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Old 01-18-2008, 11:29 PM
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I am looking for a rim that comes in 10 and 9 inch wide 17 inch tall and looks like the ones below with out the outer ring in the spokes in a dark gray like a graphite look or some thing. I want to keep my 275's on the front then run some 315's in the rear

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I think it will be very difficult to find what you're looking for. I do not have an answer for you. To open your possibilies, you may consider a few other designs. There may have been some that you have overlooked. Have you ever looked at our RR Bogart designs?

We can anodize centers for you but not looking like that partiular design. We've got a few F-bodies listed in our Bogart gallery that may appeal to you.

Good luck with your search.

PS, you need an 11" wheel for your 315's for better wear, handling, appearance and surface contact.
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I like the 11's but every one i talked to tells me that they will be real hard to fit without cuting into my car i love the bogarts for a drag look but i want to go more road race tuner look (not street race think c5r)

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bump for the day time crew and because I realy need some help hear
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What about the Fikse Aro or the Fikse Mach V? They're a somewhat similar design to the Enkei you posted.

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You could also call Fikse and see about custom finishes. They offer the center sections in various finishes, and the speed silver or race satin finish might work for you.



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11's fit with no issue as long as you set the backspace correctly. Using the 10" wheel over an 11" wheel doesn't change the tread width. It can reduce sidewall width but not enough to help with clearance. Whether a 10 or 11" wheel is used, even if backspace is correct, ocasionally fitment problems occur ~1" above the lower control arm front mounting point and the metal edge support of the bumpstop. These are easily rectified with little effort.

I'd highly advise against the 10" wheel...the tire manufactures also agree. We've got road race setups as well. A few examples are:

http://www.sjmmanufacturing.com/customer_cam.html

Page 1 column 1 row 6
Page 1 column 2 row 6
Page 3 column 1 row 3

These are a few examples.

The above Fikse wheels are also very nice.

Once again, good luck!
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I was hoping (but do understand that good things are not cheap) that I would find some thing for less than 500 each. There is alot out there but I am having a hard time finding it in a 10.5 wide or 11 correct bolt pattern its all in the 120 mm not the 4.75" that i need
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Originally Posted by c4boom
I was hoping (but do understand that good things are not cheap) that I would find some thing for less than 500 each. There is alot out there but I am having a hard time finding it in a 10.5 wide or 11 correct bolt pattern its all in the 120 mm not the 4.75" that i need
If you are willing to spend $500/wheel, maybe you could save a little more and get some CCWs which cost 600 or 700 per wheel...maybe less with 18s all around. They are probably the entry level wheel in the next tier of higher end wheels...not as pricey as iForged, HREs or Fikse's, but a very nice forged wheel

Here is a CCW T10 wheel on my old Vette...very close in design to the Enkei wheel you posted above:

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You could buy my very good used Fikse Mach V 's for $2000 shipped and be happy.




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