4200 Aftermarket Wheels - Ideas and Opinions?

mjheathcote

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I've got the FD 18" wheels, aka Forgestar F14's.
I'll admit the offset is completely flush with the wheel arch lip, and given the choice would pull back in a little.
I need to lower mine slightly so not as obvious.

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P5Nij

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Some nice looking designs amongst that lot, thanks for the link. I'm wondering which other Masers would look good with some of those styles too.
 
LDM 3200

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Do like image wheels and have thought about having something made. I have had a set of their 3 piece wheels on one of the Capri's for around 35 years (maybe longer) and they are well made, customer service can be a bit dodgy (I wasnt happy when I sent them back for refurb a few years ago) and they are not the cheapest.
 
Oishi

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Oh I have been waiting for this thread. 3SDM makes a copy of the campy 5 star wheels used on Fezza P3/4s. The only problem is that they don't come in 5x108. The good news is that they are made in the UK. If you guys like, we could see if they would custom drill some for us. I've seen a 4200 with similar, and they look great. The model is 0.05
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MrJoshua

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Oishi said:
Oh I have been waiting for this thread. 3SDM makes a copy of the campy 5 star wheels used on Fezza P3/4s. The only problem is that they don't come in 5x108. The good news is that they are made in the UK. If you guys like, we could see if they would custom drill some for us. I've seen a 4200 with similar, and they look great. The model is 0.05
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I prefer the version with the open spokes, but they only come in 20" lol

The more I look at these, the more I like them...

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mjheathcote

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Oishi said:
Oh I have been waiting for this thread. 3SDM makes a copy of the campy 5 star wheels used on Fezza P3/4s. The only problem is that they don't come in 5x108. The good news is that they are made in the UK. If you guys like, we could see if they would custom drill some for us. I've seen a 4200 with similar, and they look great. The model is 0.05
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Look too heavy, and like my 70's Stag alloy wheels!
 
Delmonte

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I actually bought the FD wheels and didn't like them, never fitted them to the car, sold them on. Just decided that all these aftermarket wheels made the car look cheap. With that in mind bought the europsares GS wheels then had them finished in 'hyper black' by the masters at metal magic.
That way you get correctoffsets and some 'originality' plus correct wheel centre caps but still an element of custom. They're 19s obvs and I was concerned about ruining the ride, but this was totally unfound, in fact the ride seemed to get better compared to the 18s bizarrely, probably because I went from Goodyear to Michelin at same time lol. But seriously don't think you'd notice a difference in that regard
 
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..... seriously don't think you'd notice a difference in that regard
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Just about everyone who has shared their experience disagrees with this...
Think about it - how can a lower, stiffer side wall, & higher tyre pressures lead to more compliance....?
Not only that but there is less of a buffer to rim damage & an increased risk of kerbing imo
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TimR said:
Just about everyone who has shared their experience disagrees with this...
Think about it - how can a lower, stiffer side wall, & higher tyre pressures lead to more compliance....?
Not only that but there is less of a buffer to rim damage & an increased risk of kerbing imo
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I know, it didn't make sense to me either and wasn't the result I was expecting. But it is what I found. Like i said the Muchelins probably helped
 
todd.the.submariner

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exporschdrivr said:
What do you think of this wheels???

I must say I kind like this design although the ride height is a little bit to high. Do you think these are 19" or 20"
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Gorgeous wheels. The curves of the wheel go well with the smooth curves of the Spyder. Anyone know what these wheels are? I’d love to research them further, but my German is a little more than rusty, so I can’t tell if the wheels are described in this post.



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