So what do you guys think about these wheels?

[jay f.]

They are 16x8 and 16x9 enkei's. Not sure on the offset yet but its a rwd offset, came off of a ferrari 308. Same guy had some 16x9 0 offset bbs's for sale a few weeks ago. Liked them a little better but these are def. more unique. He's asking $720 shipped.

http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/wheels_003.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/wheels_004.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/wheels_005.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/wheels_002.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/wheels_001.jpg
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/FrontWheels.JPG

[manbeard]

i'd rock them

[Bigbegum69]

dead sexy

[Dug strickler]

I kind-of like the 5 spoke ferrari wheel better. Centers painted black would be sweet though.

[igmar240]

if you can rock the red or are willing to paint then id say go for it, the centers even look like theyre about the same size as virgo caps. red mesh is sweet especially with a dark grey or black car

[Homer]

I'd send them to meeeee.

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

ehhh red kinda tacky

[impulse922]

16x9, wow. do ett and worry about fitting them later

[Crazychopstick]

What color is the car?

[WheyDey]

What color is the car?

+1

[GSWAGON]

What is the offset on those wheels?

[Tom Wiley]

if they are going on his 7, its black.

[shaved240]

gee...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/38927/DSC00037.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/38927/DSC00025.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/38927/DSC00027.jpg

those look pretty similar...

[stylngle2003]

720 shipped sounds like a great price...those things are hot

what's the offset? i think they'd look hella good on my 945t :oogle:

[blkaplan]

i'd hit em,

[jay f.]

Yeah its a 740 wagon as seen in this post a couple threads down... http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=89569.

I emailed him back about the offset last night. Only negative is that the wheels i have mounted now, while not exact, are a bit similar in style. And these are only 1 in bigger than the current 15's. It is a good deal though.

[jay f.]

These are the bbs wheels he had for sale last week, but i got out bid in the last second, litterally the last second of the auction.

http://i1.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/83/97/34fd_12.JPG

[2fast242gt]

get the middle painted blac. they lookw awsome but red would be kinda cheese unles your car is that same color. definetly awsome though, nice and wide

[Inc3pt]

With the centers painted black or gold depending on the car, then yes ++ :nod:

[RedBrick]

These are the bbs wheels he had for sale last week, but i got out bid in the last second, litterally the last second of the auction.

http://i1.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/83/97/34fd_12.JPG

How much did these end for on ebay?

I check ferrari wheels all the time but didnt see these one...both sets are nice man!

[klr142]

I want.......

[stylngle2003]

if you don't want them, and the offset ends up being anywhere around 10-15, please let me know, i will buy them!

[Dauntless]

Mmm, they look awesome, I want them.

[jay f.]

if you don't want them, and the offset ends up being anywhere around 10-15, please let me know, i will buy them!

He said the center piece is centered from front to back, which i believe makes them a 0 offset. Would that push them too far to the outside? I havent decided yet if i'm going to buy them. If i dont i'll give his info to anyone interested, but you would have to be serious. I dont want to waste this guys time or mess up my "hook-up" :oogle:

How much did these end for on ebay?

I check ferrari wheels all the time but didnt see these one...both sets are nice man!

They went for $680 which is a bloody good deal in my opinion. I was the high bidder with 2 seconds left and i had them for $570 i believe until that bastard came in at the end ha. If i didnt have my current set of wheels that i paid a lot to get refurbished i probably would have put a bid of $1000 to really make sure i would have won them.

[BoxDriver2]

Buy them and try them out Jay...doesn't hurt!

Dan
aka...wheelwhore

[brandonp]

I would like to have the 16x8 and 16x9 combo. I have the 16x7s. They are made by Epsilon by the way.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/sloswede/000_0858.jpg

(now with more rubber to delete the massive gap between fender and tire)

[fidel]

if you don't want them, and the offset ends up being anywhere around 10-15, please let me know, i will buy them!
and if you don't buy them i will, paint the center orange and put them on the 142!

[242Bleek]

What kind of car are they goinig on? Maybe I will see you around the bay(Those BELONG on a 242)

[klr142]

If you read the thread, you'd know they're going on a black 740... :-P

Bluesteel, those wheels are different... Not nearly as good, and not only because of the width, IMO. Nice color car though, looks similar to one that I know very well...

[Mueller]

D_vs_C,

I love those rims on that car...very sweet setup...

You can still get new rim halves from BBS Racing...also there are ads in Classic Motorsports, Grassroots and other mags that have ads for spare spun outter sections...same goes for those Epsilons, you might get lucky if you post a WTB ad

[stylngle2003]

i really wish we had concrete offset numbers. in the rear, 16x9, anything between et 5-10 would work just fine on the 7 or 9, and knowing what we know now, anything ~et20 and down to about et10 would be perfect in the front. does the guy know if there are any labels or stampings about the offsets? i REALLY like the red enkeis

[brandonp]

If you read the thread, you'd know they're going on a black 740... :-P

Bluesteel, those wheels are different... Not nearly as good, and not only because of the width, IMO. Nice color car though, looks similar to one that I know very well...

