Anyone running the Budnik
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Anyone running the Budnik Was wondering if anyone is running this Budnik Fontana Dish wheel. Would love to see pix. This is my latest favorite wheel. I'm thinking the 18 x 9.5" variety on all four corners. Now I just need the will to drop 3+ grand on wheels and tires.
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<img src="http://www.wideopenwest.com/~arcticformula/BudnikFontanaDish.jpg" alt=" - " />
<small>[ March 15, 2003, 06:43 PM: Message edited by: ArcticFormula ]</small>
Regards,
<img src="http://www.wideopenwest.com/~arcticformula/BudnikFontanaDish.jpg" alt=" - " />
<small>[ March 15, 2003, 06:43 PM: Message edited by: ArcticFormula ]</small>
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Re: Anyone running the Budnik Arctic, I am a big fan of the Budnik wheels (especially the Tiller Fat Lip) and almost ordered a set, but they couldn't build me the sizes and off sets I wanted. But their wheels are sweet and look even better in person. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
The style you picked (Fontana Dish) will not fit a late model F-Body due to their high positive offset. You could get the regular Fontana wheel but remember the "dish" will be minimal and maybe not the look you are wanting. When I talked to Budnik they could only do a 1 3/4" lip on a 10" wide Camaro wheel. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> Far from the deep dish look you picked above.
IMO two things can make or break a wheel, first is off set and how the wheel sets in relation to the outer fender lip. Second is the overall dish or Lip the wheel has. As an example I saw a T/A the other day with a set of Boyd Coddington Furry wheels that looked like crap as they were almost flat without any dish or lip at all. <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> But if you look at the wheel on Boyd's site it looks sweet with the deep dish profile, it just won't fit on an F-Body like that. <img src="http://www.billetwheel.com/Wheels/Gotcha/furylarge.jpg" alt=" - " />
So be sure to ask lots of questions here but also call the manufacturer directly as they can give you all the specs to be sure you get the look you desire. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
The style you picked (Fontana Dish) will not fit a late model F-Body due to their high positive offset. You could get the regular Fontana wheel but remember the "dish" will be minimal and maybe not the look you are wanting. When I talked to Budnik they could only do a 1 3/4" lip on a 10" wide Camaro wheel. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> Far from the deep dish look you picked above.
IMO two things can make or break a wheel, first is off set and how the wheel sets in relation to the outer fender lip. Second is the overall dish or Lip the wheel has. As an example I saw a T/A the other day with a set of Boyd Coddington Furry wheels that looked like crap as they were almost flat without any dish or lip at all. <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> But if you look at the wheel on Boyd's site it looks sweet with the deep dish profile, it just won't fit on an F-Body like that. <img src="http://www.billetwheel.com/Wheels/Gotcha/furylarge.jpg" alt=" - " />
So be sure to ask lots of questions here but also call the manufacturer directly as they can give you all the specs to be sure you get the look you desire. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Re: Anyone running the Budnik are you pricing them from budnik directly?
if you are your gonna pay full price, call www.dealerssporttruck.com you should be able to get alot better price from them! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Budniks are very very good wheels, had a set of the Trilogy III's on my Z before my IForged wheels.
<small>[ March 23, 2003, 10:36 AM: Message edited by: TRILOGYZ28 ]</small>
if you are your gonna pay full price, call www.dealerssporttruck.com you should be able to get alot better price from them! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Budniks are very very good wheels, had a set of the Trilogy III's on my Z before my IForged wheels.
<small>[ March 23, 2003, 10:36 AM: Message edited by: TRILOGYZ28 ]</small>
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Re: Anyone running the Budnik I've been looking at some various Budnik wheels, as well. If you do purchase some, be sure to keep up posted!! I definitely DO NOT want that deep dish look, so I'm not worried about it. Fat lips look great on some cars (like my old GN), but I'm certainly not a fan of it on the camaros.
