huh?

 

Here is a pic of my 03 S with the factory 17" run flats and Eibach sport springs.

 

joker, rear toe adjusting tool, suffix # 32-4-200, for a picture look in section 320-3 of the Bentley service manual. Without this tool to hold things in place, the adjustment tries to wonder when bolts are torqued down.

 

how's this ??

 

how come you have more brake dust on the rear wheels?

 

wheel/tyre changes during the track day?

 

yeh, I know.

 

oooh....there wasn't just a , but also a .....

 

Kenchan,
these tires are the Dunlop Sport SP9000 205/45ZR/ 17 88W non runflats
but i dont now what the 88W means
the rim's are a replica of the R90's they have 8mm more trax,
so if you take a 5mm or 8mm than youre should have the same look

greetz

 

they look much better than the real r90's
fills the fenders better & they look to have a NiCER finish on them!!!!
who are these by?

 

thx.

 

88W - 88 refers to load rating, in this case 1,235lbs and W refers to speed rating - in this case 168 mph

 

thanks, Stan.

Yes, I think the R90's are 48mm offset so the 5mm should do.
those regular SP9000's fills up the fender real well.

Im thinking about running some Sumitomo HTR+'s (all seasons)
or some Avids. Anyway, a tire that is better suited for lower
temps in the Spring/Fall season than my GS-D3's on my Comps..

 

I have to agree. Stan's wheel/tire setup looks waaay better
than the factory R90's running the factory SP9000DSST's.
I must add wheel spacers and run wider tires to make it
look better.

 

Are they the ones from Italy?


Minigolf has them on his car:
Minigolf's Mini2 Wheel Gallery

I know an ebay shop in Australia that stocks them, surely there'd be one in the US:
Click here

See these pics:

 

@ Tit;

Yes they are the ones from Italy,I pay 595 Euro's ( 600 dollars )
but they are in one piece the R90 are two pieces

 

i'll be runnin' spacers on mine too, whos spacers will u use? do u need custom set?

_____i see ur runnin' a 205 now a 215 will wrap around the wheels better but will u keep the profile the same? ( 45) do u mind tyre bulge?
funny how u want more tyre & i want less i run a 215 toyo tyre now w/a slight stretch, this spring ill be movin' into a 205.
BTW my wheels are 7.5X17


Tit,
how ya been? long time no type!!
i have looked for those wheels b4 but never have seen a US e-bay seller, have U ?

 

Love your wheels.
Any problems so far?
Some feedbacks please?

 

Nope...but if you look at that ebay listing, there's a question at the bottom about how much he'll charge for shipping to the US...

If my 18' dilemma isn't solved, I'll probably get a set of these....the bigger shinier lip looks nicer than the stock R90's....apparently they are lighter too..

I've been good by the way...just been busy...my gf graduated from uni the other night and (partying and...) work's been getting in the way of my NAM'ing and motoring...

 

stan- wow, those are USD600 each? dang, I wouldn't consider
those R90 replicas, we shall referr them to as the "R90-Performance"
wheels from now on.

joker- im probably going to use the H&R Trax 5mm and get longer
bolts from someone else... maybe Pilo? They have a 3.5mm longer
bolt which should work just fine. The tires Im going to put on aren't
high performance so i won't be worried about bolts breaking, etc.
(I might not even need longer bolts if I can get enough revolutions).

Im probably going to do 215/40 or 215/45, not sure yet. More a/s
selection for 215/45/17.

 

If you look at the ebay link - they are AUD$1350 for the 4, including postage in Oz...subtract the 10% discount he's offering and the postage, add postage to the US and they should come out around USD$250 a wheel....and that's from Australia...surely they'd be cheaper coming from a US distributor..

 

@ sprp85;

No i have no problems yet,
they are really good and a supurb finishing also the imitation bolts are
really good

 

i see. well, at that price it's almost stupid not to get those unless you
specifically wanted the R90's in the 2pcs. that's a great deal.

berky is now having second thoughts.

 

I really like the italian wheels, but I want to ask you guys a question. What is the benefit of a having either a one-piece or two-piece wheel? Thanks

 

I'm not sure, but I would think it has something to do with how the wheel is cast (???). Also, I guess you could produce one inner section, with different outter sections for varying wheel widths (ie. 17x7, 17x8 etc)....(?)