Mach V Awesome wheels
 

It's our first Mach V wheel. We call it the Awesome.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...prototype1.jpg

It's 17x9 +42. 56.1 bore, so no hubcentric rings required. It's drilled with BOTH 5x100 and 5x114 bolt patterns, so it'll fit the FR-S/BRZ you have now, and any other Subaru product (and lots of Scion ones) in the future. It'll clear giant brakes, like STi Brembos, if you ever were to upgrade to those.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...b.jpg~original

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...c.jpg~original

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...b.jpg~original

It's made using high-tech flow-formed casting, so it's light! Only 17.8 pounds.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...2.jpg~original

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...3.jpg~original

Available in four colors: Gunmetal , Metal Silver, gold, and matte black.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...a.jpg~original

Ideal tire size is a 245/40R17, although you can fit a 255/40R17 -- that's what is shown on our shop car above.

NOW IN STOCK!


Mach V Awesome -- click me!

Priced within reach at $249 each. Click the link for ordering. For a shipping quote, add what you want to your shopping cart and enter your address info. The web site will quote you the shipping.

--Dan
Mach V
FastWRX.com

Looking forward to seeing the brz pictures!

Wish we could have done the test fit today, looking forward to seeing them on your car this weekend!

can you explain the difference between forging and high-tech flow-formed casting?
pros v. cons?

and also, some info on the company / where the wheels are made?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...BRZ/7220-1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...s/BRZ/7837.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...s/BRZ/7840.jpg


Forging wheels is done using a very powerful press -- tens of thousands of tons of pressure. Think of a blacksmith hammering a horseshoe -- that's a forging process. It results in a very strong finished product, but is extremely expensive to do.

Flow-form casting involves heating the aluminum to near-melting -- it's like soft butter -- and then pushing it into a mold. It's still more of a casting process than a forging, but the result is stronger than if you simply poured liquid metal into a mold.

Made in asia, by a company that produces wheels for many other aftermarket and OEM private labels.

--Dan
Mach V
FastWRX.com

Thanks for the info Dan. Let me know if you have any pics on a black FRS. Thinking about doing a Bronze by any chance?

We'll have gold before we have bronze.

Mach V Awesome on the scale with Pirelli 255/40R17:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...heels/7926.jpg

Stock wheel/tire weighs 41.4 pounds.

:)

--Dan
Mach V

looks great! Any chance of a 17x8 size for the folks who want to run a little less tire?

Not currently planned, but if we get enough demand, we might.

--Dan
Mach V

So they're just cheap knock-offs of 5Zigen FN01R-Cs?

Cool- like you mentioned, a 245/40/17 would probably be closer to the stock tire diameter, your current setup makes the BRZ look like an off-road vehicle!

When it's time for you to make your own wheel, you can make it as innovative as you want. We found there's only so many ways you can configure five spokes. It's bound to end up looking like something.

As to "cheap," I'm not sure how to answer that. They sure weren't cheap to make, I can tell you that.

--Dan
Mach V

The stock setup already makes it look like an off-road vehicle!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...s/BRZ/7056.jpg

Mach V lowering springs are in the works. They'll lower the car by an inch.

--Dan
Mach V

There's a difference between "similar" and "same" when it comes to appearance. This is virtually identical to a FN01R-C, which is already a quality, reasonably-priced wheel, so I'm a bit confused on what you guys are trying to achieve here.