Gmookher wants racing wheels 17x8.5 or 17x9 lowest weight options? VENDORS LOOK HERE

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by whataboutbob

I chose 17x9 35 offset RPF1s FTW!

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Will not clear the brake setup he's switching to. (in the sizes he wants)

Ahem.

[MSTiFK8R]

Originally Posted by gmookher

what are those?

btw thanks for calling all the way from Russia it was fun chatting with you!

those are called "SPORT-17" and made at custom order on the military plant the next door to these pretty cars )

I dont think we're allowed to export that )



these are the forged spaghetti waiting in line for the slicing&cutting



we have special ladies to take care of them. Very gentle work.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Dengi mozut syo cupyit!

[gmookher]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Dengi mozut syo cupyit!

Indeed, Money can buy everything, how much are those? Brand name?

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by gmookher

Indeed, Money can buy everything, how much are those? Brand name?

That info's in his post...but since when do you speak Russian?

[JoeBoxer]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Will not clear the brake setup he's switching to. (in the sizes he wants)

I didn't see where he had decided, I see it's essex good choice.

[hamlet]

Originally Posted by Foobar

Ouch - I must have missed that (or you didn't post about it). My experience with RavSpec was the complete opposite. They took care of me and had my wheels+tires+TPMS all set up for me to pick up in a decent amount of time (the holidays got in the way of making it faster, but that was to be expected).

Sorry to threadjack, will let it die after this post.

Ordered my wheels in mid sept from RavSpec. The wheels showed up(finally) in mid December. I can understand that since these were custom ordered from Japan, it can take a while, but I thought that was a bit too long. Multiple phone calls to RavSpec resulted in vague responses (2 more weeks, 2 more weeks.. etc etc).

When the wheels finally showed, the lugnuts and hubcentric rings were not included in the boxes. A call to RavSpec was made, and I was told that the rings were "backordered from Weds". Because I knew this was an outright lie, I gave them a few days to send me the parts and called again. This time I was told "Oh we sent those out in a separate package last week, they came from New York and the wheels came straight from the port in Cali.". So I asked for a tracking number, and was told not to waste my time with a tracking number from USPS because they dont update their tracking page. When I INSISTED on a tracking number, they said they would send me a NEW SHIPMENT AND GENERATED A NEW TRACKING NUMBER. (in other words, they never sent the stuff like they said they did).

I finally got everything THIS WEEK and installed it all. It took 3 months to get the wheels. It took ANOTHER MONTH to get the hubcentric rings and lugnuts. And I was lied to several times.

[JoeBoxer]

Replacement costs and availability should be taken in to account too. Although if you went with something like the Weds that take a while to get i would get an extra wheel so you aren't down for a long period of time waiting on a replacement.

Mach V Awesome seems to be really ideal for this use, cheap to replace and i'm sure fairly easy to get.

[gmookher]

lets throw this into the mix:
comments I have gathered, in research, PMs, etc on spacer requirement and brake clearance have me leaning towards what i can get away with on sprints with no spacer as one consideration, so that may disqualify some wheels I suppose;

a second and more important desired 'trait' would be, what wheels, if any spacerless-,can accomodate the endurance calipers in 17"template

forged vs non forged really dont matter, i guess, but if the solution happens to be a pricey forged wheel, thats light stout and clears Endurance brakes spacerless, then that makes them pre-sold,
what are my options there???

[ayau]

Just FYI, I was able to find a set of used CE28N for 850 shipped in 17x7.5, but it took some patience. If I bent these wheels, I'd probably just get a set of RPF1. Volks are overpriced if you have to buy them new.

[ModBargains.com]

Originally Posted by Ro_Ja

Not true. Please don't spread misinformation.

It is true. Do your research before calling me out. BBS CH-R's are Rotary Forged, Advan RZ's are Rotary Forged, exactly the same process as TSW.

If you'd like proof, do some research please. Thank you

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by gmookher

lets throw this into the mix:
comments I have gathered, in research, PMs, etc on spacer requirement and brake clearance have me leaning towards what i can get away with on sprints with no spacer as one consideration, so that may disqualify some wheels I suppose;

a second and more important desired 'trait' would be, what wheels, if any spacerless-,can accomodate the endurance calipers in 17"template

forged vs non forged really dont matter, i guess, but if the solution happens to be a pricey forged wheel, thats light stout and clears Endurance brakes spacerless, then that makes them pre-sold,
what are my options there???

Ask Mach V (call 571-434-8333) if they can print the Essex template and check any of their in-stock Awesome wheels for clearance...though I doubt you'll have issues with that wheel.

Originally Posted by hamlet

Sorry to threadjack, will let it die after this post.

Ordered my wheels in mid sept from RavSpec. The wheels showed up(finally) in mid December. I can understand that since these were custom ordered from Japan, it can take a while, but I thought that was a bit too long. Multiple phone calls to RavSpec resulted in vague responses (2 more weeks, 2 more weeks.. etc etc).

When the wheels finally showed, the lugnuts and hubcentric rings were not included in the boxes. A call to RavSpec was made, and I was told that the rings were "backordered from Weds". Because I knew this was an outright lie, I gave them a few days to send me the parts and called again. This time I was told "Oh we sent those out in a separate package last week, they came from New York and the wheels came straight from the port in Cali.". So I asked for a tracking number, and was told not to waste my time with a tracking number from USPS because they dont update their tracking page. When I INSISTED on a tracking number, they said they would send me a NEW SHIPMENT AND GENERATED A NEW TRACKING NUMBER. (in other words, they never sent the stuff like they said they did).

I finally got everything THIS WEEK and installed it all. It took 3 months to get the wheels. It took ANOTHER MONTH to get the hubcentric rings and lugnuts. And I was lied to several times.

I ordered TC105N 17x8 +42 from No Limit in August and was given the 6-8 week disclaimer; I ended up cancelling in November because all I got was "2 more weeks" a few times. I called RavSpec to get them sometime mid-December...they said the container had JUST arrived in Cali which jives with info that No Limit gave me when I cancelled (that a container should arrive in December). That said, I never got tracking for my order even after calling RavSpec 3 days later. They also forgot to send me the invoice, despite charging my card the day I ordered; a call about this got an invoice to my email in short order. Overall...they sold me wheels and the wheels were delivered in a satisfactory amount of time (once the wheels were actually in stock, which is a WEDS problem...not a dealer problem), but with an unsatisfactory amount of customer service.

[JoeBoxer]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Ask Mach V (call 571-434-8333) if they can print the Essex template and check any of their in-stock Awesome wheels for clearance...though I doubt you'll have issues with that wheel.

http://fecompetition.wordpress.com/

Matt mentions in his blog the Endurance requires 18's, not sure if true or not but he runs the Mach V and Sprint kit already...

[gmookher]

just sent Matt of machV the template...