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Offline Hurdy

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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #45 on: July 14, 2009, 07:50:16 pm »
Quote from: chungster on July 14, 2009, 07:47:45 pm
i absolutely love those Volk CE28Ns....here's the Zen Impreza sporting them in Silver Titanium finish!



Noooooooooooooooooooo!!

Don't confuse me....I've just settled on the Pro Races :signLOL:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #46 on: July 14, 2009, 07:51:47 pm »
have you?

Ooops

shall i post how they look on the move?   :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #47 on: July 14, 2009, 07:58:58 pm »
Quote from: Hurdy on July 14, 2009, 07:48:50 pm
I'll ask tomorrow :happy2:

They are local to me (5mins down the road) for the alloys and you can choose your colour :jumping:

The R888's are online from Camskill at £140 each plus £2.45 delivery each (so I guess that is actually £570! :rolleye:), so I don't know if we'd get a deal from there or not for 8 tyres.

Interestingly the 225/45/17 R888's have a 231mm contact patch wheras the 225/40/18's only have a 224mm contact patch. I would presume that with a slightly higher sidewall you would get a slightly better ride on the 17's than the 18's too, as you travel to the Pod :laugh:



What colours do they do.  :jumping:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #48 on: July 14, 2009, 11:13:43 pm »
From memory

silver, white, matt black and gloss black :happy2:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #49 on: July 15, 2009, 09:59:09 am »
Sounds good Hurdy, it will look like a roller skate  :laugh:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #50 on: July 15, 2009, 10:21:42 am »
These have got to be worth a look, depending on offset. As they're Merc, they're usually pretty high though.

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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #51 on: July 15, 2009, 12:27:07 pm »
Thinking on...

What's a set of mint BBS Monza IIs without tyres worth these days?? - I might fancy in on this Pro Race1.2/R888s lark too.
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #52 on: July 15, 2009, 12:36:11 pm »
I would say 600. minimum, if they are mint. Mine sold for £850 with nearly new exalto's in ten minutes and i am still getting 2 or 3  enquiries a week. So that tells me they may have been slightly underpriced.  :smiley:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #53 on: July 15, 2009, 12:53:38 pm »
The seller is Billy boy tyres and are just down the road from me.

The price is for 7.5 x 17 alloys and they already have 25% off the normal price.

I would be going for these with a 45 offset. This would shove the tyres out 6mm more than stock. These weigh 8.2kg

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17-TEAM-DYNAMICS-PRO-RACE-1-2-ALLOY-WHEELS-7-5JX17_W0QQitemZ300329285943QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET?hash=item45ed053937&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A30

They also have the 8 x 17 alloys with a 45 offset which would stick out 12.5mm more than stock. These weigh 9kg

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17-TEAM-DYNAMICS-PRO-RACE-1-2-ALLOY-WHEELS-8JX17_W0QQitemZ300328710620QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET?hash=item45ecfc71dc&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A30

I didn't realise he had an ebay shop until last night :ashamed: :rolleye:

It is beginning to sound a bit like two group buys....

one for the alloys at BBT

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one for the Toyo R888's from camskill.

I also enquired about the price of the 225/40/18 R888's and these are £155.45 each including delivery (£157.50 if you only want one delivered)

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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #54 on: July 15, 2009, 01:12:47 pm »
I am at work at the minute John so cant really view anything, can we get anything off, if there is a small group buy. And did you say your tarox fit behind the standard 17in wheel.  :smiley:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #55 on: July 15, 2009, 01:49:51 pm »
I've had a 17" on mine, and they're fine, you can get one over an R32 disc & caliper too - so I think it's "generally" fine, so long as you're not into 6-pots & 360mm disc territory.

Hurdy, what are you planning to do with your 18"s??
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #56 on: July 15, 2009, 02:13:31 pm »
i'll have em john!  :party:

actually thats a good price for the 17s from billy boy i might be in for the group buy aswell  :signLOL:
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #57 on: July 15, 2009, 04:15:23 pm »
^^ Hey!! That was my plan  :wink:

17" or 18" makes no odds to me really if there's a decent second hand set up for grabs, anyone?
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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #58 on: July 15, 2009, 04:23:34 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on July 15, 2009, 01:49:51 pm
I've had a 17" on mine, and they're fine, you can get one over an R32 disc & caliper too - so I think it's "generally" fine, so long as you're not into 6-pots & 360mm disc territory.

Hurdy, what are you planning to do with your 18"s??

The 18"s will stay on the car for a while as road wheels (as the 19" Black CH's have been sold to Golfster S) now as I prefer them to larger wheels. Nice and light for every day use and then stick the 17" TDPR's & R888's on for the Pod, any track meets and fair weather weekends 8)

So sorry guys, no cheap 2nd hand alloys..................yet :wink:

There's tons of room over the discs and calipers and I've already decided on Gloss black.

Just got back from the shop and already bought mine :ashamed: :evilgrin:

£1,100 for the wheels, tyres, balancing, fitment, tuner bolts and locking bolts.

I personally didn't mind paying a little extra for the tyres, as it is a 1 stop shop for me :happy2:

I'm still happy to sort a group buy session for alloys/ alloys & tyres if you want though :happy2:

He didn't have the alloys in stock and neither do Rimstock, but they will still only take around 3 weeks to make & deliver :jumping:

The satin black 8 x 17's are in stock, but I stuck to my guns for the sake of the smaller weight :party:

I can't see these tyres lasting too long if I use them on the road though :evilgrin:

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Re: The search for lightweight alloys
« Reply #59 on: July 15, 2009, 04:25:55 pm »
LOL - they'll be like peeling an orange on the road!

Are the satin black 17x8 and ET45??
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