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New Rims

Post by Jonmurgie » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:02 pm

New 3SDM wheels fitted today - 0.05 9.5 x 18 ET40 with 20mm spacers (need to go to 30mm ideally) fitted with 225/40/18 Falken 452's - thanks to Forge Motorsport for sorting the wheels out :-)

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Re: New Rims

Post by supersi » Sat Sep 29, 2012 6:26 pm

Mmmmm interesting, side on shot john please

very much a classic rim, like that you broken from the norm
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Re: New Rims

Post by PJC » Sat Sep 29, 2012 6:28 pm

Reminds me of a Ferrari wheel from the 80's

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Re: New Rims

Post by bam_bam » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:05 pm

I love the wheels (I can see what you're saying about the spacers, still sat inboard)... but 225s over 9.5"?!?!?
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Re: New Rims

Post by philipwalker » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:36 pm

PaulRS4 wrote:Reminds me of a Ferrari wheel from the 80's
Yep agreed...
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Re: New Rims

Post by neckarsulm » Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:27 pm

JM, look good but aren't you concerned about running such under-spec rubber?
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Re: New Rims

Post by guy » Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:32 am

Sorry Jon, not so keen, sportec's look better, only my opinion of course :thumbs:
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Post by mavada » Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:35 pm

guy wrote:Sorry Jon, not so keen, sportec's look better, only my opinion of course :thumbs:
agree, or original ones...or the rs4b7 ones on your md site...
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Re: New Rims

Post by Jonmurgie » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:23 pm

I still have all those wheels and swap them depending on my mood :biggrin3:

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Only one's I flogged were the MTM's which looked great but I hated how they made the car feel/handle

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Re: New Rims

Post by supersi » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:34 pm

i like it .... but do really like the sportecs think from pics is my fav


the weight of the new rims ?
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Re: New Rims

Post by Jonmurgie » Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:36 pm

Lighter than the Sportec's!!

The Sportec's are same (maybe a little heavier) than the OEM 18's

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Re: New Rims

Post by hamski » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:35 pm

Love the Sportecs. Have you had any arch work done Jon?

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Re: New Rims

Post by sonny » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:56 pm

Looking good!
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Re: New Rims

Post by guy » Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:23 pm

Hey Jon! Yep still the sportec's for me! Nice you've been able to keep the others though! :thumbs: :greyrs4:
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Re: New Rims

Post by Matty! » Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:47 pm

Love it on the Sportec's! Classic look, but I am being Biased as I have a set!
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