Low cost light weight wheel options in 17x9

[ap5512]

@swarb - are you any closer to deciding what you might get? I feel like there are not THAT many choices (unless huge budget) but curious to see if you've narrowed down your option list..

[JS + BRZ]

Originally Posted by Toyarzee

So I purchased the RE02's on Friday last week without having seen this thread. My order was already proving difficult and they still have not been shipped, though i'm told they should go out tomorrow. My intentions are to track this wheel; and saw price, looks, and JWL registered and said why the hell not.

Should I just give in, find a way to cancel the order, and get some RPF1's? They can't charge me a restock fee if they weren't sure if they were in stock for a few days and still haven't left the warehouse.... i assume?
@JS + BRZ

CANCEL NOW BROTHER.

Look for RPF1s or 949Racing wheels. Don't go with knockoff.

[8R6]

Originally Posted by TheBigChill

Wheels are stamped JWL and VIA, on each side of the valvestem hole. They also made the claim on their website. Supposedly they are removing both.

a lot of knockoff wheel companies do this. thats because they have no shame when making their mold to rip off of.

[Cole]

@swarb just a little update to my previous post. I ended up calling the shop I put my order in with, and changed it to 17x9 +35 of the 720Form GTF1's. They got back to me a day later and let me know that they'd be arriving around the end of February. There is availability for the wheels, but I think 720Form (DAI?) must do very small production runs at the beginning of every year.

[swarb]

Originally Posted by ap5512

@swarb - are you any closer to deciding what you might get? I feel like there are not THAT many choices (unless huge budget) but curious to see if you've narrowed down your option list..

rpf1's because +35 and easily replaceable and easily sold.
720 form gtf1 because +35, price is right, and slightly heavier, but sold out in the US

Originally Posted by Cole

@swarb just a little update to my previous post. I ended up calling the shop I put my order in with, and changed it to 17x9 +35 of the 720Form GTF1's. They got back to me a day later and let me know that they'd be arriving around the end of February. There is availability for the wheels, but I think 720Form (DAI?) must do very small production runs at the beginning of every year.

Yeah seems like DAI has the same distribution as 720 form.
Canada though... Do you know any reputable Canadian retailer that would ship to the US? Exchange rate is very favorable to the US right now. Thanks for the info, maybe I can start contacting dealers here.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by swarb

Yeah seems like DAI has the same distribution as 720 form.
Canada though... Do you know any reputable Canadian retailer that would ship to the US? Exchange rate is very favorable to the US right now. Thanks for the info, maybe I can start contacting dealers here.

I found a ton of them while I was trying to find pricing, but they were mostly all retailers I had never heard of, and many of them were based in Quebec, so I was uncomfortable ordering there in case Google translate didn't work properly. If you can get an amazon.ca seller to ship to you, 1010tires.com has them listed as in stock. When I was doing some pricing, I went to put an order through and it came up to around 1025 Canadian. So, it would be around 7xx for you, plus whatever shipping and duty comes out to.

[swarb]

Bump. Added konig hypergram. http://konigwheels.com/wheels/flow-f...els/hypergram/
Please pm me if you find a reputable source that has 5x100 in stock with good pricing.

[hmong337]

Those Konigs are nice! Wonder what sort of price they will carry...

[Cole]

Hey, @swarb you know you want to..

[gtpvette]

My 949 Racing 6UL's should be here Saturday!!

[JGalp]

Originally Posted by TheBigChill

Ambit lied about being VIA / JWL registered. They will soon be pulling down those claims, and removing the casting marks from their wheels. I have over 30 emails from an Ambit Rep, concluding in admission that the wheels are actually not registered. Additionally, I have access to the VIA Wheel Database, and nothing from Ambit nor their manufacturer is registered. Be safe out there....

the site now says this,

"Our wheels meet all JWL/VIA certifications and pass a QC inspection during production.

Ambit Wheels are JWL tested and VIA certified"

Any updates or advice against or for the ambit rt8? just love the way it looks. similar to the volk ze 40

[gtslow]

The konig hypergrams seem to be readily available in 17x9 +40 for $661 on ebay with free shipping.

Has anyone run their flow formed wheels for autocross or track days?

[swarb]

Originally Posted by JGalp

the site now says this,

"Our wheels meet all JWL/VIA certifications and pass a QC inspection during production.

Ambit Wheels are JWL tested and VIA certified"

Any updates or advice against or for the ambit rt8? just love the way it looks. similar to the volk ze 40

Ambit sells re-badged MST wheels. Your best bet is to request documentation for the jwl/via certifications, they will probably lag, or just contact mst directly.
Advice= cheap, light, strong. Pick two. Or have a balance of the 3.

Originally Posted by gtslow

The konig hypergrams seem to be readily available in 17x9 +40 for $661 on ebay with free shipping.

Has anyone run their flow formed wheels for autocross or track days?

Thanks. Updated.
They have a partial sponsorship program if you are interested.
http://konigwheels.com/nasa/

[Shinchu]

There is also a coupon for ambit TJ_HUNT good for 30% off? Havent tried it but worth a shot?