They are pretty close though. The only difference in the center section is where the mesh pattern comes to a point by the wheels bolts. The red ones have a more defined point.

[Bricknoob]

I think the red would be cool on a white car. But, that's probably just me...

[klr142]

Yeah, your's basically have a smaller diameter center section, and I much prefer the larger diameter center section.

I also just noticed that the red ones and the gold ones are different wheels, too!

[Inc3pt]

Yeah, your's basically have a smaller diameter center section, and I much prefer the larger diameter center section.

I also just noticed that the red ones and the gold ones are different wheels, too!

The best kind of mesh. (http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/bbs/swap/bbs_rs_gt_db_ci3_l.jpg)

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/772/allnightelo2.gif

[jay f.]

Update! I eneded up buying the gold bbs wheels off of him. 3 16x8 and 2 16x9. Yup i get an extra front wheel. They are off of a 1975 308 that only had 1200 miles on it. So they are pristine to say the least. Hopefull i'll get them next week.

Hopefully they will be stamped somewhere with the offset. He told me he measured the wheels from the inside face that would touch the hub. He said from there it is equidistant from the front edge and rear edge of the rim. Same thing with the red mesh wheels. He told me he is going to list the red ones on ebay soon so i'll let those who are seriously intrested know.

As for tire sizes i'm not sure. How bad would be it be stretching 215/40 on the front wheels and maybe 225/40 on the rears? I think the 225 on the rear might be a push but the 215 on the front should be alright. Figured if i strech some tires on i might get a little extra space. I also might try a 225/40 up front and a 245/35 in the rear. Found a good shop to pull the front fenders too if need be :)

[towerymt]

The 245/35/16 Toyo T1-R looked like a nice size for a low car. It's shorter than 205/50/15. I think you might be able to fit a more normal 245/45 rear tire though. For the front, go at least with 225/45.

Is he shipping them with tires?

[towerymt]

The best kind of mesh. (http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/bbs/swap/bbs_rs_gt_db_ci3_l.jpg)

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/772/allnightelo2.gif
not mesh. I got yer mesh right here....lips too.
http://mason.gmu.edu/~mtowery/MVC-037work.jpg

Since re-polishing the lips, they look 1000x better, even with some wear and age on the gold paint.

[gattigang]

Here's my mesh I installed a few months ago on my 88 745t. The tires are Toyo Proxies T1-S 245-35-18 , BBS 18X8 35 ET, H&R 25MM adaptor/spacers. Ideal would be 20MM adaptor/spacers front and rears. Has a great stance and looks very meaty from the rears.

g@ttigang


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/gattigang/DSCF0205.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/gattigang/DSCF0127.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/gattigang/DSCF0130.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/gattigang/DSCF0080.jpg

[rancidponymilk]

I want a good set of 17 inch mesh wheels for my volvo, but they're hard to find/very expensive.

[jay f.]

The 245/35/16 Toyo T1-R looked like a nice size for a low car. It's shorter than 205/50/15. I think you might be able to fit a more normal 245/45 rear tire though. For the front, go at least with 225/45.

Is he shipping them with tires?

I just got them today and they look really good, just need a little polishing and cleaning, and yes he sent them with old old original tires. Some oxidation on the center pieces so hopefully i wont have to powder coat them. They came with 205/55 and 225/50 on them. They are old ass pirelli but were never used basically, still have all the nipples/knobby rubber on them. Only thing that sucks is that some how they mounted one of the 205 on the 9in rim and one of the 225 on the 8in...so i guess that answered some of my tire stretching questions.

I'll probably test mount them this weekend but i think i want to wait until i get a hubcentric ring made before i drive on them since the Ferrari hub is 67mm (or 67.1 mm i have seen both but its only a small difference).


I'll probably try 225/40 up front and the rear i'm still debating between the 245/35 or 245/40.

[Fuller]

I want the red ones, bad. Ive been looking for what rims I want to run on my 242. Now I found them. Im going to have to track a set down when I can afford it. Post some pictures up of your new ones and tell us about fitment!

[GSWAGON]

not mesh. I got yer mesh right here....lips too.
http://mason.gmu.edu/~mtowery/MVC-037work.jpg

Since re-polishing the lips, they look 1000x better, even with some wear and age on the gold paint.

Do you have any pictures of these on your car?

[towerymt]

Do you have any pictures of these on your car?

http://mason.gmu.edu/~mtowery/wdcr100806_FSP_021_crop.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mperry/image/69454620/original
http://www.pbase.com/mperry/image/69454615/original

(15x7 780 Multi-X on the front, and only the 245s on the rear, instead of 245front/265rear in the first pic)

[jay f.]

http://mason.gmu.edu/~mtowery/wdcr100806_FSP_021_crop.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mperry/image/69454620/original
http://www.pbase.com/mperry/image/69454615/original

(15x7 780 Multi-X on the front, and only the 245s on the rear, instead of 245front/265rear in the first pic)

That's hot! The wheels i just got have a 3in lip in the rear but its stepped and not flat like yours, which i believe they call a reverse lip? Not fully down with the wheel lingo yet so not sure :)