filleting, I can absolutely just not do it, it just seemed like it would look good and I'm putting xx hours into this, might as well make it xx+10.
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May 19, 2020 02:29
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this seems like a bad idea with almost no upside
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May 19, 2020 13:50
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That's kinda the whole project to some extent. Did I mention it would look cool? Anyway, point taken and I won't grind up my wheels.
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I've been browsing around for my next project wheels and I can't seem to find anything cheap enough to justify restoring. I've looked at Croooober, Yahoo Japan Auctions, eBay, and about a million pages on Facebook. Is the market tapped out or is there another medium people use to move wheels?
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Tons on Instagram - threepiece.us, vr wheels, wheelsgang, solrestwheels, wheel_good_deals, and many more. Often needing refinishing and priced accordingly.
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Dare I open an instagram account for the deals? It's gonna depend if I can make a throw away account with not a lot of effort. Last time I checked (years ago) those accounts had to be tied to Facebook.
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