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Virgo 3 piece wheels. Pics?

Ya no we don't do that sort of thing over here.

Just buy some of those 18" Benz SUV Virgo look alike wheels and adapters.
 
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One of the Buchkas made baller 2 piece Gems. Don't remember 3 piece virgos.

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SquareD said:
One of the Buchkas made baller 2 piece Gems. Don't remember 3 piece virgos.

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Those do look great. And yeah I do remember with near certainty Virgos have been done too.

Thanks for posting that. I have virgos and 330mm rotors. Thus my interest in the subject.
 
jmc0369 said:
Ok bud. I did search. Used Google since doing so within the forum is less effective in my experience. There is a reference to Virgos in that thread you linked but no pics per the title of the thread.
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I think the $4600 price tag is all you need to know.

For a wheel that still doesn't clear big brakes according to the thread...

:e-shrug:
 
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Redwood Chair said:
I think the $4600 price tag is all you need to know.

For a wheel that still doesn't clear big brakes according to the thread...

:e-shrug:
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I don?t need others to determine what I need to know. The price of those may or may not be indicative of what others will cost and clearing calipers is a non issue with 2 piece rotors. But thanks for your 30 seconds.
 
You're going to have a hard time fitting a 330mm rotor inside a 15" wheel.
On the rally car, using wheels designed to clear bike rotors and calipers, a 298mm rotor leaves about 10-15mm between the caliper and the inner barrel of the wheel.

If you want big brakes for a 15" virgo, or 15" 10-spoke, I'm working on a setup that should be available soon through a local volvo supplier.
 
culberro said:
If you want big brakes for a 15" virgo, or 15" 10-spoke, I'm working on a setup that should be available soon through a local volvo supplier.
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I've held off on a brake upgrade because I'm not willing to go to 17" wheels (running 16s) and haven't had time to spec out a package. Keep me in mind!
 
Stiggy Pop said:
I've held off on a brake upgrade because I'm not willing to go to 17" wheels (running 16s) and haven't had time to spec out a package. Keep me in mind!
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Will do. I need to find some 16" volvo wheels to make sure the calipers will clear the spokes.
 
culberro said:
You're going to have a hard time fitting a 330mm rotor inside a 15" wheel.
On the rally car, using wheels designed to clear bike rotors and calipers, a 298mm rotor leaves about 10-15mm between the caliper and the inner barrel of the wheel.

If you want big brakes for a 15" virgo, or 15" 10-spoke, I'm working on a setup that should be available soon through a local volvo supplier.
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Thanks for the info.

I?m currently running Bimmer 17? wheels but have Virgos and just was wondering about 3 piece conversion.

I am one of those that thinks the aesthetic sweet spot is 16? wheels on our cars. I BBK for 16? wheels is a void that begs to be filled. Maybe someday I?ll recreate the ATS adapter bracket to fit 302mm rotors
 
jmc0369 said:
Thanks for the info.

I am one of those that thinks the aesthetic sweet spot is 16? wheels on our cars. I BBK for 16? wheels is a void that begs to be filled. Maybe someday I?ll recreate the ATS adapter bracket to fit 302mm rotors
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Of course.

I'm working an a Wilwood caliper and 298mm (11.75") rotor with aluminum hats right now. Almost doable with off the shelf parts, but the rotor ends up about 2-3mm away from the outer tie-rod boot. Probably not great for longevity of the tie-rod.

Price point is ~$900 for everything (calipers, caliper adapters, pads, rotors, hats)
 
culberro said:
Of course.

I'm working an a Wilwood caliper and 298mm (11.75") rotor with aluminum hats right now. Almost doable with off the shelf parts, but the rotor ends up about 2-3mm away from the outer tie-rod boot. Probably not great for longevity of the tie-rod.

Price point is ~$900 for everything (calipers, caliper adapters, pads, rotors, hats)
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Whoa, keep us posted on this. Very interested. I like my 15" wheels, So other braking options aren't really an option.
 
culberro said:
Of course.

I'm working an a Wilwood caliper and 298mm (11.75") rotor with aluminum hats right now. Almost doable with off the shelf parts, but the rotor ends up about 2-3mm away from the outer tie-rod boot. Probably not great for longevity of the tie-rod.

Price point is ~$900 for everything (calipers, caliper adapters, pads, rotors, hats)
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if this drags on long enough for me to recover from the cost of head work/turbo swapping that would be fine :lol:. Excited that this could be coming though!
 
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