Hey guys...
I'm trying to gauge interest and see how many of you out in 240sx land have the same tastes as me and would consider buying the following wheels...
They're made by CCW (Complete Custom Wheel), which is a VERY good and reputable wheel company that makes a lot of racing wheels and extremely nice wheels for high end cars (http://www.ccwheel.com).
The wheel is 16" x 8" with a 4.25" backspacing, meaning it has .25" positive offset, which is roughly +6mm offset. I have no idea about the fitment on an S13 but I'm reasonably sure these would fit in an S14 chasis without fender rolling, especially if the tires you choose to mount aren't any wider than a 235 series.
According to my calculations, these wheels with 245/45/16 tires on the rear would stick out 15 mm more than the wheels/tires I'm using right now (225/50/15, 7" wide +11 mm offset wheels), and 16 mm more in the front with 215/45/16 tires (compared to a 205/55/15 tire on a +17mm 7" wheel). The wheels I'm using right now aren't even completely flush with the S14 fenders, so I'm pretty positive that with these wheels and 245 tires in the rear and 215 in the front it'd JUST be perfectly flush and wouldn't require fender rolling. 15 mm is only ~ 6/10"...not that much at all.
Anyway, the wheel is a FORGED, welded 2-piece wheel that was originally intended for the Datsun 240z. They are extremely high quality and nothing like almost all of the wheels on the market today in that they're forged and built custom. They are only available in 4 x 114.3 lug pattern, and they weigh 16 pounds which is very reasonable for a wide 16" rim. The entire wheel is polished to a mirror finish and it has a HUGE lip.
Only about 15 sets of these wheels were ever produced, and they haven't been produced since 1997. CCW has 2 of these wheels at their warehouse but that's it, and I talked to a guy named John there and he said that Bogart Racing Wheels (who apparently they're affiliated with) would probably be willing to make 2 more of these wheels so that I could buy a complete set...however, Bogart would be a LOT MORE APT to make these 2 more wheels if they had a few more people who were interested in buying a complete set of the same wheels...it just makes more sense to produce more wheels than to fire up the machines just for 2 wheels and one customer...That means there would need to be people committed to paying quite a bit of money for these clearly top of the line wheels. They'd go for around $900-$1000 a set with no tires, which i think is fairly reasonable considering their rarity, the fact that they're forged, and have a very hard to find offset. Top of the line equipment always costs top dollar.
Basically, i'm trying to find out how many if any of you would seriously be in the market for buying such wheels so I can call John and ask him to start having the wheels made/selling them...maybe we could even get them for a discounted rate (a la group buy).
Anyway, I'm sure many of you are dying to see what they actually look like
Here the beauties are.
If seriously interested respond to this thread or email me:
[email protected]
Thanks
**DISCLAIMER**** THIS IS NOT A COMMERCIAL POST OR A GROUP BUY POST. I AM IN NO WAY INTENDING TO SELL ANY SERVICES--I AM NOT AT ALL AFFILIATED WITH CCW WHEELS-I AM MERELY GAUGING INTEREST SO THAT I PERSONALLY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET WHEELS OF MY DREAMS****
Modified by MarkEmark at 12:54 AM 10/6/2004
Modified by MarkEmark at 1:12 AM 10/6/2004
Gauging interest-Who here would be interested in forged 16" x 8" LOW offset rims
Re: (Altiman94)
The price is in his post....Altiman94 wrote:how much?
Re: (007jpang)
No offense, but only respond if you're interested, and interested right now (with funds to back it up).007jpang wrote:interested but price is a bit too much for me right now.
The price, as Anand said, is in the post, and I'm not certain but they'd cost between $900 and $1000. Keep in mind that they're forged wheels with spun aluminum shells....they're not your run of the mill wheels. Very few wheels out there are forged.
Re: (MarkEmark)
Damn, I'm having terrible luck...I thought people would fall in love with these wheels
Re: (SmithSR)
Wow, are you serious? That much?!???!?
Damn...I had no idea S13 and S14 fenders were so different...If they wont work with s13's, that's bad news for me, because there are VERY few 4 lug s14s unfortunately.
Those wheels with a 215 tire will only stick out 15 mm more than my front wheels do now, and my front wheels aren't even flush with the fender...
Damn...I had no idea S13 and S14 fenders were so different...If they wont work with s13's, that's bad news for me, because there are VERY few 4 lug s14s unfortunately.
Those wheels with a 215 tire will only stick out 15 mm more than my front wheels do now, and my front wheels aren't even flush with the fender...