anyone know of a lightweight wheel?
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Since Dymag's were mentioned, it reminded me that I'd often wondered about the potential pitfalls of having a CF rim, so I posted that question in this "lightweight wheel" thread - maybe not exactly on-topic, but certainly not a thread-jack either... and IMHO better than starting the 1,000,000th new thread to just ask that question.
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a friend is selling his set of ssr gt3s. $1000 basically without tires (tire are mounted but shot)
19x8,19x9..anthracite with polished lip. checked them out last week they are in great shape. i would have bought then if they were silver.
these are semisolid forged 2 piece. SSR makes great wheels. i had the GT1s on my 3000 gt and just bought comp Hs for my m3.
pm me i'll put in you touch with him. he's in CT.
19x8,19x9..anthracite with polished lip. checked them out last week they are in great shape. i would have bought then if they were silver.
these are semisolid forged 2 piece. SSR makes great wheels. i had the GT1s on my 3000 gt and just bought comp Hs for my m3.
pm me i'll put in you touch with him. he's in CT.
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What do you want to use the wheel for?
Buy forged if you want to road race (ride curbs) or run super low profile tires =)
I'd also advise to stay away from SSR GT3's because I've seen a few wheels bend easily on a road course.
You can get a set of volk progressive ME 19" for a little over 3g's I think...I'm happy with these and they've taken a little abuse at the track with no problems.
Buy forged if you want to road race (ride curbs) or run super low profile tires =)
I'd also advise to stay away from SSR GT3's because I've seen a few wheels bend easily on a road course.
You can get a set of volk progressive ME 19" for a little over 3g's I think...I'm happy with these and they've taken a little abuse at the track with no problems.
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a friend is selling his set of ssr gt3s. $1000 basically without tires (tire are mounted but shot)
19x8,19x9..anthracite with polished lip. checked them out last week they are in great shape. i would have bought then if they were silver.
these are semisolid forged 2 piece. SSR makes great wheels. i had the GT1s on my 3000 gt and just bought comp Hs for my m3.
pm me i'll put in you touch with him. he's in CT.
19x8,19x9..anthracite with polished lip. checked them out last week they are in great shape. i would have bought then if they were silver.
these are semisolid forged 2 piece. SSR makes great wheels. i had the GT1s on my 3000 gt and just bought comp Hs for my m3.
pm me i'll put in you touch with him. he's in CT.
strong lightweight rims. btw dorkin these wheels have quite a few track days and are perfect. never heard of track damage re SSRs. not doubting you but perhaps buyers may check with tire rack on this issue. i'm sure you'll get some straight forward info.
see post 48 in this thread.
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http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html..._ID=LTW5-WHEEL
I know they are only for BMW, but if you contact D-force directly they may be able to customize a set for benz specs... tell them you will be their "tester" for discount
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For the money its hard to beat those prices, they are extremely light for their size/price. hope that helps
I know they are only for BMW, but if you contact D-force directly they may be able to customize a set for benz specs... tell them you will be their "tester" for discount
. For the money its hard to beat those prices, they are extremely light for their size/price. hope that helps
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http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html..._ID=LTW5-WHEEL
I know they are only for BMW, but if you contact D-force directly they may be able to customize a set for benz specs... tell them you will be their "tester" for discount .
For the money its hard to beat those prices, they are extremely light for their size/price. hope that helps
I know they are only for BMW, but if you contact D-force directly they may be able to customize a set for benz specs... tell them you will be their "tester" for discount
. For the money its hard to beat those prices, they are extremely light for their size/price. hope that helps
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I keep going back to this thread every couples months and wanting to buy these so bad, but then I google them and run into this: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90782
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Ya i've heard alot of good things about the LTW5s, problem is right now they are only im BMW bolt pattern. 18x9 = 18lbs, 18x10 = 19lbs all for $1k for the set... its is extremely hard to find that kind of a deal anywhere else (especially anything that isn't hideously ugly, shame, I feel those would sell in the MB market.
