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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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Default New Budnik Wheel

Wanted to run this wheel by you late model guys.
It's called the Budnik "Hammer" and is availabe in 15"-22" diameters.
The popular one being 18X10" Fatlip for the late model 4th Gen F-body's.

Custom finishes are available, with colored centers, and or clear coat.
Pictured here w/ brushed face, and polsihed outer.
Attached Thumbnails New Budnik Wheel-hammer1.jpg   New Budnik Wheel-hammer3.jpg  
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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Nice....I need a new set of wheels. Are those clear coated or would I have to polsih those? Can you describe the construction? Are those one-piece or two-piece? Forged or cast? Billet? etc.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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All Budnik Wheels are two piece forged Billet from 6061-t6 material. And every set is custom built to fit the application.
Ceramic clear coat is an option on every wheel as well as colored centers.

For more information, please visit www.budnik.com or feel free to call me or email me direct:
jon@budnik.com

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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 12:21 PM
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I know i shouldnt ask. But how much?
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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For pricing please visit www.budnik.com for a dealer nearest you.
Or, if there is not a dealer close by, please call us direct:
714-892-1932
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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I really like those wheels
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 12:43 PM
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Wheels look good, don't think I can afford no budniks though.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by D Rock
Wheels look good, don't think I can afford no budniks though.
Curious, what do you think pricing is about?
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Greater than 300 a wheel.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Yes, greater than 300 a wheel, but less than 600 a wheel. I think that's pretty competitive for a billet wheel though. I'm pretty sure competetiors like Fikse and HRE are much more.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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They look nice. I'd like to see them on an f-body.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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Jon that wheel looks fantastic! and I love Budnik wheels, but it seems the wheels pictured on the website seem to look better than the ones actually produced for our cars as the offsets on the pictured wheels are not close to what we actually need . What I mean is how about posting a picture of a wheel that would actually fit on a 4th Gen FBody for us to get a look at?

The reason being 2 years ago (when I was wheel shopping) I wanted a set of Budnik Tiller Fatlip wheels for my car but when I called inquiring about the size of the actual Fatlip all Budnik could offer me was a 1 3/4" lip.

Now that didn't sound very much like a "Fatlip" to me so I went with iForged to get 3.5" wide lips in the rear. Now if the Tiller could have been made with a larger Fatlip then I would have definately bought those and saved me some cash. I have seen the Tiller wheel on 4th gen F-Bodys and with the shallow "Dish" design they look a little weak on our cars IMO. (Sorry)

So my question is does Budnik now offer a wheel for a 4th Gen F-Body that looks like the ones pictured above with a true Deep Dish look? If so they might just end up on my next project.

Thanks for listening and for showing us the new wheel, I really like the wider spoke design. Greg
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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That is a great looking wheel. It would look great with a charcoal center and a polished outer lip.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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those look NICE
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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Jon, can these clear the brakes if made in a 15"? If so, might order two sets, one in 15" and one in 18".

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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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I agree with the SS Fat lips on wheels make or break the look... I totally like the offset and lip sizes on SS's car those I forgeds look perfect IMO. If i could get any other wheel to look like that I would jump on it.....By the way what are those magic #s SS ????????? Care to enlighten me >??
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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I like them as well, but I too would like to see a deep-dished wheel mounted up on an F-Body to see just how they'd look, in 18" preferably.

Anybody else think the "Spark" would look good on our cars???



Hope you don't mind me posting a link to the Budnik site.

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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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good looking wheels, the deep dish would be a must for something in that price range though.
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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Loook really good, cant wait to see some on a F-car.
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 12:18 PM
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I don't think the Spark would look very good, but the Hammer and Sphere definitely WOULD imho!
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