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Old 11-20-2006, 03:00 PM
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Ray's Wheels?

I'm shopping for wheels and are seriously considering the new HRE 597r (Charcoal with polished outer) 19x9 and 19x10.5.

On my Skyline I had 19x10.5 Nismo LMGT4's (made by Rays and really liked them. They were light and well made monoblock.

Has anyone had Rays wheels made for there E55? How do you think these would look on an E55? (from my R34 Nur)



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Originally Posted by kiwie55amg
I'm shopping for wheels and are seriously considering the new HRE 597r (Charcoal with polished outer) 19x9 and 19x10.5.

On my Skyline I had 19x10.5 Nismo LMGT4's (made by Rays and really liked them. They were light and well made monoblock.

Has anyone had Rays wheels made for there E55? How do you think these would look on an E55? (from my R34 Nur)




Would you be interested in some iforged. I have a set custom made for our E55s. Brand new with less than 50 miles on them...
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Maybe. Could you send me a PM with details and photos. Thanks.
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Maybe. Could you send me a PM with details and photos. Thanks.
Yes Sir!




They are iforged 2 piece. 20x8.5 fronts 20x10 in the rear. Rubber is 245/35/20 275/30/20.

The series is Racing series and model is Equipt. They come in high polished. These are custom made for our E55. Forged not casted.



They are brand new. I put these on to take pictures on my car then took them off. Let me know if your interested.
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Hmm, they look pretty good, but not looking for high polished and need 19's as still want a decent ride quality. Thanks tho.
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No worries...thought i'd throw it out there...good luck with the rims!
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Does rays build one off wheels for any car?
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Does rays build one off wheels for any car?
If you pay them enough.

Typically they don't offer a lot of 5x112's although they're supposed to be bringing more in from Japan for Mercedes (and Audi).
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more pics of your skyline, that thing looks bad ***!!
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Nice 34 you got there...

I could only settled for a 33...LOL

I absolutely love the nismo wheels....one of my favorite "jdm" wheels...
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Originally Posted by kiwie55amg
I'm shopping for wheels and are seriously considering the new HRE 597r (Charcoal with polished outer) 19x9 and 19x10.5.

On my Skyline I had 19x10.5 Nismo LMGT4's (made by Rays and really liked them. They were light and well made monoblock.

Has anyone had Rays wheels made for there E55? How do you think these would look on an E55? (from my R34 Nur)


Your Skyline is definitely one of the nicest i've seen. What's the specs on it? How much hp?
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I Brought the Skyline new and had it tuned by 'Mines' before shipping to NZ. It was 1 of 250 final edition R34's. Had a big spec sheet. Had approx. 700hp at the crank - 0-100k in 3.7sec - 80 -120k in 1.44 sec. Stayed with HKS 2530's for good driveability.

I sold it recently and I'm now building up a 1970 Cuda Convertible with a Procharged Keith Black 588ci.



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That is seriously one very clean R34 not to mention the engine bay looks like fort knox!
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how could you sell such a beautiful car
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how could you sell such a beautiful car
He sold it to build this..
Originally Posted by kiwieamg55
1970 Cuda Convertible with a Procharged Keith Black 588ci
Much nicer IMO. I'm a musclecar diehard. A Keith Black Motor Gotta post pics when done with it.
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Those wide spokes will cover too much of the AMG caliper...you KNOW you want those 597R's !!! Pro Charger Hemi ought to be a wild *** ride.....question for the audience..I'm kind of lost on these Skylines...can they be sold or licensed in the states ?? My son loves those cars !!! I don't even know what they are !
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Thanks for the comments, the Skyline was an awesome car. The GTR especially gets a huge following down here in Australasia. Vader, you said it 'my son really loves those cars'. I'm 46 and I hated been labelled a 'boyracer' when I drove it...lol. A company called 'Motorex' imported a fewto the US but no more..see this link.
http://www.skylinesdownunder.com/for...ad.php?t=50699

The Cuda will suit me fine as my new weekend toy. Hope to have it on the road mid 2007.

And yes Vader the 597r's are growing on me. I quite like the SL65 wheel as well.

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Mine's FTMFW!~!
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Mine's FTMFW!~!
This is why I chose 'Mines'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_bQR5nKB_I
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'03 G500, '13 G63, '17 GLS63,
Rays makes wheels for the luxury market now.
Look around on their website :http://rayswheels.co.jp/

Simply amazing GT-R, btw. I'm doing a build on my R33 (Motorex imported to the USA), though the budget won't allow the Mine's treatment like yours.

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Originally Posted by medici78
Rays makes wheels for the luxury market now.
Look around on their website :http://rayswheels.co.jp/

Simply amazing GT-R, btw. I'm doing a build on my R33 (Motorex imported to the USA), though the budget won't allow the Mine's treatment like yours.
Thanks and good luck with your GTR build. I have a Japanese friend who got me my LMGT4's from Rays. I'll have him check out whats available for the Merc's.
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Originally Posted by kiwie55amg
This is why I chose 'Mines'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_bQR5nKB_I
Got the video already on the computer...THE perfect overall car IMHO...
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"its so fast a dead man will scream" thats an excellent quote!!!

whats with the coke bottle glasses guy and the Bert brows? lol
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I think I just lost a ******** looking at that GT-R. Truly amazing, clean, well done car. Who'd you sell it to so I can go drop a gram of thallium in their coffee?
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Originally Posted by kiwie55amg
This is why I chose 'Mines'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_bQR5nKB_I
where can I buy some of these wheels?


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