Jimmy Posted 28July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Nope that was $600.00 for the 4 wheels and tyres were on top total cost was 3k So your rims were 150 each, wow that is real cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldblade Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Here are the wheels all http://www.tswalloywheels.com.au/products/lemans They are the same brand "Vitor equipment" as jimTT original post they are designed specifically for porsche Cheap yes I have a feeling i may have got a bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 28July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 only problem with cheap wheels. They will crack compared to more expensive ones will bend. all in the quality of the aluminium used. a cracked wheel will shatter and cause all sorts of issues. a bent wheel will let you drive home. A friend of mine has a new C63 with factory premium wheels, one had cracked. AMG said tuff its your fault, they quoted $2500 for a replacement one. Another mate with same car and same wheels cracked all 4 !!! So more money doesn't always equal more quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-p Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Jim have you thought about the new generation Fuchs rims? I think Rob Raymer is the local distributor. I saw them on a 991 turbo at PCB and they look fantastic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldblade Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Jim have you thought about the new generation Fuchs rims? I think Rob Raymer is the local distributor. I saw them on a 991 turbo at PCB and they look fantastic.... I have seen them they look fantastic i was thinking about getting a set for the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jimmy Posted 28July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Jim have you thought about the new generation Fuchs rims? I think Rob Raymer is the local distributor. I saw them on a 991 turbo at PCB and they look fantastic.... I did see the same 991 and yes looked great on that car. l also saw a silver 996 Carrera with the black spokes and silver rim that Rob Raymer was displaying at the RACV motor classica show and l didn't particularly like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 28July, 2014 Report Share Posted 28July, 2014 Here are the wheels all http://www.tswalloywheels.com.au/products/lemans They are the same brand "Vitor equipment" as jimTT original post they are designed specifically for porsche Cheap yes I have a feeling i may have got a bargain I have TSW Nurburgring on my Golf and I think you'll struggle to get them in the right offset for a Porsche. They were $3k in 18 x 8 with rubber. Victor Equipment on the other hand, like the Innsbruck (#3 in the first post) and the Zehn on my 964 go straight on. ^^^That Cayman looks sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.J. Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 doesnt get much better than thishttp://www.d2forged.com/gallery/porsche-996tt-19-d2forged-fms01-wheels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.J. Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 http://www.d2forged.com/gallery/black-porsche-997tt-d2forged-cv1-wheels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 29July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 doesnt get much better than thishttp://www.d2forged.com/gallery/porsche-996tt-19-d2forged-fms01-wheels/ http://www.d2forged.com/gallery/black-porsche-997tt-d2forged-cv1-wheels/ Both are very nice Josh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Make sure you check the weights of them before you pull the trigger. as some AM wheels are very heavy, and contrary to what some think Looks aren`t the most important thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 BBS LM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Make sure you check the weights of them before you pull the trigger. as some AM wheels are very heavy, and contrary to what some think Looks aren`t the most important thing bingo. mine weight 5kgs each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 29July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 bingo. mine weight 5kgs each. 5 kg each, thats feather light ! From memory I think my hollow spokes weigh 8 kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 5 kg each, thats feather light ! From memory I think my hollow spokes weigh 8 kg. Where the hell did i rip 5 kgs from!! 9kgs for the 10" and 8kg for the 8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurK Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 only problem with cheap wheels. They will crack compared to more expensive ones will bend. all in the quality of the aluminium used. a cracked wheel will shatter and cause all sorts of issues. a bent wheel will let you drive home. Actually the cheap ones are cast vs the more expensive ones being forged. Once aluminum becomes molten it loses its strength due to molecular change with the heat. I looked at some cast wheels and the cost of 4 was the price of one hre forged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurK Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Don't know what the 996/7 cars had on them but I know Porsche has started using forged wheels again with the 991. A forged wheel will be far lighter than its equivalent cast wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 doesnt get much better than thishttp://www.d2forged.com/gallery/porsche-996tt-19-d2forged-fms01-wheels/ they look great, only thing I would do different is get em in 18's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurK Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Here is a pic of my second set. Brand new $600.00 the set wrapped in Nitto NT01 Oldblade , now I was told by Jax and Beaurepairs that porsche will void our warranty if we don't have factory tyres on the car. The interesting thing with this comment I thought good one trying to rip me a new one but the factory tyre was cheaper than what he had in stock that wasn't n rated. Actually it was 150 cheaper. Have you heard this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 i've never heard of that in my life, and we extended the GT3's warranty several times with various tyres on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Oldblade , now I was told by Jax and Beaurepairs that porsche will void our warranty if we don't have factory tyres on the car. The interesting thing with this comment I thought good one trying to rip me a new one but the factory tyre was cheaper than what he had in stock that wasn't n rated. Actually it was 150 cheaper. Have you heard this before? When you take it in, put the factory wheel and tyres on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurK Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 i've never heard of that in my life, and we extended the GT3's warranty several times with various tyres on it I hadn't either it was news to me. Supposedly they did this with the 9x1 series. The tyre was cheaper so I didn't bother checking it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldblade Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Oldblade , now I was told by Jax and Beaurepairs that porsche will void our warranty if we don't have factory tyres on the car. The interesting thing with this comment I thought good one trying to rip me a new one but the factory tyre was cheaper than what he had in stock that wasn't n rated. Actually it was 150 cheaper. Have you heard this before? Yeap That is why I bought a second set of wheels to run the type R Tyres every time it see's porsche it's wearing N rated porsche tyres on the original wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9fan Posted 29July, 2014 Report Share Posted 29July, 2014 Jim your weights F 9.65kg, R 11.9kg. On the TSW you would have to go 19". The Turbo 1's 7.5/10 x 18" hollowspoke I have for sale are 8.6kg / 10.6kg. People interested can PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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