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12-16-2013, 09:01 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Keep TTIIs or go for something different?
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-16-2013, 09:03 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Two votes for Fikses. One from me and one from Bear (I'm sure).
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12-16-2013, 09:07 AM
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Admin.
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both are nice. The welds are on my short list for my Z
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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12-16-2013, 09:13 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Two votes for Fikses. One from me and one from Bear (I'm sure).
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They are nice for sure. Just not convinced I want to spend $3,500-$4k for wheels. The design is very nice but almost a bit plain at the same time. I see some pictures where I love them and others where I go "meh".
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
both are nice. The welds are on my short list for my Z
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All of the above that I posted are the same RT-S wheel.
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-16-2013, 09:14 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Hurray for no more mustang wheels.
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12-16-2013, 09:37 AM
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Ebearnezer Scrooge/Power Member/Lips
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Almost anything is better than better than TT's, they are Crager knock offs IMO. The Welds are pretty damn nice, about 3rd or 4th on my list. I would recommend the Fikse, but we can't have them on your car too
Last edited by PolarBear; 12-16-2013 at 09:38 AM.
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12-16-2013, 09:48 AM
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Admin.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
All of the above that I posted are the same RT-S wheel.
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i know, i meant the fikses or the welds are both nice.
weld rolled out a number of new designs at sema, I'm not even sure they are on their website yet.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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12-16-2013, 09:59 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Hurray for no more mustang wheels.
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Yea I figured you would be happy. You are still referring to the "M" wheel though but yes they are very similar.
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Originally Posted by PolarBear
Almost anything is better than better than TT's, they are Crager knock offs IMO. The Welds are pretty damn nice, about 3rd or 4th on my list. I would recommend the Fikse, but we can't have them on your car too
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Fikse are more than I care to spend on wheels right now. As I said, I fall in and out of love with the FM5's and for that kind of money, I don't want to be on the fence.
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
i know, i meant the fikses or the welds are both nice.
weld rolled out a number of new designs at sema, I'm not even sure they are on their website yet.
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They posted the new designs which look pretty nice but I don't think any of them would fit the style of the car.
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-16-2013, 10:01 AM
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Admin.
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Look at Bonspeed? Billet Specialties? Rushforth?
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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12-16-2013, 10:14 AM
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Ebearnezer Scrooge/Power Member/Lips
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Look at Bonspeed? Billet Specialties? Rushforth?
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HRE?
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12-16-2013, 10:17 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Look at Bonspeed? Billet Specialties? Rushforth?
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I looked at them. Bonspeed had some OK stuff but nothing jumped out. Billet specialties has the Street Lite which I always liked but they only go as big as 17". Rushforth had some nice wheels but the choices I liked all had rivets which I am not a fan of.
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-16-2013, 10:18 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by PolarBear
HRE?
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That's a big no. Again, looking for middle of the road. If I lived in Arizona, I would go splurge on some baller wheels but not in NJ.
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-16-2013, 10:19 AM
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Admin.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I looked at them. Bonspeed had some OK stuff but nothing jumped out. Billet specialties has the Street Lite which I always liked but they only go as big as 17". Rushforth had some nice wheels but the choices I liked all had rivets which I am not a fan of.
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might want to call, you might be able to get hidden fasteners.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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12-16-2013, 10:30 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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You like 5 spokes cause they are easy to clean
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12-16-2013, 10:34 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
might want to call, you might be able to get hidden fasteners.
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I will keep looking. I don't need to make a decision anytime soon since the damn thing doesn't drive.
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
You like 5 spokes cause they are easy to clean
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This is true but I'm not a big fan of very busy wheels on a car like mine anyway.
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-17-2013, 12:15 AM
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Sadly in today's forged wheel market, CCW and Fikse are often considered. "middle of the line." Lol. IMO unless you step up to a forged wheel of some sort, just keep the TTIIs. No point in changing something up on the car that really works unless you step up to a nice quality wheel manufacturer. Just my 0.02
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An NJFBOA legend. Ask about him at the next meet.
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12-17-2013, 02:22 AM
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Resident Camera Guy
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I'm all for the upgrade, but i'm just not sure I'm a fan of the black faced wheels, I think the chrome balanced the look on your car.
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12-17-2013, 03:14 AM
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idk man your car looks so damn good with the wheels that are on it
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12-17-2013, 06:01 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by coolmanvette75
Sadly in today's forged wheel market, CCW and Fikse are often considered. "middle of the line." Lol. IMO unless you step up to a forged wheel of some sort, just keep the TTIIs. No point in changing something up on the car that really works unless you step up to a nice quality wheel manufacturer. Just my 0.02
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As mentioned, if the roads here were flat and pristine all the time, I would go for a high dollar wheel. The TT2s are a little soft and pretty heavy in the 18" size. The Welds are a forged wheel but like anything else, there will be quality differences.
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Originally Posted by ar0ck
I'm all for the upgrade, but i'm just not sure I'm a fan of the black faced wheels, I think the chrome balanced the look on your car.
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Originally Posted by greenformula92
idk man your car looks so damn good with the wheels that are on it
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No purchases have been made yet and likely won't be until it's almost time to get the car back on the road. I think I'm just looking for a change.
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-17-2013, 06:32 AM
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Admin.
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Forgeline or formula 43
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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12-17-2013, 07:35 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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I've always been partial to this look, FWIW:
Wheels are Axis.
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12-17-2013, 08:18 AM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Forgeline or formula 43
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I will check them out. Edit - Forgeline....they have some very good looking wheels but whoa at that price.
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
I've always been partial to this look, FWIW:
Wheels are Axis.
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I've seen those before and I think the guy did a nice job with the overall look. The wheels look a touch "importish" but they do fit the car well. I could always consider a fully polished wheel in the RT-S versus the black face shown. Too many damn choices.
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
81 Turbo TA
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12-17-2013, 10:53 AM
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I want the RT-S in the worst way
600 bones a piece is a little high for me though lol
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12-17-2013, 10:58 AM
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The Welds look great in person and would probably run 50 to 60% of the cost of the Fiskes, Forgelines, or HREs.
Honestly, I find most of the designs boring - at least the 18" ones they offer. The better looking offerings usually start at 19" and that is a bad thing on NJ roads.
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12-17-2013, 04:09 PM
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The wheels look good, but at $3,500-$4,000 cost, you better be ready to drive around here with 25 mph being your top speed and a chase car in front of you to detect ANY potholes.
Also why not photoshop ALL the wheels you are thinking about and check out that look ahead of time?
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