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Postby trader » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:13 pm

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Volks replacing Momos (page three of this thread). Now have Garrettb16's quandry ie get rid of the gold? Gunmetal, silver or yellow - any thoughts?
Bridgestone re001's are as good as everyone says they are. Amongst all the plusses cant get over how quiet they are!
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Postby pcmx5 » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:22 pm

Peter, Yes they are the Chapparals from R Speed; Currently $122 Us each plus $380 Us for postage.(around $1000aus)They were $149 when i bought mine a couple of years ago!!!!!

They are an excellent wheel, great finish but a little heavier then the ROTA RB's 7.2 kg versus 6.3 , I think.I have not noticed any problems with the extra weight.

The Rota's are about $730US9 (830 aus) inc freight and nuts from 18 Racing, and are lighter. Finish is good.

couldn't go wrong with either in my opinion,

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Postby Ajay » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:15 pm

bleck is hot :)
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Postby irwin83r » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:37 pm

where can i get some work meisters or alike??
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Postby AB7 » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:52 pm

Volk Racing CE28N - 16 X 7 +25
No guard rolling required, 14.4 KG with tyres/ full air.

Honestly I was a bit skeptical on how light it is, so I measured my old 17\" RPF1 on the same scale then on 'Pack n Send' scale before sending them off to Sydney. To my surprised...\"Homemaker\" $19.95 scale is bloody accurate :).

FYI RPF1 + RE001 215/40/17 is 16.8 KG, which is still lighter than OEM NB8B combo.

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Postby stevesports » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:17 pm

so your 17' RPF1's were lighter than the OEM 16'?

it seems like all up you saved around 10+ KG's of unsprung weight over stock.

how much did the CE28N cost?
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Postby wun911 » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:45 pm

Nice wheels AB7...

Are these the ones from sydney with the goodyear eagle F1s in the weird size of 205/50 R16???
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Postby AB7 » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:04 pm

Yes, but they are not much difference (tyre height) with my last set up.
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Postby trader » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:03 pm

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Well I couldnt bring myself to go bleck (see page 22) but have done them steel grey which is a good compromise. Now happy with outcome.
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Postby PUR157 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:20 pm

irwin83r wrote:where can i get some work meisters or alike??


If you don't mind "alike" there are these

Rota D2
They have alot of shops online in eBay America that sell Rotas... often shipping to Oz...
my guess is about 700-800 landed? (don't quote me on that though)
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Postby AB7 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:57 pm

I had DC5 before, they are quite light...around 7KG for 17\". One of the lightest in Lenso range. You cant compain about the price either. I reckon they are great value for money.

The other two styles are quite heavy...get DC5 I'd say :)
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Postby wun911 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:26 pm

Hey AB7, do you notice the difference in responsivness and handeling with the volks?

And what do you think of the good years?
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Postby irwin83r » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:00 pm

PUR157 wrote:
irwin83r wrote:where can i get some work meisters or alike??


If you don't mind "alike" there are these

Rota D2
They have alot of shops online in eBay America that sell Rotas... often shipping to Oz...
my guess is about 700-800 landed? (don't quote me on that though)


yeah been looking at these.... just wondering what wieght range they'd fall into
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Postby AB7 » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:04 pm

irwin83r wrote:yeah been looking at these.... just wondering what wieght range they'd fall into


If you are thinking about the 17" its around 12KG!!!...Yes, they are super heavy.

wun911 wrote:Hey AB7, do you notice the difference in responsivness and handling with the volks?

And what do you think of the good years?


Definitely, reducing 2.5 KG from each corner is quite significant. Feels even better now :). The Goodyear...its OK but I still prefer RE001.
I have been thinking to replace them with RE001, but they cost $220 compared to $170 for T1R.
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